Friday, February 1
Morgantown, W.Va.
5:00 PM
Liberty University
2
at
5
West Virginia
Lady Flames Drop Spring Opener, 5-2
2/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Liberty Lady Flames fell in their spring opener to West Virginia, 5-2, Friday evening indoors at the Mountaineers' Ridgeview Racquet Club.
The Lady Flames opened the match by taking the doubles point, taking two of three matches. The Liberty pairing of Jordan Jenkins and Ekaterina Kuznetsova defeated West Virginia's Stacey Percival and Natalia Prinz, 8-2, in No. 1. The Lady Flames also captured No. 2 doubles, as Stephanie Brown and Martyna Hanusz downed the Mountaineer pairing of Colleen Speaker and Stephanie LaFortune, 8-4.
Host West Virginia reversed its fortunes in the singles. The Mountaineers took five of the six matches to take the match. Liberty freshman Jordan Jenkins took her second match of the day for the lone Lady Flames' singles victory. The Sarasota, Fla., native rallied to win the last two sets of her No. 1 singles contest for a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 over Mountaineer Percival.
The Lady Flames fall to 0-1 on the year, while West Virginia moves to 2-1.
Liberty returns to action on Feb. 6 with a match against East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. Match time is scheduled for noon.
West Virginia 5 Liberty 2
DOUBLES
1. Jordan Jenkins/Ekaternia Kuznetsova (LU) d. Stacey Pervival/Natalia Prinz (WV) 8-2
1. Jordan Jenkins/Ekaternia Kuznetsova (LU) d. Stacey Pervival/Natalia Prinz (WV) 8-2
2. Stephanie Brown/Martyna Hanusz (LU) d. Colleen Speaker/Stephanie LaFortune, 8-4
3. Ashley Pillsbury/Monique Burton (WV) d. Hannah Fick/Fabiana Gouveia, 8-6
SINGLES
1. Jenkins (LU) d. Pervival 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
2. Monica Lyskawa (WVU) def. Kuznetsova (LU) (6-1, 6-3)
3. Prinz (WVU) def. Brown (LU) (6-4, 6-3)
4. Speaker (WVU) def. Hanusz (LU) (6-4, 6-1)
5. Pilsbury (WVU) def. Fick (LU) (6-4, 6-3)
6. Gariela Blaskovicova (WVU) def. Gouveia (LU) (6-2, 6-1)
3. Prinz (WVU) def. Brown (LU) (6-4, 6-3)
4. Speaker (WVU) def. Hanusz (LU) (6-4, 6-1)
5. Pilsbury (WVU) def. Fick (LU) (6-4, 6-3)
6. Gariela Blaskovicova (WVU) def. Gouveia (LU) (6-2, 6-1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
566
PERVIVIAL, Stacey / 0 [WVU]
741
#2 Singles Match
12
13
LYSKAWA, Monica / 0 [WVU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
43
PRINZ, Natalia / 0 [WVU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
41
SPEAKER, Colleen / 0 [WVU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
43
PILSBURY, Ashley / 0 [WVU]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
21
BLASKOVICOVA, Gariel / 0 [WVU]
66
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