Liberty Exhibits Out at Martha Thorn Invitational

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Liberty Lady Flames tennis group completed play on the Martha Thorn Invitational, a five-team occasion hosted by West Virginia. The group collected an general 13-14 report with an 8-10 singles mark and a 5-4 doubles report.
       
Liberty competed amongst a mixture of rivals from West Virginia, Duquesne, Penn State and Virginia. The groups competed throughout three days, with one match every of singles and doubles.

Maria Turchetto, 2-1 in singles for the occasion, secured a victory within the Blue West singles bracket closing, topping Duquesne’s Sofia Perez 6-1, 6-1. The junior wrapped the weekend with an general 4-2 report with a 2-1 mark in doubles with Yoanna Radulova.

Yoanna Radulova reached the Gold East bracket singles finals with a 2-0 begin, however fell in her closing singles match to Virginia’s Katie Rolls 6-4, 6-0. Radulova completed the weekend with a 4-2 mark, with a 2-1 report with Turchetto in doubles

In her Liberty debut, Candy Wai produced the strongest general outing by a Lady Flame with a 5-1 general tally. The switch from Tyler Junior College earned a 2-1 singles mark and an ideal 3-0 doubles report with associate Aranai Martinez. The junior started the weekend with a loss to West Virginia’s Daniella Shved (6-2, 6-2), however bounced again stronger, not dropping a match the remainder of the weekend.

Lady Flames News & Notes

• Celina Joseph completed motion with a 2-1 singles mark. She went 0-3 in doubles with associate Sadie Daavettila.
• Freshman Aranai Martinez was 0-3 in singles motion, however held an ideal 3-0 doubles mark with Wai. Matinez leads all Lady Flames with a 5-1 doubles mark within the early fall season.
• Radulova paces the group with a 4-1 singles report, together with sporting a 3-1 doubles report.

           
Up Next
Liberty will get set for the ITA Atlantic Regional starting on Oct. 16 in Blacksburg, Va. The six-day occasion is hosted by Virginia Tech, with all Lady Flames eligible to compete.