NORMAL, Ill. – Bradley Tennis got the 2025-26 season underway in nearby Normal, Ill., competing against Illinois State, Western Illinois and Saint Louis at the Redbird Duals.

Anna Belogliadova, Mariia Pukhina and Compassion Tsai each recorded a pair of doubles wins on the weekend, while Valeriia Ivanovskaia notched two singles wins in two matches. Belogliadova and Ruby Tseng also picked up two singles victories.

Overall, the Braves went 4-2 in doubles play and 7-5 in singles action to open the season.

COMING UP…
Bradley travels back to Normal, Ill., this weekend for the Redbird Duals. Play begins on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Bradley vs. Illinois State
Silvia Pomarolli/Lana Caculovic (ISU) def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia/Anna Belogliadova; 6-4
Mariia Pukhina/Ruby Tseng def. Nicole Iosio/Nuria Sanz (ISU); 6-4

Bradley vs. Western Illinois
Richardlyne Francois/Jessica Hess (WIU) def. Ivanovskaia/Pukhina; 6-4
Belogliadova/Compassion Tsai def. Nadezhda Petkova/Mana Fawcett (WIU); 6-2

Bradley vs. Saint Louis
Ivanovskaia/Tsai def. Francisca Gomez Weiss/Madison Hill (SLU); 6-4
Belogliadova/Pukhina def. Nicolly Ferreira/Fiorella Duran (SLU); 7-6(2)

SINGLES RESULTS
Bradley vs. Western Illinois
Ivanovskaia def. Francois (WIU); 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
Chloe Routier (WIU) def. Pukhina; 6-3, 7-5
Belogliadova def. Fawcett (WIU); 4-6, 7-5, 10-4
Tseng def. Hess (WIU); 6-3, 7-5
Maarja Leinstrep (WIU) def. Tsai; 6-0, 7-6(3)

Bradley vs. Saint Louis
Emmerson White (SLU) def. Pukhina; 6-1, 6-2
Ivanovskaia def. Hill (SLU); 6-4, 6-1
Duran (SLU) def. Tseng; 6-3, 6-2
Belogliadova def. Ferreira (SLU); 6(4)-7; 6-2, 10-7
Tsai def. Elizabeth Choate (SLU); 6-1, 6-4

Bradley vs. Illinois State
Sanz (ISU) def. Pukhina; 7-6(7), 6-0
Tseng def. Iosio (ISU); 6-4, 6-4