Bradley Stunned in Singles; Advances in Doubles with Banada
May 24, 2005
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>ATHENS, Ga. –Top-seeded Megan Bradley suffered a three-set stunning loss to Virginia Commonwealth’s Marianna Yuferova in the Second Round of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship but advanced to the Round of 16 with sophomore Audrey Banada in doubles competition at the University of Georgia’s Dan Magill Tennis Center Tuesday afternoon. <?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
In singles, Bradley opened the match with a 6-3 first set win but quickly found herself down 4-love in the second set. Yuferova then claimed the set 6-3 to force a third and deciding set. Bradley, who had gone to three sets in only three matches prior, was up one-love at the onset but never led again, eventually surrendering the set 6-3 and the match.
The loss, only her second all season, snapped Bradley’s 39-consecutive match win streak and effectively ended her season with a 44-2 mark–a UM single season record.
Bradley closes her singles career at Miami with a 98-17 record, fourth all-time after only three seasons with the Hurricanes.
Yuferova, a freshman, improves to 26-9 and advances to the Round of 16 where she will face Southern California’s Lindsey Nelson.
Within an hour, Bradley was on the court alongside Banada to face Kentucky’s Kim Coventry/Joelle Schwenk duo in the opening round of the NCAA Doubles Championship. Miami’s third-seeded tandem claimed a 6-3, 6-3 win over Kentucky’s 22nd ranked pair to advance to the Round of 16 where they will face the winner of the Jennifer Magley/Zerene Reyes (Florida) vs. Kristi Miller/Alison Silverio (Georgia Tech) match that begins at 3:00 p.m.
With the win, Bradley and Banada extend their win-streak to eight matches and improve to 26-2 overall.
Wednesday’s Round of 16 doubles action begins at 1:30 p.m. Stay tuned to Hurricanesports.com for up-to-date Miami women’s tennis news and results.
NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championship – Round of 32
(67) Marianna Yuferova def. (1) Megan Bradley, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
NCAA Women’s Tennis Doubles Championship – Round of 32
(3) Megan Bradley/Audrey Banada def. (22) Kim Coventry/Joelle Schwenk, 6-3, 6-3
