EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Bradley Women's Tennis completed its opening tournament of the season on Saturday, going 11-7 in singles competition and 5-4 in doubles play against athletes from Eastern Illinois, SIUE and Saint Louis.

Andra Sirbu went 2-1 in singles action in her collegiate debut, joining Kirstin Hailey, Mariia Pukhina, Maria Bezmenova and Alexandra Hildreth as one of five Bradley athletes to go 2-1 in singles play. Anna Belogliadova also picked up a victory against EIU.

The pairing of Bezmenova and Pukhina went a perfect 3-0, while the Hailey/Sirbu and Belogliadova/Hildreth combinations also claimed victories against EIU.

Bradley Results
Bradley vs. Eastern Illinois – Singles - Friday
1. Anna Belogliadova (BU) def. Aleyla Wooten (EIU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
2. Andra Sirbu (BU) def. Jemma Booth (EIU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Kirstin Hailey (BU) def. Addison Brown (EIU), 6-1, 6-2
4. Maria Bezmenova (BU) def. Michelle Kostadinova (EIU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Mariia Pukhina (BU) def. Luisa Renovales Salazar (EIU), 7-5, 4-6, 10-3
6. Alexandra Hildreth (BU) def. Emma Pilipovic-Kljajic (EIU), 6-0, 6-0

Bradley vs. Eastern Illinois – Doubles - Saturday
1. Kirstin Hailey/Andra Sirbu (BU) def. Aleyla Wooten/Addison Brown (EIU), 6-2
2. Maria Bezmenova/Mariia Pukhina (BU) def. Jemma Booth/Luisa Renovales Salazar (EIU), 6-3
3. Anna Belogliadova/Alexandra Hildreth (BU) def. Michelle Kostadinova/Charleigh Fay (EIU), 6-3

Bradley vs. SIUE – Singles - Saturday
1. Jill Lambrechts (SIUE) def. Anna Belogliadova (BU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Andra Sirbu (BU) def. Jordan Schifano (SIUE), 6-3, 7-6 (6)
3. Margaux Guibal Britt (SIUE) def. Kirstin Hailey (BU), 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
4. Amelia Gorman (SIUE) def. Maria Bezmenova (BU), 6-4, 7-5
5. Mariia Pukhina (BU) def. Paula Guillen Cerver (SIUE), 6-7 (3), 6-0, 11-9
6. Alexandra Hildreth (BU) def. Chloe Koons (SIUE), 6-4, 6-2

Bradley vs. SIUE – Doubles - Friday
1. Jill Lambrechts/Jordan Schifano (SIUE) def. Kirstin Hailey/Andra Sirbu (BU), 6-4
2. Maria Bezmenova/Mariia Pukhina (BU) def. Margaux Guibal Britt/Cydney Rodgers (SIUE), 7-5
3. Amelia Gorman/Paula Guillen Cerver (SIUE) def. Anna Belogliadova/Alexandra Hildreth (BU), 6-4

Bradley vs. Saint Louis – Singles - Saturday
1. Elizabeth Mintusova (SLU) def. Anna Belogliadova (BU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Norhan Hesham (SLU) def. Andra Sirbu (BU), 6-1, 6-3
3. Kirstin Hailey (BU) def. Kseniia Aleshina (SLU), 6-1, 6-2
4. Maria Bezmenova (BU) def. Emmerson White (SLU), 6-4, 6-3
5. Fiorella Duran (SLU) def. Mariia Pukhina (BU), 6-4, 5-7, 10-5
6. Lizzie Barlow (SLU) def. Alexandra Hildreth (BU), 6-1, 4-6, 10-5

Bradley vs. Saint Louis – Doubles - Friday
1. Elizabeth Mintusova/Kseniia Aleshina (SLU) def. Kirstin Hailey/Andra Sirbu (BU), 6-2
2. Maria Bezmenova/Mariia Pukhina (BU) def. Norhan Hesham/Sandra Gines (SLU), 6-4
3. Fiorella Duran/Emmerson White (SLU) def. Anna Belogliadova/Alexandra Hildreth (BU), 6-1

Coming up…
The Braves return to action at the end of the month as the team travels to Illinois State for the Redbird Invitational, held over Sept. 29-Oct. 1.