Women's Tennis Shuts Out Bradley Braves

The Blue Demons handled Bradley with ease on Saturday afternoon, beating the Braves 7-0.

PEORIA, Ill. – The Blue Demons gave Bradley their third straight shutout this season on Saturday afternoon as they swept the Braves 7-0.

The Blue Demons dominated singles action and pulled together to win each doubles match.

DePaul defeated each of their singles opponents in straight sets and without allowing the Braves to score more than two games a set.

Brenda Leung took over the No. 1 singles spot for Marina Parashkevova this week and pulled more than her weight when she defeated Ashley Morris 6-2, 6-1

Natalie Matko also stepped up to beat Kelly Wood without much strain when she took her in straight sets 6-1, 6-0.

Rachel Dybas and Megan Stewart crushed their opponents, refusing to give them as much as a game when they won their matches 6-0, 6-0 in fourth and sixth singles, respectively.

In the doubles rounds, Matko and Leung squashed Morris and Wood with a score of 8-2 in the No. 1 spot. Stephanie Matko and Stewart fought off Marcie Cain and Victoria Robertson managing to hold them 8-2 in the No. 2 spot.

Singles
#1 Brenda Leung (D) defeated Ashley Morris (BU) 6-2, 6-1
#2 Natalie Matko (D) defeated Kelley Wood (BU) 6-1, 6-0
#3 Karen Falduto (D) defeated Marcie Cain (BU) 6-2, 6-1
#4 Rachel Dybas (D) defeated Jessica Paterson (BU) 6-0, 6-0
#5 Stephanie Matko (D) defeated Marissa Bianchi (BU) 6-1, 6-0
#6 Megan Stewart (D) defeated Nicole Kirley (BU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
#1 N. Matko/Leung (D) defeated Morris/Wood (BU) 8-2
#2 S. Matko/Stewart (D) defeated Cain/Robertson (BU) 8-2
#3 Falduto/Dybas (D) defeated Paterson/Bianchi (BU) 8-1

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