PEORIA, Ill. - The Bradley Tennis team will begin their season on Friday, September 6th, 2024 at the Cougar Invitational, hosted by SIU-Edwardsville.
COUGAR INVITATIONAL INFORMATION
Dates: Friday, September 6th & Saturday, September 7th, 2024
Opponents: Lindenwood, Western Illinois and SIUE.
Location: SIUE Tennis Courts (Edwardsville, Ill.)
PREVIEWING THE BRAVES
Like last year, the Bradley roster only had two subtractions and two additions. Freshman
Ruby Tseng from Taiwan and transfer sophomore
Compassion Tsai of Orlando, Fla., joined the ranks.
Andra Sirbu,
Madi Rogers,
Mariia Pukhina,
Kirstin Hailey,
Anna Belogliadova and
Danielle Badman are returning with more experience under their belts as they look to make the MVC Tournament. Hailey is the only senior on the team this year, while Pukhina, Rogers and Belogliadova enter their junior season.
Last season, the Braves missed the MVC Tournament, finishing in seventh, two games back of Drake and Missouri State.
PREVIOUSLY AT THE COUGAR INVITATIONAL...
Sirbu, Hailey, Pukhina,
Maria Bezmenova, and
Alexandra Hildreth each went 2-1 during the singles competition last season, and Bezmenova and Pukhina swept the competition in doubles, going 3-0.
COMING UP...
Bradley returns to competition at the end of September, competing in the Redbird Invitational from Friday, September 27, 2024, through September 29, 2024.
