MILWAUKEE – The Bradley men’s tennis team bounced back from a Sunday morning loss to host Milwaukee with a 7-0 sweep against South Dakota State Sunday afternoon at the Helfaer Tennis and Rec Center.

The Braves (4-2) completed a 3-match, 2-day swing through Chicago and Milwaukee with a 2-1 record, finishing off the trip with their first sweep of the young season against the Jackrabbits (0-5).

Bradley won 12 of 13 sets in singles action Sunday afternoon, highlighted by a 6-1, 6-1 win by sophomore Ahmed Albitar at No. 2 singles and a 6-2, 6-2 win by junior Kevin Keiner at No. 6 singles.  Junior Ashton Kalhorn completed the sweep by rallying from a 4-6 loss in his first set at No. 4 singles, with a second-set tie-break win and a 10-4 decision in his deciding third set.

The Braves will host their first home matches of the spring next weekend at the Clubs at River City by welcoming Toledo Friday (6:30 p.m.) night and Butler Sunday (2 p.m.) afternoon.  Admission to Bradley Tennis home matches is free.

Bradley def. South Dakota State 7-0
Feb. 10, 2013
Helfaer Tennis and Rec Center

Milwaukee, Wis.

Doubles

1 – Abrams/Cuadrado (BU) def. Lawley/Thorp (SDSU), 8-3

2 – Kalhorn/Weerasinghe (BU) def. Moreira/L. Pereira (SDSU), 8-1

3 –Albitar/Davis (BU) def. Duque/H. Pereira (SDSU), 8-3

Singles

1 – Hamish Weerasinghe (BU) def. Andrea Boglić (SDSU), 6-2, 6-2

2 – Ahmed Albitar (BU) def. James Thorp (SDSU), 6-1, 6-1

3 – Juan Diego Cuadrado def. Mateus Moreira (SDSU), 6-4, 7-6 (6)

4 – Ashton Kalhorn (BU) def. Henrique Pereira (SDSU), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 10-4

5 – Justin Abrams (BU) def. Lucas Pereira (SDSU), 6-2, 6-4

6 – Kevin Keiner (BU) def. Luis Duque (SDSU), 6-2, 6-2