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Omaha UNO (5-2)
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Winner Bradley BRAD (2-5)
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Eastern Illinois EIU (0-8)
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Winner Bradley BRAD (3-5)
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Josh Schwam

Braves Sweep Saturday Slate

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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Josh Schwam, Communications Student Assistant
PEKIN, IL – Two consecutive doubles points and strong showings by Bozana Lojpur and Maria Bezmenova in singles powered Bradley Tennis to a Saturday sweep of Omaha and Eastern Illinois.
 
Bradley (3-5) claimed its second doubles point of the season in its first contest against Omaha (5-3) after a dominating win at the No. 1 spot by Madalena Andrade/Kirstin Hailey, 6-1, and a nail-bitter, 7-6(2) at No. 3 Doubles by Lojpur/Nikki Perlwitz. 
 
BU continued its strong momentum into singles, racing to first set victories at No. 1 and No. 4 Singles by Lojpur and Nina Marjanovic, respectively.
 
The Mavericks found their onto the board with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3 Singles. Lojpur and Marjanovic followed by closing out three set victories to give BU a 3-1 match lead. 
 
Maria Bezmenova delivered the knockout blow for Bradley, clinching a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory at No. 5 Singles. The dual match lasted more than four hours. 
 
After a break, the Braves picked up right where they left off, taking the doubles point from Eastern Illinois with wins at Nos. 1 and 3. 
 
Bezmenova cruised to a straight set victory at No. 5, her fourth singles win in a row. The streak is a career high. Lojpur clawed her way to another three-set victory, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 at No. 1 Singles and Perlwitz delivered the dagger, racing to a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 6 Singles.
 
Bradley will be back in action next Saturday against Western Illinois at Parkside Fitness. The contest will begin at 11 o'clock. Admission is free.
 
Match Notes: Bozana Lojpur is one singles win away from a tie for seventh in program singles wins… With two wins against Eastern Illinois, Lojpur tied and passed former teammate Natalia Barbery with 105 combined wins, good for sole possession of eighth in program history.… the reliable doubles tandem of Bozana Lojpur/Nikki Perlwitz move into third place in program career wins by a doubles pair; they now have 34 career wins together… BU is now on a five-match home win streak dating back to the 2020-21 season… Bradley has now won two straight matches against Omaha for the first time in the series.
 
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Players Mentioned

Natalia Barbery

Natalia Barbery

5' 6"
Senior
Bozana Lojpur

Bozana Lojpur

5' 5"
Sophomore
Nina Marjanovic

Nina Marjanovic

5' 9"
Junior
Nikki Perlwitz

Nikki Perlwitz

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kirstin Hailey

Kirstin Hailey

5' 8"
Freshman
Maria Bezmenova

Maria Bezmenova

5' 9"
Sophomore
Madalena Andrade

Madalena Andrade

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Natalia Barbery

Natalia Barbery

5' 6"
Senior
Bozana Lojpur

Bozana Lojpur

5' 5"
Sophomore
Nina Marjanovic

Nina Marjanovic

5' 9"
Junior
Nikki Perlwitz

Nikki Perlwitz

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kirstin Hailey

Kirstin Hailey

5' 8"
Freshman
Maria Bezmenova

Maria Bezmenova

5' 9"
Sophomore
Madalena Andrade

Madalena Andrade

5' 5"
Sophomore