Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PEKIN, Ill. – Bradley Tennis split its matches in Pekin this past weekend, picking up a victory over Northern Illinois and falling to Kansas City.

BRADLEY vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS
The Braves began the weekend by defeating the Northern Illinois Huskies, 4-3, on Friday, Feb. 27.

Bradley continued its strong play in doubles, as the pairs of Ann Hsieh/Valeriia Ivanovskaia and Mariia Pukhina/Ruby Tseng picked up victories on courts one and two. 

Singles play began with a commanding two-set victory from Ruby Tseng on court two, winning 6-4, 6-1 over NIU's Lucia Yecora. Shortly after, Anna Belogliadova earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory on court four to put Bradley up 3-0. After falling in the first set, Valeriia Ivanovskaia rallied to win the last two sets on court one and secure the match victory over Irmak Budak, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Ann Hsieh/Valeriia Ivanovskaia (BU) def. Malika Kabdesh/Nataly Ninova (NIU); 6-2
Mariia Pukhina/Ruby Tseng (BU) def. Isabella Righi/Lucia Yecora (NIU); 6-4
Anna Belogliadova/Compassion Tsai (BU) vs. Irmak Budak/Jenna Horne (NIU); 3-5 - match unfinished

SINGLES RESULTS
Ivanovskaia (BU) def. Budak (NIU); 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Tseng (BU) def. Yecora (NIU); 6-4, 6-1
Ninova (NIU) def. Pukhina (BU); 6-4, 6 (2)-7; 6-3
Belogliadova (BU) def. Horne (NIU); 6-3, 6-3
Rebeca Garcia Miralles (NIU) def. Hsieh (BU); 6-4, 6-2
Righi (NIU) def. Tsai (BU); 6-4, 2-1 - opponent retirement

BRADLEY vs KANSAS CITY
The Braves closed the weekend against Kansas City, falling to the Roos, 4-3, on Sunday, March 1.

Bradley won the doubles point for the sixth consecutive match, earning victories on all three courts. The pairs of Ann Hsieh/Valeriia Ivanovskaia and Mariia Pukhina/Ruby Tseng earned their second doubles victory over the weekend, while Anna Belogliadova/Compassion Tsai picked up a 6-2 victory.

Valeriia Ivanovskaia and Ruby Tseng secured straight-set victories on singles courts one and two, with Ivanovskaia winning 6-1, 7-6 (5), and Tseng winning 7-6 (4), 6-4. Both players went a perfect 4-0 in all matches played. Overall, Tseng now has nine victories in 10 singles matches played and 14 wins for the whole season.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Ann Hsieh/Valeriia Ivanovskaia (BU) def. Maria Bylina/Alessandra Xibilia (KC); 6-4
Mariia Pukhina/Ruby Tseng (BU) def. Catherine Chrobak/Amal Gati (KC); 6-1
Anna Belogliadova/Compassion Tsai (BU) def. Luciana Braga/Alisa Reznik (KC); 6-2

SINGLES RESULTS
Ivanovskaia (BU) def. Gati (KC); 6-1, 7-6 (5)
Tseng (BU) def. Xibilia (KC); 7-6 (4), 6-4
Chrobak (KC) def. Pukhina (BU); 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Braga (KC) def. Belogliadova (BU); 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Bylina (KC) def. Hsieh (BU); 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
Reznik (KC) def. Tsai (BU); 7-5, 6-1

COMING UP…
The Braves begin a five-match stretch on the road with two in Milwaukee, facing Marquette and Milwaukee on March 6-7.