Saturday, April 6
Bowling Green, Ky.
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Liberty University
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Western Kentucky
No. 69 Lady Flames Upend WKU 4-0, Win Sixth Straight
4/6/2024 9:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The No. 69 Liberty women's tennis team sweeps WKU 4-0 on the Road Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Flames grab their sixth consecutive victory, all with 4-0 outcomes.
No. 69 Liberty (13-5) jumped ahead of WKU (13-9, 0-1 CUSA) with a pair of doubles victories on courts one and three. The Lady Flames rolled in the singles, securing three consecutive victories in the No. 3, 5 and 6 singles matches for the 4-0 sweep.
The Lady Flames improve to 3-0 in conference action in their debut season in Conference USA. Liberty has yet to drop a single match point in CUSA play.
Liberty increases its winning streak to six consecutive matches. The team's last loss came in a neutral site match, falling 4-2 to Wichita State in Calif. on March 13.
Esther Lovato grabbed career singles win No. 118 on Saturday. The senior leads Liberty with 11 singles victories (11-4) this season. Lovato extends her singles winning streak to seven matches.
Liberty improves 4-5 on the road in 2024.
Thoughts from Head Coach Jeff Maren
"This was a solid weekend for us. We were challenged by two very aggressive teams who fought hard. We needed to play at a high level both days and were able to do that. I'm very proud of the girls! To God be the glory!"
#69 Liberty 4, WKU 0
Singles Competition
1. Paola Cortez (WKU) vs. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-7 (5-7), 0-3, unfinished
2. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) vs. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
3. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) def. Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) vs. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 1-5, unfinished
5. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Samantha Martinez (WKU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Mariana Zegada (WKU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero/Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) def. Paola Cortez/Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-2
2. Samantha Martinez/Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Priscila Janikian/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-1
3. Esther Lovato/Sadie Daavettila (LIBERTYW) def. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 7-5
Liberty 13-5 (3-0 CUSA); National ranking #69
WKU 13-9 (0-1 CUSA)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,6)
Doubles
Singles
Up Next
Liberty sets off for another Conference USA road trip, visiting UTEP (4-12, 0-3 CUSA) Friday and going against New Mexico State (5-10, 2-1 CUSA) on Saturday. Friday's match is set for a 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MT at the El Paso Tennis Club. Saturday's contest is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MT at the NM State Tennis Center.
No. 69 Liberty (13-5) jumped ahead of WKU (13-9, 0-1 CUSA) with a pair of doubles victories on courts one and three. The Lady Flames rolled in the singles, securing three consecutive victories in the No. 3, 5 and 6 singles matches for the 4-0 sweep.
The Lady Flames improve to 3-0 in conference action in their debut season in Conference USA. Liberty has yet to drop a single match point in CUSA play.
Liberty increases its winning streak to six consecutive matches. The team's last loss came in a neutral site match, falling 4-2 to Wichita State in Calif. on March 13.
Esther Lovato grabbed career singles win No. 118 on Saturday. The senior leads Liberty with 11 singles victories (11-4) this season. Lovato extends her singles winning streak to seven matches.
Liberty improves 4-5 on the road in 2024.
Thoughts from Head Coach Jeff Maren
"This was a solid weekend for us. We were challenged by two very aggressive teams who fought hard. We needed to play at a high level both days and were able to do that. I'm very proud of the girls! To God be the glory!"
#69 Liberty 4, WKU 0
Singles Competition
1. Paola Cortez (WKU) vs. M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) 6-7 (5-7), 0-3, unfinished
2. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) vs. Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
3. Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) def. Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) vs. Marina Davtyan (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 1-5, unfinished
5. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Samantha Martinez (WKU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Mariana Zegada (WKU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. M. Juliana P. Romero/Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) def. Paola Cortez/Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-2
2. Samantha Martinez/Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Priscila Janikian/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-1
3. Esther Lovato/Sadie Daavettila (LIBERTYW) def. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 7-5
Liberty 13-5 (3-0 CUSA); National ranking #69
WKU 13-9 (0-1 CUSA)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,6)
Doubles
- WKU got the match started with a doubles victory on court two. Priscila Janikian and Maria Turchetto (4-3) were taken down 6-1 by Samantha Martinez and Mariana Zegada.
- Liberty responded with a strong win in the No. 1 singles match. Maria Juliana Parra Romero and Tiffany Nguyen (7-4) cruised past Paola Cortez and Sayda Hernandez 6-2.
- The doubles point came down court three. Esther Lovato and Marina Davtyan (4-0) battled their way to a tight 7-5 triumph over Sofia Blanco and Rachel Hermanova.
Singles
- Lovato boosted the lead to 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over Hernandez in the No. 3 singles match.
- Liberty increased its lead to 3-0 on court five. Daniella O'Neill (9-5) bested Martinez following a tight first set 7-5, 6-2.
- The Lady Flames secured the match winning fourth point in the No. 6 singles match. Turchetto topped Zegeda with an identical score to court five, 7-5, 6-2.
- In the final three matches remaining, Liberty held a first set lead on courts one and four.
Up Next
Liberty sets off for another Conference USA road trip, visiting UTEP (4-12, 0-3 CUSA) Friday and going against New Mexico State (5-10, 2-1 CUSA) on Saturday. Friday's match is set for a 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MT at the El Paso Tennis Club. Saturday's contest is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET/10 a.m. MT at the NM State Tennis Center.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
73UF
Paola Cortez / 0 [WKU]
60UF
#2 Singles Match
123
45UF
Rachel Hermanova / 0 [WKU]
64UF
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Sayda Hernandez / 0 [WKU]
41
#4 Singles Match
123
65UF
Sunskrithi Damera / 0 [WKU]
41UF
#5 Singles Match
12
76
Samantha Martinez / 0 [WKU]
52
#6 Singles Match
12
76
Mariana Zegada / 0 [WKU]
52
Order of Finish:
3,5,6
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