Sunday, March 16
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
2
vs
5
Richmond
Liberty Upended by Richmond 5-2
3/16/2025 4:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty was unable to crawl back from a 3-0 deficit, falling 5-2 to Richmond at home on Sunday afternoon.
Richmond picked up a doubles match, 6-3 on court three but the Lady Flames responded with a 6-3 triumph on court one. The No. 2 doubles pair of Yoanna Radulova and Anika Lemus faced a 5-2 deficit and cut the lead in half but were taken down 6-4.
The Spiders secured the first two singles points with triumphs on courts six and one to take a 3-0 match lead. Liberty's Yu-Yun Chen picked up a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory on court three.
Richmond earned the match-winning fourth point in the No. 2 singles match as Andrea Campodonico topped Daniella O'Neill 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Two matches remained after the Spiders clinched the victory. Maria Turchetto battled for three sets in a back-and-forth match. The sophomore returned from down 2-4 in the third set but ultimately fell 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 (2). Anika Lemus needed a third-set super tiebreak for a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 10-6 triumph.
Liberty falls to Richmond for the first time since 2014, snapping a six-match winning streak against the Spiders.
Richmond 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. Sofia Barbulescu (URWT) def. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-3
2. Andrea Campodonico (URWT) def. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) def. Abby Lee (URWT) 6-2, 6-1
4. Lara Bakhaya (URWT) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) def. Elizabeth Novak (URWT) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
6. Claire Le Du (URWT) def. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Lara Bakhaya/Andrea Campodonico (URWT) 6-3
2. Elizabeth Novak/Sofia Barbulescu (URWT) def. Anika Lemus/Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-4
3. Claire Le Du/Lainey O'Neil (URWT) def. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-3
Richmond 5-4
Liberty 6-10
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,1,3,2,4,5)
T-3:06
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty opens up Conference USA play next week with a pair of matches facing Middle Tennessee (10-5) on Friday at 3 p.m. and UTEP (6-4) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's match against the Blue Raiders will be streamed live on ESPN+. Both matches will be played at the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Richmond picked up a doubles match, 6-3 on court three but the Lady Flames responded with a 6-3 triumph on court one. The No. 2 doubles pair of Yoanna Radulova and Anika Lemus faced a 5-2 deficit and cut the lead in half but were taken down 6-4.
The Spiders secured the first two singles points with triumphs on courts six and one to take a 3-0 match lead. Liberty's Yu-Yun Chen picked up a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory on court three.
Richmond earned the match-winning fourth point in the No. 2 singles match as Andrea Campodonico topped Daniella O'Neill 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Two matches remained after the Spiders clinched the victory. Maria Turchetto battled for three sets in a back-and-forth match. The sophomore returned from down 2-4 in the third set but ultimately fell 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 (2). Anika Lemus needed a third-set super tiebreak for a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 10-6 triumph.
Liberty falls to Richmond for the first time since 2014, snapping a six-match winning streak against the Spiders.
Richmond 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. Sofia Barbulescu (URWT) def. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-3
2. Andrea Campodonico (URWT) def. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) def. Abby Lee (URWT) 6-2, 6-1
4. Lara Bakhaya (URWT) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) def. Elizabeth Novak (URWT) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
6. Claire Le Du (URWT) def. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Lara Bakhaya/Andrea Campodonico (URWT) 6-3
2. Elizabeth Novak/Sofia Barbulescu (URWT) def. Anika Lemus/Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-4
3. Claire Le Du/Lainey O'Neil (URWT) def. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-3
Richmond 5-4
Liberty 6-10
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,1,3,2,4,5)
T-3:06
Lady Flames News & Notes
- With their doubles loss, Chen and Joseph had their four-match win broken.
- Chen extends her singles winning streak to five consecutive matches, all in the No. 3 slot.
- Liberty falls to 3-5 at home this spring.
Up Next
Liberty opens up Conference USA play next week with a pair of matches facing Middle Tennessee (10-5) on Friday at 3 p.m. and UTEP (6-4) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's match against the Blue Raiders will be streamed live on ESPN+. Both matches will be played at the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Sofia Barbulescu / 0 [URWT]
66
03
#2 Singles Match
12
Andrea Campodonico / 0 [URWT]
76
62
#3 Singles Match
12
Abby Lee / 0 [URWT]
21
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Lara Bakhaya / 0 [URWT]
647
266
#5 Singles Match
123
Elizabeth Novak / 0 [URWT]
660
731
#6 Singles Match
12
Claire Le Du / 0 [URWT]
66
12
Order of Finish:
6,1,3,2,4,5
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