SPRINGFIELD – Despite Missouri State's women's tennis team earning the early doubles point, Bradley tallied five singles points to spoil the Bears'  senior day, 5-2, at Cooper Tennis Complex.
 
Anna Alons and Alexia Meyer started MSU (9-9, 2-2 MVC) off in the winning column, overpowering the Braves (13-7, 2-1 MVC) 6-1 in the third flight.
 
The tandem of No. 1 Ellie Burger and Alye Darter claimed the doubles point, along with the 1-0 lead, for the Bears, garnering a 6-3 decision.  
 
Seniors Fati Khamissi and Phoebe Boeschen kept Bradley on edge throughout the final doubles match, but fell just shy as the Braves came out on top 7-6(5).
 
Heading to singles, Bradley erased the Bears' lead with a pair of quick decisions in the No. 2 and No. 1 spots.  
 
Ellie Burger netted the game at two apiece in a straight-set 6-3, 7-6(3) victory, but the Braves captured the final three matches to clinch its second Missouri Valley victory of the spring.
 
Bradley tallied five of the six available singles points to extend the Bears' MVC skid.
 
MSU seeks to rebound in its penultimate regular season match, closing out its nonconference schedule at Oral Roberts on Wednesday, April 17 starting at 1 p.m.

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Doubles
 
Ellie Burger/Alye Darter (MSU) def. Natalia Barbery/Sandra Maletin (BRAD) 6-3
Nikki Perlwitz/Bozana Lojpur (BRAD) def. Phoebe Boeschen/Fati Khamissi (MSU) 7-6 (5)
Anna Alons/Alexia Meyer (MSU) def. Malini Wijesinghe/Lindsay Haight (BRAD) 6-1
 
Singles
 
Sandra Maletin (BRAD) def. Anna Alons (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
Bozana Lojpur (BRAD) def. Alye Darter (MSU) 6-1, 6-4
Malini Wijesinghe (BRAD) def. Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
Natalia Barbery (BRAD) def. Clara Gandara Gonzalez (MSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Nina Marjanovic (BRAD) def. Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Ellie Burger (MSU) def. Nikki Perlwitz (BRAD) 6-3, 7-6(3)