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Dechter, Wijesinghe Play 21 at Drake

at Drake 5, Bradley 2

DES MOINES, IA - Ariel Dechter became the first player in Bradley history to win more than 20 singles matches in a season twice and freshman Malini Wijesinghe became the third freshman in program history to win more than 20 singles matches, but their results were Bradley's only points in a 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis loss at Drake Saturday.

Dechter earned a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win at No. 1 singles, improving to 21-13 overall and 3-3 in Valley play. Wijesinghe added a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 victory at No.