Women’s Tennis Prepares for First Team Tournament

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Lady Flames tennis team sets off for its second tournament of the fall, at the Martha Thorne Invitational hosted by West Virginia.

The Lady Flames will be competing in the Martha Thorn Invitational for the second consecutive season, after making their debut last Fall. The event is a five-team compass draw with all players guaranteed three singles matches and three doubles matches. Other participating teams include Duquesne, Marshall and Penn State.

Play is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. each day at the Mountaineer Tennis Courts. Matches may be moved to Summit Tennis Academy due to weather. Live streaming will be available only for matches played at Summit Tennis Academy.

Results will be posted on LibertyFlames.com as soon as they become available.

Event/Days/Location: Martha Thorn Invitational | Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2-4 | Mountaineer Tennis Courts | Morgantown, W.Va,

Participating Teams: West Virginia, Liberty, Duquesne, Marshall, Penn State

Liberty Flames Players Participating: Diana Ilie, Celina Joseph, Anika Lemus, Milana Tsulygina, Candy Wai

Tournament Website: https://libertyflames.co/3Vi1SJX

Format: Compass Draw

Schedule:
Friday
Two rounds of doubles
One round of singles

Saturday
One round of doubles
One round of singles

Sunday
One round of singles

Lady Flames News & Notes

Liberty returns all but one athlete from last season's CUSA Championship roster.
Diana Ilie and Milana Tsulygina will be playing in their first full-team Fall tournament. Both athletes joined the team last January.

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Diana Ilie

Celina Joseph

Anika Lemus

Milana Tsulygina

Candy Wai

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