Friday, February 28
Charlotte, N.C.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
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Lady Flames Taken Down 4-0 at Charlotte
2/28/2025 3:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Liberty women's tennis team (4-7) began a three-match road trip with a 4-0 defeat at Charlotte (10-2) on Friday afternoon.
The 49ers took the doubles point with decisive victories on courts three and one. No Liberty duo earned three games in doubles with court two finishing with Charlotte leading 5-2.
Charlotte continued rolling, winning three consecutive singles matches. The home team grabbed triumphs in the No. 6 and 1 singles match with the Lady Flames combining for four games in the losses. The 49ers' Pisca Abbas secured the match-winning fourth point in the No. 5 singles match, taking down Anika Lemus 6-2, 6-2.
The remaining three matches went unfinished. Liberty's Yu-Yun Chen secured a first set triumph over Amira Badawi, finishing up 6-4, 1-2.
Charlotte 4, Liberty 0
Singles Competition
1. Sara Suchankova (CLT) def. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Ni Xi (CLT) vs. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished
3. Amira Badawi (CLT) vs. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
4. Yelyzave Chainykova (CLT) vs. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 2-3, unfinished
5. Prisca Abbas (CLT) def. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 6-2
6. Shona Nakano (CLT) def. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Amira Badawi/Sara Suchankova (CLT) def. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-2
2. Shona Nakano/Ni Xi (CLT) vs. Anika Lemus/Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 5-2, unfinished, unfinished
3. Yelyzave Chainykova/Paula Dougherty (CLT) def. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-2
Liberty 4-7
Charlotte 10-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,1,5)
Up Next
Liberty (4-7) has two remaining road matches this weekend. The Lady Flames meet No. 64 Tulane (5-4) in Charlotte, N.C. in a neutral-site match at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex on Saturday at 1 p.m. Liberty wraps the weekend at UNC Greensboro (2-8) on Sunday at 1 p.m. from the UNCG Tennis Courts.
The 49ers took the doubles point with decisive victories on courts three and one. No Liberty duo earned three games in doubles with court two finishing with Charlotte leading 5-2.
Charlotte continued rolling, winning three consecutive singles matches. The home team grabbed triumphs in the No. 6 and 1 singles match with the Lady Flames combining for four games in the losses. The 49ers' Pisca Abbas secured the match-winning fourth point in the No. 5 singles match, taking down Anika Lemus 6-2, 6-2.
The remaining three matches went unfinished. Liberty's Yu-Yun Chen secured a first set triumph over Amira Badawi, finishing up 6-4, 1-2.
Charlotte 4, Liberty 0
Singles Competition
1. Sara Suchankova (CLT) def. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Ni Xi (CLT) vs. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished
3. Amira Badawi (CLT) vs. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
4. Yelyzave Chainykova (CLT) vs. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 2-3, unfinished
5. Prisca Abbas (CLT) def. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 6-2
6. Shona Nakano (CLT) def. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Amira Badawi/Sara Suchankova (CLT) def. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-2
2. Shona Nakano/Ni Xi (CLT) vs. Anika Lemus/Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 5-2, unfinished, unfinished
3. Yelyzave Chainykova/Paula Dougherty (CLT) def. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-2
Liberty 4-7
Charlotte 10-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,1,5)
Up Next
Liberty (4-7) has two remaining road matches this weekend. The Lady Flames meet No. 64 Tulane (5-4) in Charlotte, N.C. in a neutral-site match at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex on Saturday at 1 p.m. Liberty wraps the weekend at UNC Greensboro (2-8) on Sunday at 1 p.m. from the UNCG Tennis Courts.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
12
Sara Suchankova / 0 [CLT]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
42UF
Ni Xi / 0 [CLT]
62UF
#3 Singles Match
123
61UF
Amira Badawi / 0 [CLT]
42UF
#4 Singles Match
123
13UF
Yelyzave Chainykova / 0 [CLT]
62UF
#5 Singles Match
12
22
Prisca Abbas / 0 [CLT]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
01
Shona Nakano / 0 [CLT]
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,5
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
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/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
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