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Wednesday, March 13
Palm Srings, Calif.
4:00 PM ET/1:00 PM PT
Liberty University
2
vs
4
Wichita State
No. 66 Liberty Comes Up Short 4-2 Against Wichita State
3/13/2024 9:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The No. 66 Lady Flames tennis team falls just short of a comeback bid, bested 4-2 by Wichita State in a neutral site match on Wednesday. The match was the second of two matches this week at the Monterey Country Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
Liberty dropped the doubles point to Wichita State with defeats on courts two and one. Maria Juliana Parra Romero tied the match at 1-1 before the Shockers responded with two straight victories on courts two and six. The Lady Flames tightened the match with a Daniella O'Neill victory on court four.
Down 3-2 with just two matches on the match hinged on a handful of points. Both matches on courts three and five went three sets and were both knotted at 5-5. After sharing break points to make it 5-5, Maria Turchetto ran out of time on court five, falling 4-6, 6-0, 7-5.
Liberty falls to Wichita State in its first-ever matchup and drops to 2-5 away from Lynchburg this season.
Thoughts from Head Coach Jeff Maren
"I'm very disappointed in our inability to finish this match properly. We put ourselves in a position to win and did not close the door. I hope that we can learn from this match and get better as a result. To God be the Glory!"
Wichita State 4, #66 Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) def. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Xin Tong Wang (WSU) def. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 6-3
3. Theodora Chantava (WSU) vs. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) 0-6, 7-6 (7-3), 5-5, unfinished
4. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Jessica Anzo (WSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
5. Giorgia Roselli (WSU) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
6. Anne Knuettel (WSU) def. Sadie Daavettila (LIBERTYW) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. Jessica Anzo/Kristi Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Tiffany Nguyen/M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-3
2. Natsumi Kurahashi/Xin Tong Wang (WSU) def. Maria Turchetto/Priscila Janikian (LIBERTYW) 6-0
3. Theodora Chantava/Giorgia Roselli (WSU) vs. Marina Davtyan/Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) 3-4, unfinished
Liberty 7-5; National ranking #66
Wichita State 9-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,6,4,5)
T-3:34
Doubles
Singles
Up Next
Liberty (7-5) returns for a home meeting with in-state rival Virginia Tech (6-5) on Saturday. First serve is set for noon from the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Liberty dropped the doubles point to Wichita State with defeats on courts two and one. Maria Juliana Parra Romero tied the match at 1-1 before the Shockers responded with two straight victories on courts two and six. The Lady Flames tightened the match with a Daniella O'Neill victory on court four.
Down 3-2 with just two matches on the match hinged on a handful of points. Both matches on courts three and five went three sets and were both knotted at 5-5. After sharing break points to make it 5-5, Maria Turchetto ran out of time on court five, falling 4-6, 6-0, 7-5.
Liberty falls to Wichita State in its first-ever matchup and drops to 2-5 away from Lynchburg this season.
Thoughts from Head Coach Jeff Maren
"I'm very disappointed in our inability to finish this match properly. We put ourselves in a position to win and did not close the door. I hope that we can learn from this match and get better as a result. To God be the Glory!"
Wichita State 4, #66 Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) def. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Xin Tong Wang (WSU) def. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 6-3
3. Theodora Chantava (WSU) vs. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) 0-6, 7-6 (7-3), 5-5, unfinished
4. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Jessica Anzo (WSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
5. Giorgia Roselli (WSU) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
6. Anne Knuettel (WSU) def. Sadie Daavettila (LIBERTYW) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. Jessica Anzo/Kristi Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Tiffany Nguyen/M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-3
2. Natsumi Kurahashi/Xin Tong Wang (WSU) def. Maria Turchetto/Priscila Janikian (LIBERTYW) 6-0
3. Theodora Chantava/Giorgia Roselli (WSU) vs. Marina Davtyan/Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) 3-4, unfinished
Liberty 7-5; National ranking #66
Wichita State 9-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,6,4,5)
T-3:34
Doubles
- Liberty dropped the first doubles match on court two with Maria Turchetto and Priscila Janikian (1-1) falling to Natsumi Kurahashi and Xin Tong Wang 6-0.
- Wichita State secured the doubles point, besting Tiffany Nguyen and Maria Juliana Parra Romero (1-4) with Jessica Anzo and Kristi Kudryavsteva.
- Liberty's Esther Lovato and Marina Davtyan (2-0) led Theodora Chantava and Giogia Roselli 4-3 as the match went unfinished.
Singles
- Parra Romero opened the singles round in the No. 1 singles match with an impressive second set comeback from down 4-1 to top Kurahashi 6-0, 6-4.
- Moments later, Wichita State regained the lead on court two with Nguyen falling to Wang 6-2, 6-3.
- The Shockers grabbed the second of two straight singles points in the No. 6 singles match. After trading first sets, it seemed like Daavettila was out of the match down 4-1 in the third set to Anne Knuettel. The Freshman tied the set at 4-4 but was unable to maintain the momentum, falling 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
- Daniella O'Neill narrowed the match on court four with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 triumph over Anzo.
- Wichita State clinched the match-winning fourth point in the No. 5 singles match. Following a tight first set that favored Liberty's Turchetto, the Shocker's Roselli answered with a dominant second set sweep. The two traded blows in the third set, exchanging break back-to-back breaks to knot at 5-5. Two games later, Roselli clinched the match 4-6, 6-0, 7-5.
- The No. 3 singles match went unfinished with Lovato and Chantava in a stalemate at 6-0, 6-7 (3), 5-5.
Up Next
Liberty (7-5) returns for a home meeting with in-state rival Virginia Tech (6-5) on Saturday. First serve is set for noon from the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
1
3
Jessica Anzo/ Kristi Kudryavtseva [WSU]
6
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Natsumi Kurahashi / 0 [WSU]
04
#2 Singles Match
12
23
Xin Tong Wang / 0 [WSU]
66
#3 Singles Match
1234
6650
Theodora Chantava / 0 [WSU]
075UF
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Jessica Anzo / 0 [WSU]
64
#5 Singles Match
123
605
Giorgia Roselli / 0 [WSU]
467
#6 Singles Match
123
614
Anne Knuettel / 0 [WSU]
266
Order of Finish:
1,2,6,4,5
Players Mentioned
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