Stillwater, Okla. - The Bradley Tennis team has a quick turnaround after the MVC Individual Championships, as they'll now head to Oklahoma for the ITA Central Region Championships.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Thursday, October 13th - Monday, October 17th
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma - Greenwood Tennis Center
Live Stats: HERE (Not Available until Saturday)
Live Stream: HERE
RECAPPING THE MVC INDIVIDUALS
The Braves just wrapped up play at the MVC Individuals on Sunday, October 9th. In that tournament,
Madalena Andrade and
Kirstin Hailey took third place in Flight One of doubles play. Freshman
Mariia Pukhina finished second in her flight of singles play, the best finish of any Brave in singles for the tournament.
Junior
Maria Bezmenova was the only other Braves to place at the tournament with a fifth-place victory in Flight Five of singles. Bezmenova lost her opening match to the eventual winner of the flight, Drake's Rebecca Ehn, but responded with two wins in her final two matches.
HOW THE ITA REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS SET UP
The ITA Central Region Championships consist of five days of play, starting Thursday, October 13th. Thursday is the opening round of 16, with first serve coming at approximately 9:30 a.m..
ITA REGION FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS - (*) SIGNIFIES DOUBLES PLAY
*9:30 a.m. - Bezmenova/Belogliadova vs. Avakian/Houston (Missouri State University)
*9:30 a.m. - Rogers/Hildreth vs. Barlow/Sexton (Saint Louis University)
*9:30 a.m. - Martinez/Pukhina vs. McCarthy/Robbins (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
10:30 a.m. -
Mariia Pukhina vs. Alyson Piskulic (Missouri State University)
10:30 a.m. -
Madalena Andrade vs. Ksenia Shikanova (Southeast Missouri State University)
10:30 a.m. -
Maria Bezmenova vs. Rebeca Ehn (Drake University)
10:30 a.m. -
Kirstin Hailey vs. Sofiia Vdovychenko (Arkansas State University)
11:45 a.m. - Alex Hildreth vs. Zeyneb Sarioglan (University of Minnesota)
11:45 a.m. -
Juliana Martinez vs. Sumomo Hamanaga (University of Central Arkansas)
12:15 p.m. -
Madi Rogers vs. Jule Schulte (University of North Dakota)