Sunday, March 23
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
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UTEP
Liberty Secures 2-0 Weekend with 4-0 Sweep over UTEP
3/23/2025 3:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty (8-10, 2-0 CUSA) opened the Conference USA season with a dominant display, sweeping UTEP (6-7, 0-4 CUSA) 4-0 to earn a 2-0 CUSA weekend on Sunday. The Lady Flames bested Middle Tennessee 4-1 on Friday.
The Lady Flames came out on fire in doubles with wins on courts one and three. Daniella O'Neil and Turchetto blazed past their foes with a 6-0 final in the No. 1 doubles match. Yu-Yun Chen and Celina Joseph breezed past their counterparts with a 6-1 final on court three.
Liberty blazed by the Miners in the singles round with three swift victories. Joseph topped her foe 6-3, 6-0 on court six and O'Neill toppled her match partner 6-4, 6-0. Anika Lemus clinched the match-winning fourth point with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Wendy Zhang in the No. 5 singles match.
Liberty won every first set including Chen battling back down from 4-2 for a 7-5 set victory.
The Lady Flames improve to 5-5 at home this season with a 2-0 record outdoors in Lynchburg. Liberty gets a 4-0 victory over UTEP for the second consecutive season.
Liberty 4, UTEP 0
Singles Competition
1. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) vs. Carlotta Mencaglia (UTEP) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
2. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) vs. Hanna Telzynska (UTEP) 7-5, 1-0, unfinished
3. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Paloma Hennicaux (UTEP) 6-4, 6-0
4. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) vs. V. Carreño Torres (UTEP) 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
5. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) def. Wendy Zhang (UTEP) 6-1, 6-1
6. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) def. DeCora Antoine (UTEP) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Carlotta Mencaglia/V. Carreño Torres (UTEP) 6-0
2. Anika Lemus/Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) vs. Hanna Telzynska/DeCora Antoine (UTEP) 3-3, unfinished
3. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) def. Paloma Hennicaux/Wendy Zhang (UTEP) 6-1
UTEP 6-7 (0-4)
Liberty 8-10 (2-0)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,3,5)
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (8-10, 2-0 CUSA) sets off for a two-match trip to Miami, Fla., to take on No. 66 FIU (9-2, 1-0 CUSA) and New Mexico State (11-7, 1-1 CUSA). The Lady Flames take on the Panthers at 12 p.m. Friday and battle the Aggies in a neutral-site match on Saturday at 11 a.m. Both matches will be played at the PayGo Tennis Center.
The Lady Flames came out on fire in doubles with wins on courts one and three. Daniella O'Neil and Turchetto blazed past their foes with a 6-0 final in the No. 1 doubles match. Yu-Yun Chen and Celina Joseph breezed past their counterparts with a 6-1 final on court three.
Liberty blazed by the Miners in the singles round with three swift victories. Joseph topped her foe 6-3, 6-0 on court six and O'Neill toppled her match partner 6-4, 6-0. Anika Lemus clinched the match-winning fourth point with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Wendy Zhang in the No. 5 singles match.
Liberty won every first set including Chen battling back down from 4-2 for a 7-5 set victory.
The Lady Flames improve to 5-5 at home this season with a 2-0 record outdoors in Lynchburg. Liberty gets a 4-0 victory over UTEP for the second consecutive season.
Liberty 4, UTEP 0
Singles Competition
1. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) vs. Carlotta Mencaglia (UTEP) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
2. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) vs. Hanna Telzynska (UTEP) 7-5, 1-0, unfinished
3. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Paloma Hennicaux (UTEP) 6-4, 6-0
4. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) vs. V. Carreño Torres (UTEP) 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
5. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) def. Wendy Zhang (UTEP) 6-1, 6-1
6. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) def. DeCora Antoine (UTEP) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Carlotta Mencaglia/V. Carreño Torres (UTEP) 6-0
2. Anika Lemus/Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) vs. Hanna Telzynska/DeCora Antoine (UTEP) 3-3, unfinished
3. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) def. Paloma Hennicaux/Wendy Zhang (UTEP) 6-1
UTEP 6-7 (0-4)
Liberty 8-10 (2-0)
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,3,5)
Lady Flames News & Notes
- O'Neill and Joseph each earned 4-0 weekends, going 2-0 in singles and doubles play.
- Liberty 4-0 overall in doubles this weekend. The team has picked up the doubles point in six of the past seven matches.
Up Next
Liberty (8-10, 2-0 CUSA) sets off for a two-match trip to Miami, Fla., to take on No. 66 FIU (9-2, 1-0 CUSA) and New Mexico State (11-7, 1-1 CUSA). The Lady Flames take on the Panthers at 12 p.m. Friday and battle the Aggies in a neutral-site match on Saturday at 11 a.m. Both matches will be played at the PayGo Tennis Center.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Carlotta Mencaglia / 0 [UTEP]
410
64UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Hanna Telzynska / 0 [UTEP]
500
71UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Paloma Hennicaux / 0 [UTEP]
40
66
#4 Singles Match
123
V. Carreno Torres / 0 [UTEP]
310
63UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Wendy Zhang / 0 [UTEP]
11
66
#6 Singles Match
12
DeCora Antoine / 0 [UTEP]
30
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,5
Players Mentioned
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