PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Tennis will square off against fellow MVC opponents in flighted tournaments at the Redbird Invitational on Oct. 2-4
REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
Location: Gregory Street Tennis Courts - Normal, Ill.
Dates: October 2-4, 2025
PREVIOUSLY AT THE REDBIRD INVITATIONAL
Ruby Tseng won two flights at last year's Redbird Invitational. Tseng went 3-0 in Singles Flight #5 to win the bracket for the second straight season and finished her undefeated weekend by going 3-0 with
Ann Hsieh to win Doubles Flight #3.
Compassion Tsai picked up two wins in Singles Flight #4 to finish in third place. In total, the Braves went 14-12 in all matches over the three-day tournament.
LAST TIME OUT
Bradley began the 2026-27 season at the Redbird Duals last weekend.
Ann Hsieh picked up two singles wins over the weekend, while
Ruby Tseng and
Compassion Tsai won one singles match each. In doubles, Hsieh and Tsai combined for a victory, as did the pair of Tseng and newcomer
Denver Johnson.
TEAM NEWS & NOTES
- Last year's Redbird Invitational was the first of its current format, despite the event existing for many years prior with flighted brackets. Beginning in 2025, the tournament has served as a Missouri Valley Conference preview, replacing the MVC Individual Championships that was held every year through 2024.
- Bradley athletes have won at least one flighted bracket in each of the last three Redbird Invitationals.
- Denver Johnson picked up her first win as a Brave last weekend in a doubles victory with Ruby Tseng over Butler's Sophie Parr and Elle Martin.
- Ruby Tseng enters the weekend with 39 career singles wins. One more win would make her the 23rd player in program history to accrue 40 career singles victories.
- Her current total of 39 wins ties her with Gwen Holdman for 23rd all-time.
COMING UP…
The Braves will compete in the ITA Midwest Regional in at the University of Illinois on Oct. 8-12.
