Friday, September 13
Elon, N.C.
TBA
Liberty University
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Jimmy Powell Invitational
Women’s Tennis Opens Fall Season at Jimmy Powell Invitational with Solid Doubles Performance
9/14/2024 10:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ELON, N.C. – The Liberty women's tennis team made its fall season debut at the Jimmy Powell Invitational hosted by Elon this weekend. Liberty left the five-team, two-day event with a 13-6 overall record and a 7-1 team doubles record.
Liberty freshman Yoanna Radulova collected her first collegiate wins while not dropping a match over the weekend. The Plovdiv, Bulgaria native earned a 4-0 doubles record with partner Sadie Daavettila and collected a 3-0 singles mark.
The Lady Flames had four participants in the event including returners Daavettila (4-0 doubles, 1-2 singles), Daniella O'Neill (3-1 doubles, 1-1 singles) and Maria Turchetto (3-1 doubles, 1-2 singles).
Liberty faced Elon most of the weekend, collecting a 4-4 overall mark (2-1 doubles, 2-3 singles). The Lady Flames dominated their matches against East Carolina, collecting a 7-0 mark (4-0 doubles, 3-0 singles). Liberty went 2-2 overall (1-0 doubles, 1-2 singles) while matched up with Virginia Tech.
Results
Friday 9/13
Doubles First Round
Flight 2 (3 points per win)
Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (Liberty) def. Joan Madi/Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-1
Flight 3 (2 points per win)
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) def. Anne Lou Champion/Brooke LaFrenz (ECU) 6-2
Team scores following play- Elon 6, Liberty 5, East Carolina 4, Virginia Tech 3, North Carolina Central 1
Doubles Second Round
Flight 1 (4 points per win)-
Daniella O'Neil/Maria Turchetto (Liberty) def. Charlotte Cartledge/Linda Ziets-Segura (VT) 7-6 (5)
Flight 2 (3 points per win)
Daniella O'Neil/Maria Turchetto (Liberty) def. Joan Madi/Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-1
Flight 3 (2 points per win)
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) def. Anne Lou Champion/Brooke LaFrenz (ECU) 6-2
Exhibition
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) def. Patricia Palencia (NCCU)/Miray Konar (Elon) 6-4
Team Scores following play- East Carolina 13, Liberty 9, Elon 6, North Carolina Central 6, Virginia Tech 3
Singles First Round
Sarikulaya (Elon) def. O'Neill (LU) 6-2, 6-2
Bergerson (Elon) def. Turchetto (LU) 6-4, 7-5
Kranec (Elon) def. Daavettila (LU) 6-4, 6-2
Radulova (LU) def. Konar (Elon) 4-6, 7-5, 13-11
Saturday 9/14
Doubles Third Round
Lisa Kranec/Simone Bergeron (Elon) def. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LU) 6-1
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (LU) def. Ella Suk/Mariana Reding (Elon) 6-3
Singles Second Round
Laima Frosch (VT) def. Maria Turchetto (LU) 7-5, 7-5
Linda Ziets-Segura (VT) def. Sadie Daavettila (LU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
Yoanna Radulova (LU) def. Samantha Tepes (VT) 6-0, 6-1
Daniella O'Neill (LU) def. Madison Cordisco (Elon) 6-2, 6-2
Singles Third Round
Yoanna Radulova (LU) def. Ines Bachir (ECU) 6-3, 6-3
Maria Turchetto (LU) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-3, 6-4
Sadie Daavettila (LU) def. Anne Lou Champion (ECU) 6-2, 6-4, 10-7
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the ITA Atlantic Regional hosted by Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The event is set for Oct. 17-Oct. 22.
Liberty freshman Yoanna Radulova collected her first collegiate wins while not dropping a match over the weekend. The Plovdiv, Bulgaria native earned a 4-0 doubles record with partner Sadie Daavettila and collected a 3-0 singles mark.
The Lady Flames had four participants in the event including returners Daavettila (4-0 doubles, 1-2 singles), Daniella O'Neill (3-1 doubles, 1-1 singles) and Maria Turchetto (3-1 doubles, 1-2 singles).
Liberty faced Elon most of the weekend, collecting a 4-4 overall mark (2-1 doubles, 2-3 singles). The Lady Flames dominated their matches against East Carolina, collecting a 7-0 mark (4-0 doubles, 3-0 singles). Liberty went 2-2 overall (1-0 doubles, 1-2 singles) while matched up with Virginia Tech.
Results
Friday 9/13
Doubles First Round
Flight 2 (3 points per win)
Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (Liberty) def. Joan Madi/Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-1
Flight 3 (2 points per win)
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) def. Anne Lou Champion/Brooke LaFrenz (ECU) 6-2
Team scores following play- Elon 6, Liberty 5, East Carolina 4, Virginia Tech 3, North Carolina Central 1
Doubles Second Round
Flight 1 (4 points per win)-
Daniella O'Neil/Maria Turchetto (Liberty) def. Charlotte Cartledge/Linda Ziets-Segura (VT) 7-6 (5)
Flight 2 (3 points per win)
Daniella O'Neil/Maria Turchetto (Liberty) def. Joan Madi/Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-1
Flight 3 (2 points per win)
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) def. Anne Lou Champion/Brooke LaFrenz (ECU) 6-2
Exhibition
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) def. Patricia Palencia (NCCU)/Miray Konar (Elon) 6-4
Team Scores following play- East Carolina 13, Liberty 9, Elon 6, North Carolina Central 6, Virginia Tech 3
Singles First Round
Sarikulaya (Elon) def. O'Neill (LU) 6-2, 6-2
Bergerson (Elon) def. Turchetto (LU) 6-4, 7-5
Kranec (Elon) def. Daavettila (LU) 6-4, 6-2
Radulova (LU) def. Konar (Elon) 4-6, 7-5, 13-11
Saturday 9/14
Doubles Third Round
Lisa Kranec/Simone Bergeron (Elon) def. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LU) 6-1
Yoanna Radulova/Sadie Daavettila (LU) def. Ella Suk/Mariana Reding (Elon) 6-3
Singles Second Round
Laima Frosch (VT) def. Maria Turchetto (LU) 7-5, 7-5
Linda Ziets-Segura (VT) def. Sadie Daavettila (LU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
Yoanna Radulova (LU) def. Samantha Tepes (VT) 6-0, 6-1
Daniella O'Neill (LU) def. Madison Cordisco (Elon) 6-2, 6-2
Singles Third Round
Yoanna Radulova (LU) def. Ines Bachir (ECU) 6-3, 6-3
Maria Turchetto (LU) def. Isabella Rivera Ortiz (ECU) 6-3, 6-4
Sadie Daavettila (LU) def. Anne Lou Champion (ECU) 6-2, 6-4, 10-7
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the ITA Atlantic Regional hosted by Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The event is set for Oct. 17-Oct. 22.
Team Stats
# Doubles Match
# Singles Match
Players Mentioned
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