Liberty University
Elon Invite
Liberty Wins 3 Matches on Second Day of Elon Invite, Saturday
10/30/2021 5:32:47 PM | Women's Tennis
Day two of the Elon Invite saw the Liberty Lady Flames tennis team win three matches, highlighted by a 2-0 doubles session on Saturday.
Liberty’s doubles pairing of Elsa Kirch and Willa Rogers picked their second victory of the weekend, defeating William & Mary’s Kensie Cricchio and Alisia Manolescu in a tiebreaker, 8-7 (2).
The Lady Flames finished with four singles wins and three doubles victories in two days of competition at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
Key Stats & Notes
• The Lady Flames’ Alexandra Almborg and Maretha Burger collected their first doubles triumph at the event. The duo bested NC Central’s Kennedy Hill and Hannah Gaines 8-2.
• Burger picked up the lone singles win of the day for the Lady Flames. The Ashton, South Africa native defeated Sarah Allen of Elon in two sets (6-2, 6-3). The victory was her seventh of the fall, the second most among Liberty players behind only Maria Juliana Parra Romero (10-2).
• Rogers was the closest of Liberty’s four players to reaching a final in her draw. The Lady Flames freshman fell to William & Mary’s Emma Fernald in three sets, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, in the semifinals of the Powell draw.
• Liberty finished the tournament with a 3-3 doubles mark and 4-7 singles record.
• This was Liberty’s sixth of seven events during the fall 2021 season.
Up Next
Liberty will close out the fall season at the North Texas Invite, next Friday through Sunday. The three-day event will be held at the Waranch Tennis Complex in Denton, Texas.
