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Friday, January 24
Lynchburg, Va.
12:00 PM ET
Liberty University
vs
Wake Forest
Lady Flames Welcome Wake Forest on Friday
1/23/2025 2:38:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty women's tennis seeks its first-ever victory over an ACC opponent when it hosts Wake Forest on Friday at noon. The Lady Flames (1-2) look to even in its 2025 record while the Demon Deacons (2-1) seek a three-game winning streak.
The Lady Flames are coming off a 1-2 opening weekend with a 4-0 win over Longwood, a 4-3 loss hosting Elon and a 6-1 defeat at Clemson. Liberty hopes to earn its first-ever triumph over an ACC opponent in over 10 opportunities including foes such as Clemson, Maryland and Virginia Tech.
Despite the record over the opening weekend, multiple Liberty athletes impressed in their first spring matches. Freshmen Yoanna Radulova (3-0 singles, 2-1 doubles) and Yu-Yun Chen (2-1 singles, 1-2 doubles) shined playing across multiple singles positions in the top three of the lineup. Radulova earned a gritty 5-7, 7-6 (1), 1-0 (8) triumph over Clemson's Romana Ciskova on Sunday.
Four freshmen look to have pivotal roles on the Lady Flames including Anika Lemus (0-2 singles, 2-1 doubles) and Celina Joseph (1-2 singles).
Liberty and Wake Forest will be meeting for the first time since 2019 with the Demon Deacons holding a 3-0 series lead over the Lady Flames.
Lady Flames News & Notes
The Lady Flames are coming off a 1-2 opening weekend with a 4-0 win over Longwood, a 4-3 loss hosting Elon and a 6-1 defeat at Clemson. Liberty hopes to earn its first-ever triumph over an ACC opponent in over 10 opportunities including foes such as Clemson, Maryland and Virginia Tech.
Despite the record over the opening weekend, multiple Liberty athletes impressed in their first spring matches. Freshmen Yoanna Radulova (3-0 singles, 2-1 doubles) and Yu-Yun Chen (2-1 singles, 1-2 doubles) shined playing across multiple singles positions in the top three of the lineup. Radulova earned a gritty 5-7, 7-6 (1), 1-0 (8) triumph over Clemson's Romana Ciskova on Sunday.
Four freshmen look to have pivotal roles on the Lady Flames including Anika Lemus (0-2 singles, 2-1 doubles) and Celina Joseph (1-2 singles).
Liberty and Wake Forest will be meeting for the first time since 2019 with the Demon Deacons holding a 3-0 series lead over the Lady Flames.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty's doubles impressed with two doubles points and an overall 5-3 record
- When the Lady Flames faced off against Clemson last Sunday, the team was coming off two matches on Friday. Liberty has no other matches scheduled this week and is beginning a stretch of three consecutive single-match weeks.
- Liberty begins the 2025 season with seven of eight matches at home. Friday's match will be the third at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center. The Lady Flames were a perfect 9-0 at home in 2024.
- Including the fall season, Radulova currently holds a four-match singles winning streak.
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