Saturday, October 10
Williamsburg, Va.
Liberty University
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ITA Women's Hall of Fame Invite
Liberty Wraps Play at ITA Women’s Hall of Fame Invite
10/12/2026 2:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Liberty women's tennis team concluded play at the ITA Women's Hall of Fame Invite on Sunday in Williamsburg, Va. The Lady Flames sent six athletes and went 6-12 overall.
Liberty was challenged by a mix of competition from Princeton, North Carolina, UNCW and USC.
The Lady Flames saw stronger results playing a combination of UNC and UNCW. Candy Wai earned a win over UNC's Alana Boyce 6-4, 6-7 (1), 1-0 (7). Anika Lemus and Aranai Marinez went 2-0 on Sunday between singles and doubles.
Results
Singles Competition
Bella Chhiv (UP) def. Diana Ilie (Liberty) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
Dani Borruel (USC) def. Candy Wai (Liberty) 6-3, 6-3
Kiara Zabkova (USC) def. Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 1-0 (10-1)
Pearlie Zhang (UP) def. Celina Joseph (Liberty) 6-4, 6-1
Anna M Fedotova (UP) def. Aranai Martinez (Liberty) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Berklie Simmering (UP) def. Anika Lemus (Liberty) 6-2, 6-2
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Diana Ilie (Liberty) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 1-0 (10-1)
Candy Wai (Liberty) def. Alana Boyce (UNC) 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 1-0 (10-7)
Avery Nguyen (UNC) def. Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) 6-4, 6-3
Aya Manning (UNC) def. Celina Joseph (Liberty) 6-4, 6-3
Aranai Martinez (Liberty) def. Simay Keles (UNCW) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-10)
Anika Lemus (Liberty) def. Katelyn Hubbard (UNCW) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Competition
Pearlie Zhang/Isabella Chhiv (UP) def. Candy Wai/Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) 7-5
Daniela Borruel/Kiara Zabkova (USC) def. Aranai Martinez/Diana Ilie (Liberty) 7-5
Anna M Fedotova/Berklie Simmering (UP) def. Anika Lemus/Celina Joseph (Liberty) 6-2
Alanis Hamilton/Aya Manning (UNC) def. Candy Wai/Aranai Martinez (Liberty) 6-4
Aranai Martinez/Diana Ilie (Liberty) def. Alana Boyce/Avery Nguyen (UNC) 6-2
Anika Lemus/Celina Joseph (Liberty) def. Sophia Catino/Alicia Eberwein (UNCW) 6-4
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty is set to host the 2026 Women's ITA Atlantic Regional beginning on Thursday. The five-day event runs through Monday and consists of over 20 programs from the area.
Liberty was challenged by a mix of competition from Princeton, North Carolina, UNCW and USC.
The Lady Flames saw stronger results playing a combination of UNC and UNCW. Candy Wai earned a win over UNC's Alana Boyce 6-4, 6-7 (1), 1-0 (7). Anika Lemus and Aranai Marinez went 2-0 on Sunday between singles and doubles.
Results
Singles Competition
Bella Chhiv (UP) def. Diana Ilie (Liberty) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
Dani Borruel (USC) def. Candy Wai (Liberty) 6-3, 6-3
Kiara Zabkova (USC) def. Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 1-0 (10-1)
Pearlie Zhang (UP) def. Celina Joseph (Liberty) 6-4, 6-1
Anna M Fedotova (UP) def. Aranai Martinez (Liberty) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Berklie Simmering (UP) def. Anika Lemus (Liberty) 6-2, 6-2
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Diana Ilie (Liberty) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 1-0 (10-1)
Candy Wai (Liberty) def. Alana Boyce (UNC) 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 1-0 (10-7)
Avery Nguyen (UNC) def. Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) 6-4, 6-3
Aya Manning (UNC) def. Celina Joseph (Liberty) 6-4, 6-3
Aranai Martinez (Liberty) def. Simay Keles (UNCW) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-10)
Anika Lemus (Liberty) def. Katelyn Hubbard (UNCW) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Competition
Pearlie Zhang/Isabella Chhiv (UP) def. Candy Wai/Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) 7-5
Daniela Borruel/Kiara Zabkova (USC) def. Aranai Martinez/Diana Ilie (Liberty) 7-5
Anna M Fedotova/Berklie Simmering (UP) def. Anika Lemus/Celina Joseph (Liberty) 6-2
Alanis Hamilton/Aya Manning (UNC) def. Candy Wai/Aranai Martinez (Liberty) 6-4
Aranai Martinez/Diana Ilie (Liberty) def. Alana Boyce/Avery Nguyen (UNC) 6-2
Anika Lemus/Celina Joseph (Liberty) def. Sophia Catino/Alicia Eberwein (UNCW) 6-4
Lady Flames News & Notes
- No Lady Flame earned more than a single win in either singles or doubles.
- Lemus and Martinez were the only athletes to pick up victories in both formats.
Up Next
Liberty is set to host the 2026 Women's ITA Atlantic Regional beginning on Thursday. The five-day event runs through Monday and consists of over 20 programs from the area.
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