Friday, April 10
Richmond, Va.
2:00 PM ET
Liberty University
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Lady Flames Fall 4-3 at Richmond
4/10/2026 7:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis
RICHMOND, Va. – The Liberty women's tennis team (12-9) fell 4-3 in their final regular season match of the 2026 season at Richmond (8-9) on Friday afternoon.
The Lady Flames secured singles victories at the No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5 positions but were unable to overcome Richmond's advantage in doubles play.
Richmond secured the doubles point with wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 1 doubles. Beatriz Guerra and Abby Lee defeated Anika Lemus and Candy Wai, 6-3, at No. 3 doubles. Liberty's Daniella O'Neill and Milana Tsulygina managed a 7-5 win at No. 2 doubles over Elizabeth Novak and Lucy Webber, but it was not enough to claim the doubles point. Richmond's Lara Bakhaya and Sofia Barbulescu clinched the point with a 7-5 victory over Yoanna Radulova and Maria Turchetto on court one.
In singles play, Liberty evened the overall score quickly, starting with Joseph's dominant 6-2, 6-4 win over Guerra at No. 5 singles. Turchetto added another point for Liberty with a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Novak at No. 2 singles for a 2-1 advantage. Richmond responded at No. 3 singles as Webber overcame Yoanna Radulova in three sets, 6-0, 1-6, 6-3, leveling the dual at 2-2.
Tsulygina gave Liberty another lead at No. 4 singles, defeating Lee in a tight three-set match, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Richmond then tied the score again as Barbulescu edged out O'Neill at No. 1 singles, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The decisive point came at No. 6 singles, where Lainey O'Neil clinched the match for the Spiders by defeating Lemus in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Richmond secured the dual match with a final score of 4-3.
Liberty concludes its stretch of eight consecutive road games to close the 2026 regular season. They went 3-5 across the stretch. The team prepares for the 2026 Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship, with brackets announced on Monday.
Lady Flames News & Notes
Liberty awaits the release of the 2026 CUSA Women's Tennis Championship bracket, set to be released on Monday.
The Lady Flames secured singles victories at the No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5 positions but were unable to overcome Richmond's advantage in doubles play.
Richmond secured the doubles point with wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 1 doubles. Beatriz Guerra and Abby Lee defeated Anika Lemus and Candy Wai, 6-3, at No. 3 doubles. Liberty's Daniella O'Neill and Milana Tsulygina managed a 7-5 win at No. 2 doubles over Elizabeth Novak and Lucy Webber, but it was not enough to claim the doubles point. Richmond's Lara Bakhaya and Sofia Barbulescu clinched the point with a 7-5 victory over Yoanna Radulova and Maria Turchetto on court one.
In singles play, Liberty evened the overall score quickly, starting with Joseph's dominant 6-2, 6-4 win over Guerra at No. 5 singles. Turchetto added another point for Liberty with a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Novak at No. 2 singles for a 2-1 advantage. Richmond responded at No. 3 singles as Webber overcame Yoanna Radulova in three sets, 6-0, 1-6, 6-3, leveling the dual at 2-2.
Tsulygina gave Liberty another lead at No. 4 singles, defeating Lee in a tight three-set match, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Richmond then tied the score again as Barbulescu edged out O'Neill at No. 1 singles, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The decisive point came at No. 6 singles, where Lainey O'Neil clinched the match for the Spiders by defeating Lemus in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Richmond secured the dual match with a final score of 4-3.
Liberty concludes its stretch of eight consecutive road games to close the 2026 regular season. They went 3-5 across the stretch. The team prepares for the 2026 Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship, with brackets announced on Monday.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty is now collectively 70-42 (.625) in singles and 32-22 (.593) in doubles.
- The Lady Flames continue to dominate at No. 4 (15-5) and No. 5 (14-6) singles. Tsulygina (15-4) owns an 8-3 mark in the No. 4 spot, while Joseph (14-5) sports a 7-0 mark at No. 5.
- Tsulygina leads the team with a 15-4 singles mark.
- Turchetto improved to 4-2 in the No. 2 singles slot.
- Liberty has seceded the doubles point in the last five matches.
- The Lady Flames' No. 2 pair of O'Neill and Tsulygina improved to 11-7, leading all pairings.
Liberty awaits the release of the 2026 CUSA Women's Tennis Championship bracket, set to be released on Monday.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
644
Sofia Barbulescu / 0 [UR]
466
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Elizabeth Novak / 0 [UR]
32
#3 Singles Match
123
063
Lucy Webber / 0 [UR]
616
#4 Singles Match
123
176
Abby Lee / 0 [UR]
663
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Beatriz Guerra / 0 [UR]
24
#6 Singles Match
123
362
Lainey O'Neil / 0 [UR]
646
Order of Finish:
5,2,3,4,1,6
Players Mentioned
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