Liberty University
Liberty Hidden Dual
Lady Flames Enjoy 21-Win First Day at Liberty Hidden Dual
9/17/2022 6:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Liberty women's tennis team won 21 total matches on day one of the Liberty Hidden Dual, Saturday at the Liberty Tennis Complex.
The Lady Flames posted a 15-4 combined singles record and 6-2 doubles mark to finish the day with a 21-7 record and a .750 winning percentage.
Liberty swept the Georgetown Hoyas in four doubles matches during the morning. In the morning singles sessions, the Lady Flames posted an 8-2 record against players from Georgetown (eight), Navy (one) and Campbell (one).
During afternoon competition, Liberty compiled a 7-2 singles record against Campbell (eight players) and Navy (one player) and split its four doubles matches with the Camels.
Six Lady Flames went unbeaten on the day, including: Maria Juliana Parra Romero (2-0 doubles, 2-0 singles), Micaela Ode Mitre (2-0 doubles, 1-0 singles), Priscila Janikian (2-0 singles, 1-0 doubles), Marina Davtyan (2-0 doubles, 1-0 singles), Esther Lovato (2-0 singles, 1-0 doubles) and Tiffany Nguyen (2-0 singles, 1-0 doubles).
Thoughts From Head Coach Jeff Maren
"This was a great first day of competition for us! The girls were excited to compete, and their level was good on the court. I especially appreciated their energy and encouragement for each other. We are looking forward to tomorrow."
Key Stats & Notes
• Parra Romero, a sophomore, was the lone Lady Flame to win four total matches on the day, going 2-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles. The native of Bucaramanga, Colombia, who set the school record with 29 singles victories as a freshman, dropped only one game on the day in singles while winning 24 games.
• Making her Liberty debut, Janikian went 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles. The UC Santa Barbara transfer teamed up with Parra Romero in the morning doubles session for a 6-1 triumph over Georgetown's Avantika Willy and McHaley Ho, her first victory in a Liberty uniform.
• In singles, Janikian claimed her first win versus the Hoyas' Carmen Aizpurua without dropping a game (6-0, 6-0). Janikian followed up her morning performance with a 6-1, 6-2 result versus Lena Karlovcan of Campbell.
• Making her first appearance since Feb. 12, Davtyan was victorious in all three of her matches today, earning doubles victories with Lovato and Willa Rogers and a morning singles triumph over the Hoyas' Willy, 6-2, 6-3.
• Ode Mitre's two doubles wins today came with Nguyen and Parra Romero. Meanwhile, the Liberty junior upended Morgan Coburn of the Hoyas 7-6 (3), 6-0 in her lone singles contest.
• Lovato, the program's active career singles wins leader, added her 69th and 70th career singles victories today. The Austin, Texas native won both matches in straight sets, closing the day with a 6-1, 6-0 outcome over the Camels' Mariana Ossa.
• After a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Georgetown's Chloe Bendetti in the morning, Nguyen needed three sets to get past Navy's Sia Chaudry (7-6 (3), 4-6, 1-0 (10-6) in what was the final match of the day to conclude.
• Senior Alexandra Almborg earned two hard-fought singles victories today, defeating Georgetown's Agata Mikos (6-1, 6-4) and Campbell's Tamsin Hart (6-4, 7-5).
• Prior to today, the last time the Lady Flames hosted a fall event was nearly a year ago. The Liberty women's tennis program hosted the ITA Atlantic South Regional, Oct. 1-3, 2021.
Up Next
The second and final day of the Liberty Hidden Dual will begin on Sunday at 9 a.m. Liberty and Navy will square off on the Liberty Tennis Complex Stadium Courts, while Campbell and Georgetown will face each other on the Upper Courts.
Tournament Website: https://bit.ly/3Ba4N9R
Live Video (for matches at Liberty Indoor Tennis Center): https://web.playsight.com/facility/liberty-university-tennis/home
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Sunday
9 a.m.
Liberty vs. Navy (Liberty Tennis Complex Stadium Courts)
Campbell vs. Georgetown (Liberty Tennis Complex Upper Courts)
*The Liberty Indoor Tennis Center will be used for additional matches on Saturday and Sunday.
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