Liberty University
College of Charleston
Lady Flames Reach 10 Wins, Upend Cougars 4-2 on Saturday
3/13/2021 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Lady Flames tennis team picked up its 10th win of the season with a 4-2 road victory at College of Charleston on Saturday at the College of Charleston Tennis Center at Patriots Point.
Liberty's winning streak has reached four matches following the win. The Lady Flames are 10-2 on the season and 4-2 on the road. This marked the second 4-2 victory in as many days for Liberty, after the Lady Flames also defeated Charleston Southern by the same score on Friday.
College of Charleston falls to 4-7 this season, including a 1-5 mark at home.
Thoughts From Head Coach Jeff Maren
"Our three pillars for the team are Faith, Focus and Effort. Today, we exhibited all of these characteristics on every court. Charleston is a very skilled team with great fighters, so we needed to step up in all those areas and we did! I'm proud of Micaela for rebounding with a solid win today and for Esther for clinching the match with a long two-set battle."
Liberty 4, College of Charleston 2
Singles Competition
1. Slade Coetzee (COFC) def. Alexandra Almborg (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 6-3
2. Eva Nyikos (COFC) def. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 6-1
3. Halli Trinkle (COFC) vs. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 3-6, 1-3, unfinished
4. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) def. Kate Earnhardt (COFC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Micaela Ode Mitre (LIBERTYW) def. Clara Errard (COFC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Eloise Saraty (LIBERTYW) def. Anastasia Palaska (COFC) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. Alexandra Almborg/Eloise Saraty (LIBERTYW) def. Kate Earnhardt/Eva Nyikos (COFC) 6-4
2. Clara Errard/Halli Trinkle (COFC) vs. Tiffany Nguyen/Micaela Ode Mitre (LIBERTYW) 5-6, unfinished
3. Marina Davtyan/Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) def. Slade Coetzee/Anastasia Palaska (COFC) 6-1
Liberty 10-2
College of Charleston 4-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,5,6,2,4)
T-2:55
How It Happened
• Liberty won the doubles point with triumphs on courts three and one. In the No. 3 doubles match, Marina Davtyan and Esther Lovato defeated Slade Coetzee and Anastasia Palaska by a 6-1 count. The Liberty duo is 3-0 since being paired up, last weekend.
• Liberty's No. 1 doubles tandem, Alexandra Almborg and Eloise Saraty, trailed 3-2 in their match versus Kate Earnhardt and Eva Nyikos. Almborg and Saraty closed strong by winning four of the last five games for a 6-4 decision.
• College of Charleston's top singles player, Coetzee, put the hosts on the board with her 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Almborg. The Lady Flames regained the lead (2-1) when Micaela Ode Mitre took down Clara Errard in the No. 5 singles contest, 6-4, 6-.
• Liberty's Eloise Saraty continued her winning ways on court six with a straight-sets win against Palaska, 6-4, 6-4 for a 3-1 Lady Flames lead. Saraty trailed 3-2 in the first set and 4-3 in the second set. She is 5-0 in spring singles matches, with a 4-0 mark at No. 6 and 1-0 record in the No. 5 slot.
• Nyikos of the Cougars snapped Davtyan's 10-match singles winning streak, as she prevailed 6-3, 6-1 on court two. College of Charleston trailed by only one point (3-2) with two matches left on court.
• Lovato stayed perfect (11-0) in spring singles competition and clinched the win for Liberty when she defeated Earnhardt 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 4 singles bout. The second-year Liberty player owns a 16-match winning streak dating back to the 2020 season and is 29-5 in singles during her Lady Flames career.
• For a second straight day, Liberty's Tiffany Nguyen saw her singles match go unfinished. Nguyen led Halli Trinkle 3-1 in the third set when Lovato ended the match with her victory.
• The Lady Flames are 9-0 in matches this season in which they have secured the doubles point.
• Liberty now owns a 2-1 edge in the all-time series and has won back-to-back matches against College of Charleston.
Next Up
• Liberty will continue its current road trip with a match at Charlotte (12-4) on Wednesday. Match time is set for 11 a.m. at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
• The Lady Flames are 3-1 all-time against the 49ers, with the teams last squaring off on April 10, 2017. Liberty topped Charlotte 6-1 on that day.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,5,6,2,4