Friday, March 28
Miami, Fla.
12:00 PM ET
Liberty University
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No. 46 FIU
Lady Flames Swept 4-0 by No. 43 FIU in CUSA Championship Rematch
3/28/2025 8:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MIAMI, Fla. – The Lady Flames (8-11, 2-1 CUSA) were defeated in quick succession, 4-0 by No. 46 FIU (11-2, 1-0 CUSA) on the road Friday. Liberty opened the first of a pair of matches in consecutive days with a loss to the reigning CUSA champions. The Lady Flames take on New Mexico State (11-7, 1-1 CUSA) on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Panthers earned the doubles point 2-1 with triumphs on courts two and three. Daniella O'Neill and Maria Turchetto were victorious 7-5 on court one against the conference rivals. Liberty's Yoanna Radulova and Anika Lemus entered a tiebreaker on court two, but fell 7-6 (2).
Yu-Yun Chen had her six-match singles winning streak snapped, falling 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 2 singles match. Radulova was bested on court one 6-2, 6-2 against No. 77 Ekaterina Khairutdinova. The Panthers secured the match-clinching fourth point from Katerina Mandelikova in the No. 4 singles match. Maria Turchetto fought back in the second set but fell 6-0, 6-4.
Three matches were left unfinished, including Lemus in the midst of a first-set tiebreaker at 6-6 (1-1).
No. 1 seed FIU bested No. 2 seed Liberty 4-1 in the CUSA Women's Tennis Championship on these same courts last season.
#46 FIU 4, Liberty 0
Singles Competition
1. #77 E. Khairutdinova (FIU) def. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 6-3
2. #88 Oyinlomo Quadre (FIU) def. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-1
3. Valery Gynina (FIU) vs. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 3-4, unfinished
4. Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-4
5. Dana Baidaulet (FIU) vs. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) 6-6, unfinished
6. Aleksandra Simeva (FIU) vs. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. E. Khairutdinova/Oyinlomo Quadre (FIU) 7-5
2. Katerina Mandelikova/Anja Draskovic (FIU) def. Yoanna Radulova/Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) 7-6
3. Valery Gynina/Dana Baidaulet (FIU) def. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-2
Liberty 8-12
FIU 11-2; National ranking #46
Order of Finish: Doubles (); Singles (2,1,4)
T-2:41 A-107
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty battles New Mexico State in a neutral-site match on Saturday at 11 a.m. The match from the PayCargo Tennis Center will be streamed live via TrackTennis.
The Panthers earned the doubles point 2-1 with triumphs on courts two and three. Daniella O'Neill and Maria Turchetto were victorious 7-5 on court one against the conference rivals. Liberty's Yoanna Radulova and Anika Lemus entered a tiebreaker on court two, but fell 7-6 (2).
Yu-Yun Chen had her six-match singles winning streak snapped, falling 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 2 singles match. Radulova was bested on court one 6-2, 6-2 against No. 77 Ekaterina Khairutdinova. The Panthers secured the match-clinching fourth point from Katerina Mandelikova in the No. 4 singles match. Maria Turchetto fought back in the second set but fell 6-0, 6-4.
Three matches were left unfinished, including Lemus in the midst of a first-set tiebreaker at 6-6 (1-1).
No. 1 seed FIU bested No. 2 seed Liberty 4-1 in the CUSA Women's Tennis Championship on these same courts last season.
#46 FIU 4, Liberty 0
Singles Competition
1. #77 E. Khairutdinova (FIU) def. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 6-3
2. #88 Oyinlomo Quadre (FIU) def. Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-1
3. Valery Gynina (FIU) vs. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 3-4, unfinished
4. Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) def. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-0, 6-4
5. Dana Baidaulet (FIU) vs. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) 6-6, unfinished
6. Aleksandra Simeva (FIU) vs. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. E. Khairutdinova/Oyinlomo Quadre (FIU) 7-5
2. Katerina Mandelikova/Anja Draskovic (FIU) def. Yoanna Radulova/Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) 7-6
3. Valery Gynina/Dana Baidaulet (FIU) def. Yu-Yun Chen/Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) 6-2
Liberty 8-12
FIU 11-2; National ranking #46
Order of Finish: Doubles (); Singles (2,1,4)
T-2:41 A-107
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty's No. 1 doubles pair, fresh off being named the CUSA Doubles Pair of the Week, extended its winning streak to four matches. The two improve to 16-13 on the year and 8-8 this spring.
Up Next
Liberty battles New Mexico State in a neutral-site match on Saturday at 11 a.m. The match from the PayCargo Tennis Center will be streamed live via TrackTennis.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
23
E. Khairutdinova / 0 (77/-) [FIU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
01
Oyinlomo Quadre / 0 (88/-) [FIU]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
240
Valery Gynina / 0 [FIU]
63UF
#4 Singles Match
12
04
Katerina Mandelikova / 0 [FIU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
60
Dana Baidaulet / 0 [FIU]
6UF
#6 Singles Match
123
410
Aleksandra Simeva / 0 [FIU]
62UF
Order of Finish:
2,1,4
Players Mentioned
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