SEMO up Next for Tennis

Josh Schwam

Josh Schwam, Communications Student Assistant Women's Tennis 3/4/2022 12:00:00 PM

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. – Bradley Tennis looks to snap a two-match skid with its only singular match on a weekend during the nonconference season with a trip to Southeast Missouri State.

BRADLEY NECESSITIES
Date | Time: Saturday, March 5 | 10:00 a.m.
Teams: Bradley (4-7) at SEMO (4-3)
Location: Redhawks Tennis Complex, Cape Girardeau, MO
Live Updates: http://bubrav.es/WTENLiveStats
Post-Match Information: BradleyBraves.com

SERIES HISTORY vs. SEMO | LAST MEETING

Bradley and SEMO have met 15 times in program history, with the Redhawks taking 10 of those contests.
The teams have split the last two contests, with SEMO taking a 5-2 win at The Clubs at River City last weekend.

LEADING THE VALLEY

Bradley is now up to five weekly awards from The Valley this season, pushing them one ahead of Illinois State for the league lead.
Last week, Bradley's No. 3 Doubles tandem of Bozana Lojpur/Nikki Perlwitz were named Missouri Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week for the first time in their careers.
Andrade/Hailey had taken the previous two recognitions.
It is the first time in Bradley Tennis history that the Braves have earned the award three times in a row.
Bradley has earned Valley awards in four consecutive weeks including a sweep three weeks ago. It is the only the second time in BU history that the Braves won Valley awards in four straight weeks.
This has tied the 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.

MARJANOVIC ON CRUISE CONTROL

Nina Marjanovic has been a tear.
She is on a career-long four match winning streak, splitting time between Nos. 4 and 5 Singles.
Marjanovic is also undefeated in BU victories.

ANDRADE FINDS RYHTM

After struggling to open her first season in Peoria, Madalena Andrade has found her rhythm, winning two of her last three singles matches.
The sophomore has played all but one contest at the No. 3 position.
On top of her newfound singles success, she has also earned MVC Doubles Team of the Week twice with Hailey.

ROAD TRIPPIN'

Bradley has not been fans of true road matches this year.
The Braves are still in search of their first win not at their home venue.

TOP OF THE ORDER CRUCIAL

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.

RECORD BOOK WATCH

With their last 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. She is two wins shy of the top five.
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 37.
They are on a career-long six match winning streak.