Wednesday, April 1
Lynchburg, Va.
2:00 PM
Radford University
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at
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Liberty
WOMEN’S TENNIS FALTERS AGAINST IN-STATE RIVAL LIBERTY, 6-1
4/1/2015 5:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty kept its hopes alive for a Big South women's tennis regular-season championship Wednesday afternoon by defeating Radford, 6-1, at the Hershey-Esbenshade Tennis Courts.
The Flames (16-3, 6-1 Big South) captured all three doubles results and secured five of the six singles points. Gemma Valls was the sole Highlander to record a win, outlasting Evangeline Crist in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)) at No. 3 singles.
The Highlanders (4-10, 1-6 Big South) will return home Friday, April 3, when they take on Presbyterian College. First serve is set for 12 p.m. at the Radford University Tennis Complex.
Liberty (6) def. Radford (1)
Hershey-Esbenshade Tennis Courts (Lynchburg, Va.)
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Doubles competition
1. Maria Khval / Brittany Yang (LU) def. Natalie Sayer / Gemma Valls (RU), 8-5
2. Evangeline Crist / Valerie Thong (LU) def. Taylor Newman / Taylor Fay (RU), 8-1
3. Emily Groeneveld / Belen Rivera (LU) def. Grace Sarver / Meg Napolitano (RU), 8-4
Order of finish: 2, 1*, 3
Singles competition
1. Belen Rivera (LU) def. Taylor Newman (RU), 6-4, 6-3
2. Maria Khval (LU) def. Natalie Sayer (RU), 6-2, 6-1
3. Gemma Valls (RU) def. Evangeline Crist (LU), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
4. Brittany Yang (LU) def. Taylor Fay (RU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Nicola Wellman (LU) def. Meg Napolitano (RU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Emily Groeneveld (LU) def. Grace Sarver (RU), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Order of finish: 5, 2, 4*, 1, 6, 3
Match Notes
Radford (4-10, 1-6 Big South)
Liberty (16-3, 6-1 Big South)
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty kept its hopes alive for a Big South women's tennis regular-season championship Wednesday afternoon by defeating Radford, 6-1, at the Hershey-Esbenshade Tennis Courts.
The Flames (16-3, 6-1 Big South) captured all three doubles results and secured five of the six singles points. Gemma Valls was the sole Highlander to record a win, outlasting Evangeline Crist in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)) at No. 3 singles.
The Highlanders (4-10, 1-6 Big South) will return home Friday, April 3, when they take on Presbyterian College. First serve is set for 12 p.m. at the Radford University Tennis Complex.
Liberty (6) def. Radford (1)
Hershey-Esbenshade Tennis Courts (Lynchburg, Va.)
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Doubles competition
1. Maria Khval / Brittany Yang (LU) def. Natalie Sayer / Gemma Valls (RU), 8-5
2. Evangeline Crist / Valerie Thong (LU) def. Taylor Newman / Taylor Fay (RU), 8-1
3. Emily Groeneveld / Belen Rivera (LU) def. Grace Sarver / Meg Napolitano (RU), 8-4
Order of finish: 2, 1*, 3
Singles competition
1. Belen Rivera (LU) def. Taylor Newman (RU), 6-4, 6-3
2. Maria Khval (LU) def. Natalie Sayer (RU), 6-2, 6-1
3. Gemma Valls (RU) def. Evangeline Crist (LU), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
4. Brittany Yang (LU) def. Taylor Fay (RU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Nicola Wellman (LU) def. Meg Napolitano (RU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Emily Groeneveld (LU) def. Grace Sarver (RU), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Order of finish: 5, 2, 4*, 1, 6, 3
Match Notes
Radford (4-10, 1-6 Big South)
Liberty (16-3, 6-1 Big South)
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