Tennis to Make Outdoor Debut Against Western Illinois

Josh Schwam

Josh Schwam, Athletics Communications Student Assistant Women's Tennis 3/8/2021 3:00:00 PM

PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Tennis takes a two-match win streak, and three wins in its last four matches, into a Tuesday afternoon matchup against Western Illinois, set to be played outdoors for the first time this season at the David Markin Tennis Courts.

BRADLEY NECESSITIES
Date | Time: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | 3 p.m.
Teams: Western Illinois (1-4) at Bradley (3-3)
Location: Peoria, IL | David Markin Tennis Courts
Live Stats: BradleyBraves.com
Twitter Updates: @BradleyUTennis

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING

The Braves and Leathernecks have played 43 times, dating back to 1980, and they have faced each other at least once every year since 1995.
The Braves have won 20 of those matches and have dominated Western Illinois since 2003: Bradley is 17-1 in the last 18 matchups.
In 2020, the Braves won via forfeit. In 2019, Bradley and Western played to clinch, with the Braves winning 4-0.

IT STARTS AT THE TOP

Sandra Maletin continues to tear apart the competition at No. 1 Singles.
Maletin now has won five straight matches at No. 1 Singles without dropping a set in any of the five wins.
Maletin dropped only 11 games in Bradley's last two matches against SIUE and Chicago State.
She has dropped only one full set in singles competition this season (her lone match loss was decided in a tie-breaking pro set).

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Victoria Sánchez-Bronzetti was elevated to the No. 1 Doubles spot for the first time in her career in Bradley's last two dual matches, and she excelled in the role alongside Maletin, going 2-0.
The Braves won the doubles point in back-to-back matches for the first time this season.
Juliana Martinez made her colligate debut at No. 3 Doubles alongside classmate Maria Bezmenova, the former picking up her first career win against SIUE. No. 3 Doubles went unfinished the following day against Chicago State.

WINNING IS CONTAGIOUS

It was a weekend of singles breakthroughs for the Braves in their last series of action Feb. 26-27 against SIU Edwardsville and Chicago State.
Sánchez-Bronzetti picked up her first and second singles wins of the year against SIUE and Chicago State.
Against Chicago State on Saturday, she dropped the first set and fell behind 8-5 in the third set tiebreaker. She rattled off four straight points and had to save a match point before securing her second win in a row by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 12-10.
Nikki Perlwitz, Maria Bezmenova and Nina Marjanovic, the later of whom slotted into play due to injury, also secured back-to-back match wins.
It was the first time this year the Braves have swept singles 3, 4, 5 and 6.
In total, the Braves combined for an 11-1 singles record in the two weekend dual matches, lifting their cumulative season record to 19-15 (.559) in individual singles matches at the six positions.

ATTENDANCE POLICY
Due to Restore Illinois Phase 4 COVID mitigation protocols and Bradley Athletics policy, fans will not be permitted to attend Bradley's indoor competitions at the Clubs at River City and will not be permitted inside the gate for outdoor competitions at the David Markin Courts at this time.

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