Braves host Murray State Sunday

Missouri Valley Conference

Josh Schwam, Communications Student Assistant Women's Tennis 3/19/2022 12:00:00 PM

PEORIA, IL. – Bradley Tennis, winners of two of its last three matches, will play its fourth match in six days as the Braves host the Murray State Racers.

BRADLEY NECESSITIES
Date | Time: Sunday, March 20, 12:00 p.m.
Teams: Murray State (6-6) at Bradley (5-9)
Location: David Markin Tennis Courts, Peoria, IL
Live Updates: BradleyBraves.com / @BradleyUTennis on Twitter
Post-Match Information: BradleyBraves.com
Admission: Free

SERIES HISTORY vs. MURRAY STATE | LAST MEETING

The Braves and Racers have met eight times on the tennis court. Murray State has taken the last six contests and lead the all-time series 7-1.
Bradley dropped a 5-2 decision on January 25, 2020 to the Racers at The Clubs at River City.
Sunday will mark the last time the teams meet before Murray State joins the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022.

LONG WEEK

BU is playing four matches in six days.
The last time Bradley played at least four matches in six days or less was during the 2012-13 season, when the Braves played four matches in three days from March 15-17, 2013.

SPRING BREAK RECAP

Bradley picked up two wins in three matches over their spring break trip to Florida.
The Braves dropped the doubles point in two of the three matches, but went 10-6 (.625) in singles competition, including a 6-0 mark from Bozana Lojpur and Nikki Perlwitz.

HOME SWEET HOME

Bradley Tennis is 3-0 in the friendly confines of their home court this season.
Weather permitting, the Braves are set to play their first match at the David Markin Tennis Courts on the campus of Bradley University Sunday.
BU is 14-5 (.736) at the Markin Courts under Head Coach Matt Tyler, including a current three-match winning streak.
Overall, the Braves are 37-20 (.649) at home under Tyler.

TWO OF THE BEST TO EVER DO IT

Lojpur and Perlwitz shot up the Bradley Tennis record books this week.
Lojpur tied and took sole possession of fifth place in BU history in career singles wins; she is up to 62 as a Brave.
Perlwitz is not far behind. With 59 singles wins of her own, she sits in seventh place, two wins behind a tie for sixth place.
Perlwitz also picked up a milestone victory, achieving career combined win 100 earlier this week.
She is currently at 104 combined wins, good for ninth in program history.
With one win on Sunday, Lojpur will move into a tie for sixth place in BU history with 115 combined wins. With two wins against Murray State, she would take sole possession of sixth place.
Together, the pair sits in fourth place in program history with 39 doubles wins as a pair. They are three wins shy of three-way tie for second place.

VALLEY AWARD FAVORITES

Entering Sunday's match, Lojpur (No. 1) and Perlwitz (Nos. 5/6) are each 3-0 in singles competition this week.
Only one team in The Valley has played at least three matches in a week this season. The team lost two of the three and its No. 1 Singles player went winless.
Lojpur and Perlwitz are the only two singles players in the league to win at least three matches in a week this season. They have another opportunity to add to that tally on Sunday.
Similarly, in doubles, Lojpur and Perlwitz are 2-1 this week. No doubles pair in The Valley has won more than two matches in a week this season.

AWARDS GALORE

Bradley and Illinois State are tied for the league lead with five weekly honors from the league office.
Madalena Andrade/Kirstin Hailey have taken two Doubles Team of the Week awards for their efforts at the No. 1 spot, while Lojpur/Perlwitz earned one of their own at No. 3 Doubles.
Lojpur (No. 1) and Maria Bezmenova (No. 4) have each taken a Singles Player of the Week award.
Bradley won MVC weekly awards in four consecutive weeks from February 8 – March 1, tied for the longest streak in BU history.
Both BU and ISU have had one week without competition.

WINNING TRENDS

Bradley's No. 1's in singles and doubles have been key in BU victories.
BU only has one win in which the No. 1 Doubles team of Andrade/Hailey does not win.
The Braves have also only picked up one victory when the student-athlete patrolling No. 1 Singles is unable to win.

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