Monday, March 23
Farmville, Va.
2:00 PM ET
Liberty University
7
at
0
Longwood
Women’s Tennis Earns 7-0 Sweep at Longwood
3/23/2026 5:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FARMVILLE, Va. – Liberty (11-5) earned a sweep on Monday with a 7-0 triumph at Longwood (6-6). The Lady Flames earned their 14th consecutive victory against the Lancers.
The Lady Flames secured what turned out to be a tight doubles round, despite the 2-0 mark. Daniella O'Neill and Milana Tsulygina handled business on court two with a 6-0 sweep. Liberty secured the doubles point on court three thanks to Anika Lemus and Candy Wai. The duo held a 5-2 lead that Longwood managed to even at 5-5. Liberty prevailed with clutch games to earn the 7-5 triumph. Court one went unfinished in a tiebreaker despite Yoanna Radulova and Maria Turchetto, themselves, fighting back from a 2-5 deficit.
Lemus kept the winning going with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Genevieve Dickey in the No. 6 singles match. O'Neill followed with her fourth-straight singles victory, with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Ga Hyun Song Kwon.
The Lady Flames clinched the match-winning fourth point on court five, with Celina Joseph earning a 6-2. 6-2 victory over Alexandra Magia.
Play continued as Liberty claimed three additional singles wins to secure the 7-0 sweep. Maria Turchetto (6-4, 6-4), Milana Tsulygina (5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (4)) and Candy Wai (6-2, 6-1) each secured victories.
Liberty 7, Longwood 0
Singles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. SONG,Bali (LU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. FERNANDO,Hima (LU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Milana Tsulygina (LIBERTYW) def. VAN EIJKELENBURG,F (LU) 5-7, 6-4, 10-4
4. Candy Wai (LIBERTYW) def. IZARRA,Oriana (LU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) def. MAGIA,Alexandra (LU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) def. DICKEY,Genevieve (LU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. IZARRA,Oriana/SONG,Bali (LU) vs. Yoanna Radulova/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-6, unfinished
2.Daniella O'Neill/Milana Tsulygina (LIBERTYW) def. VAN EIJKELENBURG,F/MAGIA,Alexandra (LU) 6-1
3. Anika Lemus/Candy Wai (LIBERTYW) def. FERNANDO,Hima/GNILOZUBOVA,E (LU) 7-5
Liberty 11-5
Longwood 6-6
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,1,5,4,2,3)
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (11-5) prepares for two matches in Williamsburg, Va., this weekend. The Lady Flames will take on Charlotte (15-3) on Saturday and William & Mary (12-3) on Sunday.
The Lady Flames secured what turned out to be a tight doubles round, despite the 2-0 mark. Daniella O'Neill and Milana Tsulygina handled business on court two with a 6-0 sweep. Liberty secured the doubles point on court three thanks to Anika Lemus and Candy Wai. The duo held a 5-2 lead that Longwood managed to even at 5-5. Liberty prevailed with clutch games to earn the 7-5 triumph. Court one went unfinished in a tiebreaker despite Yoanna Radulova and Maria Turchetto, themselves, fighting back from a 2-5 deficit.
Lemus kept the winning going with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Genevieve Dickey in the No. 6 singles match. O'Neill followed with her fourth-straight singles victory, with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Ga Hyun Song Kwon.
The Lady Flames clinched the match-winning fourth point on court five, with Celina Joseph earning a 6-2. 6-2 victory over Alexandra Magia.
Play continued as Liberty claimed three additional singles wins to secure the 7-0 sweep. Maria Turchetto (6-4, 6-4), Milana Tsulygina (5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (4)) and Candy Wai (6-2, 6-1) each secured victories.
Liberty 7, Longwood 0
Singles Competition
1. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) def. SONG,Bali (LU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. FERNANDO,Hima (LU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Milana Tsulygina (LIBERTYW) def. VAN EIJKELENBURG,F (LU) 5-7, 6-4, 10-4
4. Candy Wai (LIBERTYW) def. IZARRA,Oriana (LU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) def. MAGIA,Alexandra (LU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) def. DICKEY,Genevieve (LU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. IZARRA,Oriana/SONG,Bali (LU) vs. Yoanna Radulova/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) 6-6, unfinished
2.Daniella O'Neill/Milana Tsulygina (LIBERTYW) def. VAN EIJKELENBURG,F/MAGIA,Alexandra (LU) 6-1
3. Anika Lemus/Candy Wai (LIBERTYW) def. FERNANDO,Hima/GNILOZUBOVA,E (LU) 7-5
Liberty 11-5
Longwood 6-6
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,1,5,4,2,3)
Lady Flames News & Notes
- The Lady Flames now own a 5-4 record away from Lynchburg.
- Liberty owns a collective 58-28 (.674) singles record and a 29-12 (.707) doubles mark.
- Joseph (11-4) and Tsulygina (11-3) still share the best singles record on the team.
- O'Neill (9-3) improves to 7-2 in the No. 1 singles position.
- Liberty is currently 2-1 on a stretch of eight consecutive road matches to wrap the regular season.
Up Next
Liberty (11-5) prepares for two matches in Williamsburg, Va., this weekend. The Lady Flames will take on Charlotte (15-3) on Saturday and William & Mary (12-3) on Sunday.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
66
SONG,Bali / 0 [LU]
32
#2 Singles Match
12
66
FERNANDO,Hima / 0 [LU]
44
#3 Singles Match
123
5610
VAN EIJKELENBURG,F / 0 [LU]
747
#4 Singles Match
12
66
IZARRA,Oriana / 0 [LU]
34
#5 Singles Match
12
66
MAGIA,Alexandra / 0 [LU]
22
#6 Singles Match
12
66
DICKEY,Genevieve / 0 [LU]
11
Order of Finish:
6,1,5,4,2,3
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