.png&width=100&height=100&type=webp)
Liberty University
North Alabama
Liberty Knocks Off UNA 6-1 in ASUN Match, Friday
4/1/2022 7:23:08 PM | Women's Tennis
Liberty continued its success in ASUN Conference play on Friday with a 6-1 win over host North Alabama at the UNA Varsity Tennis Courts.
The Lady Flames see their record improve to 15-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play following their third straight league victory. Liberty secures its ninth 15-win season in program history. The Lady Flames have seven 15-win seasons in the last eight full seasons.
Meanwhile, North Alabama (2-15) remains winless in ASUN play, falling to 0-4. Liberty runs its record to 4-0 all-time against UNA.
Liberty 6, North Alabama 1
Singles Competition
- M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) def. Payton Andrews (UNA) 6-0, 6-1
- Kalani Soli (LIBERTYW) def. Sydney Flesch (UNA) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
- Juliette Talieu (UNA) def. Alexandra Almborg (LIBERTYW) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-6)
- Esther Lovato (LIBERTYW) def. Kalais Going (UNA) 6-1, 6-0
- Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) def. Makayla Loubser (UNA) 6-1, 6-3
- Micaela Ode Mitre (LIBERTYW) def. Nicole Reilly (UNA) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition
- Kalani Soli/M. Juliana P. Romero (LIBERTYW) def. Payton Andrews/Gabriela Cevallos (UNA) 6-0
- Juliette Talieu/Kalais Going (UNA) vs. Willa Rogers/Eloise Saraty (LIBERTYW) 2-4, unfinished
- Micaela Ode Mitre/Tiffany Nguyen (LIBERTYW) def. Lee-Taylor Bishop/Sydney Flesch (UNA) 6-1
Liberty 15-5, 4-1 ASUN
North Alabama 2-15, 0-4 ASUN
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,4,1,5,2,3)
How It Happened
• Liberty set the tone with a dominant doubles session and won all but one singles match. Four of the Lady Flames’ five singles triumphs were in straight sets. In those four straight-sets victories, Liberty won a combined 48 games and lost only seven games.
• The Lady Flames’ No. 3 doubles unit, Micaela Ode Mitre and Tiffany Nguyen, picked up a 6-1 win against Lee-Taylor Bishop and Sydney Flesch of the Lions. Ode Mitre and Nguyen pace all Liberty doubles units with six spring victories.
• Liberty’s top doubles unit, Kalani Soli and Maria Juliana Parra Romero, upended Payton Andrews and Gabriela Cevallos 6-0 for a 1-0 Lady Flames lead shortly after Ode Mitre and Nguyen closed out their match. Since joining forces last weekend, Soli and Parra Romero are a perfect 3-0 in the No. 1 slot.
• Ode Mitre, playing in the No. 6 singles position, dropped her first game to UNA’s Nicole Reilly before reeling off 12 games in a row for a 6-1, 6-0 triumph. Ode Mitre (15-8 overall, 9-2 spring singles) has won five matches in a row.
• Liberty’s Esther Lovato ran her singles winning streak to 13 matches and provided the guests a 3-0 edge, as she topped Kalais Going 6-1, 6-0 on court four. Lovato leads all Lady Flames with 24 singles wins between fall and spring competition and paces the squad with a 15-2 mark.
• Freshman standout Parra Romero sealed the victory for Liberty by virtue of a two-set triumph (6-0, 6-1) versus Andrews in the No. 1 singles match. The Lady Flames rookie improves to 12-2 in spring singles contest and sports an 8-1 mark in the No. 1 position.
• Liberty increased its advantage to five points (5-0) when Nguyen tallied a 6-1, 6-3 victory against her counterpart, Makayla Loubser, at No. 5 singles. Lady Flames senior Soli battled past Flesch on court two for a come-from-behind 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6) win and a 6-0 lead.
• The Lions avoided the shutout, as Juliette Talieu rallied to edge Alexandra Almborg 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-6).
• Today’s five-point margin of victory is the largest margin of victory in series history. In four all-time matchups, Liberty has outscored UNA 20-5.
• Liberty holds a 7-1 record in matches since March 5.
Next Up
• The Lady Flames will take on the only remaining unbeaten team in the ASUN, Central Arkansas (12-6, 4-0 ASUN), on Sunday. The match will get under way at noon Eastern (11 a.m. Central) at the UCA Tennis Courts in Conway, Ark.
• Sunday’s match between Liberty and Central Arkansas will be the first meeting between the two schools in women’s tennis. The UCA Bears are in their first year in the ASUN.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,4,1,5,2,3