Friday, October 4
Elon, NC
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Elon Invitational
Chen, Lemus Make Liberty Debuts at Elon Invitational
10/5/2024 6:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ELON, N.C. – Liberty freshmen Yu-Yun Chen and Anika Lemus participated in six matches over the weekend to open their Liberty careers at the Elon Invitational this weekend. The pair combined for a 5-4 record at the event with a 2-1 doubles record and a combined 3-3 singles mark.
The two played in three doubles matches together and put together a strong outing. The duo topped Appalachian State's Rudy Broadbent and Naledi Manyube for each of their first career Liberty victories.
Chen, a native of Taiwan, collected a 2-1 singles mark over the two-day event. The freshmen bested Coastal Carolina's Anna Babayan 6-4, 6-4 to claim a singles victory in her first collegiate singles match.
Lemus, a Guatemala native, earned a 1-2 singles record at the Invitational. She came back to top Elon's Simone Bergeron 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8) to claim her first singles victory as a Lady Flame.
The event was Liberty's second fall tournament of 2024. Liberty previously competed at the Jimmy Powell Invitational, also hosted by Elon, on Sept. 13, 14.
Friday
Doubles
Chen/Lemus (LU) def. Broadbent/Manyube (APP St) 6-2
Singles
Chen (LU) def. Babayan (CCU) 6-4, 6-4
Mitrache (CCU) def. Lemus (LU) 6-4, 6-3
Yu-yun Chen (Liberty) def. Heidi Bulger (Elon) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
Anika Lemus (Liberty) def. Simone Bergeron (Elon) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Saturday
Doubles
Babayan/ Mitrache (CCU) def. Chen/Lemus (Liberty) 6-4
Chen/Lemus (Liberty) def. Bergeron/Kranec (Elon) 6-4
Singles
Mascoll (APP St) def. Chen (LU) 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-5)
Bovey (APP St) def. Lemus (LU) 6-4, 6-4
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the ITA Atlantic Regional from Oct. 17-22 in Charlottesville, Va. All Lady Flames are scheduled to participate in the annual event.
The two played in three doubles matches together and put together a strong outing. The duo topped Appalachian State's Rudy Broadbent and Naledi Manyube for each of their first career Liberty victories.
Chen, a native of Taiwan, collected a 2-1 singles mark over the two-day event. The freshmen bested Coastal Carolina's Anna Babayan 6-4, 6-4 to claim a singles victory in her first collegiate singles match.
Lemus, a Guatemala native, earned a 1-2 singles record at the Invitational. She came back to top Elon's Simone Bergeron 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8) to claim her first singles victory as a Lady Flame.
The event was Liberty's second fall tournament of 2024. Liberty previously competed at the Jimmy Powell Invitational, also hosted by Elon, on Sept. 13, 14.
Friday
Doubles
Chen/Lemus (LU) def. Broadbent/Manyube (APP St) 6-2
Singles
Chen (LU) def. Babayan (CCU) 6-4, 6-4
Mitrache (CCU) def. Lemus (LU) 6-4, 6-3
Yu-yun Chen (Liberty) def. Heidi Bulger (Elon) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 1-0 (12-10)
Anika Lemus (Liberty) def. Simone Bergeron (Elon) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Saturday
Doubles
Babayan/ Mitrache (CCU) def. Chen/Lemus (Liberty) 6-4
Chen/Lemus (Liberty) def. Bergeron/Kranec (Elon) 6-4
Singles
Mascoll (APP St) def. Chen (LU) 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-5)
Bovey (APP St) def. Lemus (LU) 6-4, 6-4
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the ITA Atlantic Regional from Oct. 17-22 in Charlottesville, Va. All Lady Flames are scheduled to participate in the annual event.
Team Stats
# Doubles Match
# Singles Match
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