Tennis Travels to SIUE and Kansas City

Missouri Valley Conference

Josh Schwam, Communications Student Assistant Women's Tennis 2/24/2022 2:00:00 PM

EDWARDSVILLE, IL. – Winners of three in a row and four of their last five matches, Bradley Tennis hits the road this weekend to face SIUE and Kansas City.

BRADLEY NECESSITIES
Date | Time: Friday, February 25^th | 2:00 p.m.
Teams: Bradley (4-5) at SIUE (8-0)
Location: Edwardsville Meyer Center, Edwardsville, IL
Live Updates: https://bubrav.es/3h6krcq
Post-Match Information: BradleyBraves.com

BRADLEY NECESSITIES
Date | Time: Saturday, February 26^th | 2:00 p.m.
Teams: Bradley at Kansas City (1-3)
Location: Plaza Tennis Center, Kansas City, MO
Live Updates: BradleyBraves.com / @BradleyUTennis on Twitter
Post-Match Information: BradleyBraves.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. SIUE | LAST MEETING

The Braves and Cougars have met 13 times on the tennis court including each of the last three seasons.
SIUE leads the series 7-6 including a 4-1 mark in Edwardsville.
Bradley has won two of the last three matchups including a 6-1 trouncing at The Clubs at River City last season.

SERIES HISTORY vs. KANSAS CITY | LAST MEETING

The Braves and Roos have met seven times on the tennis court including each of the last three seasons.
Kansas City owns a 6-1 record against Bradley and the Braves have not won since the first matchup in 1996.
The Roos beat the Braves 4-1 at the David Markin Courts last season.

AWARDS GALORE

Last week, Bradley's No. 1 Doubles tandem of Madalena Andrade/Kirstin Hailey were named Missouri Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week for the second consecutive week.
It is the first time in Bradley Tennis history that the Braves have earned the award twice in a row.
Bradley has earned Valley awards in three consecutive weeks including a sweep two weeks ago.
It is the second longest streak of Valley awards in program history. In February 2019, the Braves earned Singles Player of the Week in each of the four weeks and swept the MVC Awards with Doubles Team of the Week honors in the second and fourth weeks of the month.

TOP OF THE ORDER KEY TO SUCCESS

Bradley's No. 1's in singles and doubles have been key in BU victories
Bozana Lojpur, who has patrolled the top singles spot in every match she's played this year, is undefeated in Bradley victories.
At No. 1 Doubles, Andrade/Hailey are also undefeated in Bradley wins.

FULL STRENGTH

After struggling to find its footing early in the season, Bradley has won three matches in a row and four of its last five total.
A key to this success has been a healthy lineup.
Bradley Tennis is undefeated in matches with its full roster available. BU's current lineup is 4-1 as a unit.

RECORD BOOK WATCH

With their win against Western Illinois, Andrade/Hailey have now won four doubles matches at the No. 1 spot, putting them in a four-way tie for 10^th most wins at No. 1 Doubles by a pair in a season.
Nikki Perlwitz and Bozana Lojpur are creeping up the Bradley Tennis Record Book in multiple statistical categories.
Lojpur sits in a tie for sixth in Bradley Tennis history in career singles wins with 59. With two singles wins this weekend, she can enter the top five in program history.
She is closely trailed by Perlwitz, who owns 56 career wins and is in eighth place.
The duo is also 4^th in program history in career doubles wins by a team with 35.