Tennis Opens Valley Slate at Illinois State

Josh Schwam

Josh Schwam, Communicatons Student Assistant Women's Tennis 3/26/2022 1:00:00 PM

PEORIA, IL. – Bradley Women's Tennis opens Missouri Valley Conference play against the preseason favorite Illinois State Redbirds.

BRADLEY NECESSITIES
Date | Time: Sunday, March 27, 1:00 p.m.
Teams: Bradley (6-10, 0-0 MVC) at Illinois State (9-5, 0-0 MVC)
Location: Evergreen Racquet Club, Bloomington, IL
Live Updates: https://bubrav.es/36o0QTl / @BradleyUTennis on Twitter
Post-Match Information: BradleyBraves.com
Admission: Free

SERIES HISTORY vs. ILLIONIS STATE | LAST MEETING

This will be the 50^th meeting between the Braves and Redbirds on the tennis court. The Redbirds lead 39-10.
Bradley dropped a 4-3 decision at The Clubs at River City in Peoria last season.

SPRING BREAK RECAP

The Braves went 2-2 last week during Bradley's spring break, with wins against Merrimack and North Dakota.
Bozana Lojpur and Nikki Perlwitz are the only singles players in the MVC to win three singles matches in a week this season.
The tandem combined in doubles to win three matches, the only duo in the league to win three matches in a week this season.
Bradley also won two doubles points in the four matches, with Madalena Andrade/Kirstin Hailey picking up two wins.
BU swept The Valley's weekly awards as Lojpur won Singles Player of the Week and Lojpur/Perlwitz won Doubles Team of the Week.

LOJPUR SHOOTS UP RECORD BOOKS

Last week was a good week to be Bozana Lojpur.
With three new singles wins, she now ranks fifth in BU tennis history with 62 career singles victories.
For her efforts, she earned her fourth career MVC SPOTW, the second most in BU Tennis history.
Teaming with Perlwitz, the duo's three wins earned their second MVC Doubles Team of the Week together.
The win was Lojpur's fourth DTOTW award as an individual, a Bradley Tennis record.
Not to mention, their third win of the week against Murray State was their 40^th together. They rank three behind Natalia Barbery/Sandra Maletin for the most career wins by a duo in program history.

ANDRADE FINDING A RHYTHM

Last year's Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Madalena Andrade has started to find a groove in Peoria.
She and Hailey picked up a 7-6(6) victory at the No. 1 Doubles position against Murray State, a big win for BU on its way to the doubles point.
She is also on a Bradley career-long two match winning streak at No. 3 Singles.

AWARDS GALORE

Bradley's seven Valley weekly recognitions lead the MVC this season.
Bradley Tennis has set a program record with four Doubles Team of the Week Awards this season.
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 two of their own at No. 2 and 3 Doubles.
Lojpur (No. 1) has taken two Singles Player of the Week honors and Maria Bezmenova (No. 4) has also earned one.
Bradley won MVC weekly awards in four consecutive weeks from February 8 – March 1, tied for the longest streak in BU history.

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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