Liberty University
ITA All-American Championships
Parra Romero Continues Run, Wins 2 Matches at ITA All-Americans
10/2/2022 8:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Liberty women's tennis player Maria Juliana Parra Romero continued her run of excellence on the second day of play at the ITA All-American Championships, winning two more matches against strong competition.
Parra Romero is the first Lady Flame in program history to win three matches at the ITA Women's All-American Championships.
A day after knocking Vivian Ovrootsky of two-time defending national champion in three sets (4-6, 6-2, 7-5) in pre-qualifying, Parra Romero won two more matches on Sunday at Cary Tennis Park. With the victories, the sophomore from Bucaramanga, Colombia has punched her ticket to the qualifying draw, which begins on Monday.
Thoughts From Head Coach Jeff Maren
"Once again, Juli has represented Liberty well by creating history at All-Americans. I couldn't be more proud of her determination to play at her highest level against some of the best competition in the country. To God be the glory!"
Key Stats & Notes
• Parra Romero's two wins today came over Arizona State's Patricija Spaka and Charlotte's Margaux Maquet.
• Parra Romero played her second straight three-set match (11 a.m. start, court four outdoors) in defeating Spaka 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5. Spaka was 15-1 at No. 5 and No. 6 singles for the No. 17-ranked Sun Devils a season ago
• Parra Romero faced Maquet of the 49ers, who was ranked as high as No. 43 in the nation a year ago, in her next match at 4:15 p.m. That contest was played indoors on court two at Cary Tennis Park.
• The Liberty sophomore topped Maquet, Charlotte's No. 1 singles player, 6-2, 6-3.
• Parra Romero improves to 6-0 this fall.
Up Next
Parra Romero will face Texas A&M's No. 58 Mary Stoiana in qualifying on Monday. The match time is to be determined.
Tournament Website: https://bit.ly/3roQYQ8
Live Video: https://bit.ly/3CpXCfl
Remaining Schedule
Monday and Tuesday – Qualifying
Wednesday Through Sunday – Main Draw
