Lady Flames Come Out Firing to Begin 2023 Fall Season
9/16/2023 9:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Liberty women's tennis team dominated the field at the Tribe Invitational by winning 17 of 20 its matches on Saturday. The squad was victorious in all four of their doubles matches and grabbed a win on 13 of 16 singles courts.
The Tribe Invitational, a seven-team event, is the first tournament of the fall season for Liberty.
The Lady Flames return seven players from the fall 2022 season as two true freshman, Sadie Daavetilla and Maria Turchetto, each grabbed their first collegiate wins enjoying a 3-0 Saturday.
Five Lady Flames won two matches in their brackets, led by senior Esther Lovato who dropped just six games across four sets in the Gold Singles draw. Marina Davtyan also won both her singles matches in the Black Singles draw today along with Daavettila (Grey Singles draw), Turchetto (White Singles draw) and Bruna Sampaio (Yellow Singles draw).
Thoughts from Head coach Jeff Maren
"This was a great start for our team. We got some of the competitive rust out of the way and showed the grit and fight that we will need in the spring. We are looking forward to tomorrow's matches!"
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
The Lady Flames come back for the second and final day of the Tribe Invitational on Sunday. Play begins with doubles action at 9 a.m.
The Tribe Invitational, a seven-team event, is the first tournament of the fall season for Liberty.
The Lady Flames return seven players from the fall 2022 season as two true freshman, Sadie Daavetilla and Maria Turchetto, each grabbed their first collegiate wins enjoying a 3-0 Saturday.
Five Lady Flames won two matches in their brackets, led by senior Esther Lovato who dropped just six games across four sets in the Gold Singles draw. Marina Davtyan also won both her singles matches in the Black Singles draw today along with Daavettila (Grey Singles draw), Turchetto (White Singles draw) and Bruna Sampaio (Yellow Singles draw).
Thoughts from Head coach Jeff Maren
"This was a great start for our team. We got some of the competitive rust out of the way and showed the grit and fight that we will need in the spring. We are looking forward to tomorrow's matches!"
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Maria Juliana Parra Romero battled to a tough first win over Virginia Tech's Laima Frosch, 7-5, 7-6 (3). In her second match, the junior played to a three-set tiebreaker facing William & Mary's Alessandra Anghel. The final score was Anghel winning 7-6 (8), 3-6, (10-6).
- Lovato and Tiffany Nguyen found themselves in the same bracket, and both had first round wins to set up a potential matchup in the finals. Nguyen fell in her second match to William & Mary's Hedda Gurholt, 6-2, 6-0.
- Davtyan will play in the finals of the Black Singles Draw Sunday after cruising through her matches to the tune of 6-2, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-1.
- Daavetila and Turchetto both have opportunities for a finals win in their first collegiate tournament on Sunday.
- Bruna Sampaio, playing in a round-robin draw, secured two victories. She prepares to go 3-0 facing off with William & Mary's Julia Monroe on Sunday.
- All doubles teams played just a single match today. All pairs tomorrow will be guaranteed two matches.
- Senior Nguyen and freshman Daavettila paired up in doubles to best William & Mary's Chen/Anghel 6-2.
- Junior Parra Romero played with freshman Turchetto as the two took down Towson's Boshoff and Murray 6-4.
- In the same Griffin bracket, the duos of Davtyan and Daniella O'Neill (7-6 (5)) and Lovato and Kirch (6-4) have the chance to face off in a tile match on Sunday.
Up Next
The Lady Flames come back for the second and final day of the Tribe Invitational on Sunday. Play begins with doubles action at 9 a.m.
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