CEDAR FALLS, IA – Playing in their first-ever postseason match, Bradley's freshman combo of Bozana Lojpur and Nikki Perlwitz set the tone for the third-seeded Braves (16-7), who rolled to a 4-0 win against host and No. 6 seed Northern Iowa (4-9) in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Tennis Championship Friday evening at UNI Tennis Complex.
With its third quarterfinals win in four years, Bradley advances to Saturday's 2 p.m. semifinal for a rematch against regular-season league champion Illinois State. Although the teams met March 30 in The Valley's opening conference match, Illinois State's 4-3 win at Bradley proved to be the deciding match in the regular-season championship race.