No. 69 Liberty Sets Off for Two Matches in Palm Springs
3/10/2024 11:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The No. 69 Lady Flames set off for a spring break trip to Palm Springs, Calif. for two neutral site matches against North Texas and Wichita State. Liberty's match on Monday against North Texas (8-6) is set for 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. The Lady Flames (6-4) will face Wichita State (7-4) at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. Both matches will be held at the Monterey Country Club.
Liberty looks to continue a strong 2024 that has seen the team secure a program No. 54 ITA ranking (Feb. 21). The Lady Flames are coming off 1-1 road trip last weekend, edging Navy 5-2 but falling to No. 65 Maryland 4-0.
Liberty seeks to improve on a 1-4 record away from Lynchburg.
A common foe of late, Liberty is 3-2 all-time facing North Texas. Head Coach Jeff Maren came to Liberty in 2013 following six seasons as an assistant coach at North Texas. The Lady Flames will meet Wichita State for the first time on Wednesday.
North Texas and Wichita State will face one another in a neutral site match on Tuesday.
Lady Flames News & Notes
Opponents At-a-Glance
North Texas
Wichita State
Liberty looks to continue a strong 2024 that has seen the team secure a program No. 54 ITA ranking (Feb. 21). The Lady Flames are coming off 1-1 road trip last weekend, edging Navy 5-2 but falling to No. 65 Maryland 4-0.
Liberty seeks to improve on a 1-4 record away from Lynchburg.
A common foe of late, Liberty is 3-2 all-time facing North Texas. Head Coach Jeff Maren came to Liberty in 2013 following six seasons as an assistant coach at North Texas. The Lady Flames will meet Wichita State for the first time on Wednesday.
North Texas and Wichita State will face one another in a neutral site match on Tuesday.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- The Lady Flames look for improvement in the doubles round. Liberty has dropped the doubles point in five of its last six matches.
- In singles this season, Liberty owns a collective 25-22 record (.532 winning percentage). The Lady Flames hold a 6-3 record in the No. 6 singles position but seek improvement from the No. 4 singles position, currently sitting at a 3-5 mark.
- Daniella O'Neill leads the team with five singles wins in 2024.
- Liberty paired Marina Davtyan and Esther Lovato in the No. 2 doubles slot in Saturday's 4-0 loss at Maryland. The duo's match went unfinished while leading 5-3. The pair of seniors combined for a team-high 17 wins against only five losses during the 2022-23 season.
Opponents At-a-Glance
North Texas
- The Mean Green own a 6-4 record in their first year under Head Coach Amanda Stone. North Texas fell to Conference USA foe No. 39 FIU 6-1 at home on Feb. 23.
- North Texas owns a combined 4-9 record in the No. 1 singles position but has earned a combined 9-5 record in the No. 2 singles slot led by Stadfany Nformi.
- The doubles round projects to be pivotal in the match. North Texas boasts a 24-12 mark (.667 winning percentage) in the doubles round, dominating the No. 2 position with a 10-3 mark.
Wichita State
- The Shockers own a 7-4 record this spring.
- Wichita State sports a 3-7 record in the No. 1 singles position but has at least four victories in the No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 singles slots.
- The Shockers' No. 1 doubles units, led by Xin Tong Wang and Natsumi Kurahashi (5-2), hold a combined 7-3 record.
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