LYNCHBURG, Va. – WKU Women's Tennis lost 4-1 to Liberty on Saturday at the Liberty Tennis Complex.
The Lady Toppers fall to 13-8 overall and 2-2 against Conference USA opponents with the loss to the Lady Flames (10-11 overall, 4-1 CUSA).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Singles (Order of finish: 5,6,2,1)
- 1. Yoanna Radulova (LIBERTYW) def. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
- 2. Sofia Blanco (WKU) def. Daniella O'Neill (LIBERTYW) 6-4, 7-5
- 3. Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) vs. Mariana Zegada (WKU) 5-7, 6-4, unfinished
- 4. Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) vs. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) 6-4, 4-5, unfinished
- 5. Celina Joseph (LIBERTYW) def. Emily Schut (WKU) 6-1, 6-1
- 6. Sadie Daavettila (LIBERTYW) def. Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,1)
- 1. Daniella O'Neill/Maria Turchetto (LIBERTYW) def. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 6-3
- 2. Yoanna Radulova/Anika Lemus (LIBERTYW) vs. Emily Schut/Mariana Zegada (WKU) 5-3, unfinished
- 3. Celina Joseph/Yu-Yun Chen (LIBERTYW) def. Elizabeth Sobieski/Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) 6-1
NOTABLES
- WKU falls to 13-8 overall, 3-2 in road matches and 2-2 against CUSA foes with the loss.
- The Lady Toppers fall to 0-3 all-time against Liberty with the loss.
- Sofia Blanco improved to 14-5 in singles this season with her win against Liberty. She holds a 13-5 record at the No. 2 position.
- Blanco now has 54 career singles wins, which ranks second in program history.
- Blanco now has 104 combined career singles and doubles wins, which is a program record.
QUOTABLE
- "I thought we had a very good effort in singles. Sofia had a quality win at No. 2. We were a bit overwhelmed in doubles, but I have confidence in the team and we are looking forward to our final three matches of the season." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis, on the loss at Liberty.
NEXT UP
- The Lady Toppers will travel to Middle Tennessee for a 4 p.m. CT match on Tuesday, April 8.
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