Liberty University
Xavier
Lady Flames Suffer Setback against Xavier
1/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Liberty Lady Flames tennis squad dropped its first contest of the 2016 season, falling to Xavier by a score of 6-1 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The loss drops Liberty to 1-1 on the season while the Musketeers improve to 1-1 on the campaign.
Xavier claimed the doubles point after notching two of three doubles victories. Evangeline Crist and Valerie Thong improved to 2-0 in doubles competition in the spring, downing Sydney Liggins and Amina Ismail, 6-4.
With Liberty trailing, 2-0, Maria Khval cut the Lady Flames' deficit in half by besting Cristina Di Lorenzo in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
The Musketeers claimed the final four matches to take the 6-1 victory over the visiting Lady Flames.
"Xavier outplayed us today," stated head coach Jeff Maren. "They are a good team and showed us the importance of playing with mental strength and heart. My hope is that we will learn from this one and improve as a result."
Liberty will return to action tomorrow at 3 p.m., competing against host Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Xavier 6, Liberty 1
Doubles
- Crist/Thong (LU) def. Liggins/Ismail (Xavier), 6-4
- Di Lorenzo/Brinker (Xavier) def. Dollar/Khval (LU), 6-1
- Ghidotti/Abelson (Xavier) def. Anderson/Groeneveld (LU), 6-1
Singles
- Liggins (Xavier) def. Rivera (LU), 6-3, 6-3
- Khval (LU) def. Di Lorenzo (Xavier), 6-4, 6-4
- Ismail (Xavier) def. Dollar (LU), 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
- Brinker (Xavier) def. Crist (LU), 6-0, 2-6, 6-1
- Abelson (Xavier) def. Anderson (LU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
- Ghidotti (Xavier) def. Groeneveld (LU), 6-0, 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match