Friday, September 19
Elon, NC
Liberty University
at
Jimmy Powell Invitational
Liberty Impresses at Jimmy Powell Invitational
9/21/2025 1:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ELON, N.C. – The Liberty women's tennis team began its fall season with a strong outing at the Jimmy Powell Invitational hosted by Elon. Liberty collected an overall 7-6 singles record and a 4-2 doubles record.
The Lady Flames faced a mix of opponents, including challengers from Elon, UNCG, Richmond and Virginia Tech.
Yoanna Radulova, who only played on day one of the event, went undefeated in two singles matches and a doubles match, playing with Maria Turchetto on Friday.
Freshman Aranai Martinez made her Liberty debut over the weekend. The Vigo, Spain, native earned a 2-1 singles mark and a 2-1 doubles record playing alongside Celina Joseph and Turchetto. Joseph was the only other Lady Flame with two singles victories (2-1) and two doubles triumphs (2-1) playing with Martinez and Sadie Daavettila.
In one of the tighter matches of the weekend, Joseph and Daavettila found themselves trailing Richmond's Abby Lee and Amy Walsh 5-2 and faced a match point. The Liberty duo fought back, including multiple games with match-deciding deuce points, rattling off five straight games to take a 7-5 win.
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the Martha Thorn Invite, hosted by West Virginia. The Lady Flames will be heading to Morgantown, W.Va., for the three-day event beginning on Oct. 3.
The Lady Flames faced a mix of opponents, including challengers from Elon, UNCG, Richmond and Virginia Tech.
Yoanna Radulova, who only played on day one of the event, went undefeated in two singles matches and a doubles match, playing with Maria Turchetto on Friday.
Freshman Aranai Martinez made her Liberty debut over the weekend. The Vigo, Spain, native earned a 2-1 singles mark and a 2-1 doubles record playing alongside Celina Joseph and Turchetto. Joseph was the only other Lady Flame with two singles victories (2-1) and two doubles triumphs (2-1) playing with Martinez and Sadie Daavettila.
In one of the tighter matches of the weekend, Joseph and Daavettila found themselves trailing Richmond's Abby Lee and Amy Walsh 5-2 and faced a match point. The Liberty duo fought back, including multiple games with match-deciding deuce points, rattling off five straight games to take a 7-5 win.
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the Martha Thorn Invite, hosted by West Virginia. The Lady Flames will be heading to Morgantown, W.Va., for the three-day event beginning on Oct. 3.
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