Saturday, April 20
Miami, Fla.
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
4
vs
0
Jacksonville State
No. 2 Liberty Advances to CUSA Semifinals with 4-0 Victory over No. 3 Jax State
4/20/2024 5:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MIAMI, Fla. – The No. 2 seed Lady Flames tennis team will appear in the CUSA Women's Tennis Championship final after sweeping No. 3 seed Jax State 4-0 on Saturday. Liberty will face No. 1 seed and tournament host, FIU on Sunday at 10 a.m. Saturday's semifinal match and the CUSA Women's Tennis Championship is held at the FIU Tennis courts in Miami, Fla.
No. 2 seed Liberty (17-5) advances to the semifinal and secures its 10th consecutive victory in dominant fashion, sweeping Jax State 4-0. The Lady Flames controlled the doubles point with triumphs on courts two and three. Liberty continued rolling in the singles round, grabbing three consecutive singles wins in the No. 4, 3 and 6 singles matches.
Marina Davtyan secured Liberty's first singles point with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep. The senior secured her eighth consecutive singles match victory. The Yerevan, Armenia native has yet to drop a game in singles play through two CUSA Championship matches.
Freshman Maria Turchetto clinched the match-winning fourth point for the second consecutive match.
The Lady Flames advance to a conference championship final for the fourth time in program history. Liberty fell in the Atlantic Sun Championship final in 2022 4-2 to Stetson. The Lady Flames made two appearances in the Big South Women's Tennis Championship final (2016 and 2018)
Liberty was victorious in it's 10th consecutive match on Saturday and improved to 8-5 playing away from Lynchburg this spring. The Lady Flames boost its record to 3-0 all-time against Jax State.
Liberty 4, Jacksonville State 0
Singles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) vs. Polina Ramenskaja (JSU) 6-2, 2-2, unfinished
2. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) vs. Dariana Prato (JSU) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
3. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) def. Anna Syrova (JSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) def. Irene Artigas (JSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) vs. Ella Tuomela (JSU) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
6. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Martina Zarza (JSU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero/Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) vs. Martina Zarza/Irene Artigas (JSU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Maria Turchetto/Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Anna Syrova/Ella Tuomela (JSU) 6-0
3. Esther Lovato/Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) def. Polina Ramenskaja/Dariana Prato (JSU) 6-3
Jacksonville State 12-8
Liberty 17-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,3,6)
Doubles
Singles
Up Next
No. 2 seed Liberty will meet No. 1 seed and tournament host, FIU, in their first appearance in the CUSA Women's Tennis Championship. First serve is set for 10 a.m. from the FIU Tennis Courts and will be streamed on Track Tennis. The Lady Flames are 0-3 all-time against the Panthers.
No. 2 seed Liberty (17-5) advances to the semifinal and secures its 10th consecutive victory in dominant fashion, sweeping Jax State 4-0. The Lady Flames controlled the doubles point with triumphs on courts two and three. Liberty continued rolling in the singles round, grabbing three consecutive singles wins in the No. 4, 3 and 6 singles matches.
Marina Davtyan secured Liberty's first singles point with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep. The senior secured her eighth consecutive singles match victory. The Yerevan, Armenia native has yet to drop a game in singles play through two CUSA Championship matches.
Freshman Maria Turchetto clinched the match-winning fourth point for the second consecutive match.
The Lady Flames advance to a conference championship final for the fourth time in program history. Liberty fell in the Atlantic Sun Championship final in 2022 4-2 to Stetson. The Lady Flames made two appearances in the Big South Women's Tennis Championship final (2016 and 2018)
Liberty was victorious in it's 10th consecutive match on Saturday and improved to 8-5 playing away from Lynchburg this spring. The Lady Flames boost its record to 3-0 all-time against Jax State.
Liberty 4, Jacksonville State 0
Singles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) vs. Polina Ramenskaja (JSU) 6-2, 2-2, unfinished
2. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) vs. Dariana Prato (JSU) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
3. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) def. Anna Syrova (JSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) def. Irene Artigas (JSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) vs. Ella Tuomela (JSU) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
6. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Martina Zarza (JSU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero/Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) vs. Martina Zarza/Irene Artigas (JSU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Maria Turchetto/Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Anna Syrova/Ella Tuomela (JSU) 6-0
3. Esther Lovato/Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) def. Polina Ramenskaja/Dariana Prato (JSU) 6-3
Jacksonville State 12-8
Liberty 17-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,3,6)
Doubles
- The Lady Flames took authority early on Saturday with a swift doubles win on court two. Maria Turchetto and Daniella O'Neill (17-5) cruised by Anna Syrova and Ella Tuomela 6-0.
- Liberty clinched the doubles point in the No. 3 singles match. Marina Davtyan and Esther Lovato continue their perfect run (7-0) with a 6-3 triumph over Polina Ramenskaia and Dariana Prato.
- Maria Juliana Parra Romero and Tiffany Nguyen (10-4) led 5-3 as their match went unfinished against Martina Zarza and Irene Artigas.
Singles
- Davtyan (12-3) dominated Artigas 6-0, 6-0 on court four to snag Liberty's first singles victory. Davtyan is now 2-0 at the CUSA Championship and has yet to lose a game in singles across two matches.
- Liberty took a controlling 3-0 lead in the No. 3 singles match. Lovato (13-4) secured her ninth consecutive singles match, besting Syrova 6-0, 6-3.
- The Lady Flames secured the match-winning fourth point on court six for the second consecutive match. Turchetto (12-7) topped Zarza 6-2, 6-0 to advance Liberty into the CUSA Championship final.
- Liberty secured the first set in all unfinished singles matches.
Up Next
No. 2 seed Liberty will meet No. 1 seed and tournament host, FIU, in their first appearance in the CUSA Women's Tennis Championship. First serve is set for 10 a.m. from the FIU Tennis Courts and will be streamed on Track Tennis. The Lady Flames are 0-3 all-time against the Panthers.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
12
Martina Zarza/ Irene Artigas [JSU]
30
5UF
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Polina Ramenskaja / 0 [JSU]
220
62UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Dariana Prato / 0 [JSU]
330
62UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Anna Syrova / 0 [JSU]
03
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Irene Artigas / 0 [JSU]
00
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Ella Tuomela / 0 [JSU]
320
62UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Martina Zarza / 0 [JSU]
20
66
Order of Finish:
4,3,6
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