TAMPA, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 The Liberty (10-5) women’s tennis team split matches on the road this weekend in Florida, falling to FGCU (12-4) with a narrow 5-2 final on Friday before bouncing back to defeat USF (5-8) 4-1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Lady Flames began a stretch of eight matches away from Lynchburg to close out the 2026 season. Liberty improved to 4-4 away from home this spring. In singles competition, O’Neill claimed a victory at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win over Svensson. FGCU responded with Matz defeating Turchetto, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 3 singles, and June Bjork added to the Eagles’ tally with a tight 6-3, 7-6 (4) win against Radulova at No. 2 singles. Tsulygina secured another point for the Lady Flames on court four, outlasting Jaramillo in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. However, FGCU clinched the match with Anjali Kotecha’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Wai at No. 5 singles. With the match already secured, FGCU’s Africa Burillo Berezak’s narrow 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 win against Celina Joseph<\/a> at No. 6 singles, sealing a 5-2 overall victory. In singles play, USF responded with a win at No. 2 singles to even the match, where Melisa Senli defeated Radulova in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Joseph regained the Lady Flames’ lead with a 6-2, 7-6 (6) triumph over Miglio. Tsulygina then added another point at No. 4 singles with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Marcon. Liberty secured the match-winning fourth point with O’Neill sealing the team’s triumph at No. 1 singles. O’Neill edged out Leeson in a tight contest, 7-5, 7-6(7-4), ensuring Liberty’s win against the Bulls. The matches on courts three and six were left unfinished.
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\nFlorida Gulf Coast 5, Liberty 2
\nThe Lady Flames struggled in the doubles round, with FGCU clinching the point through wins at No. 2 and No. 1 doubles. Cecilie Maeland and Anjali Kotecha defeated Liberty’s Celina Joseph<\/a> and Candy Wai<\/a>, 6-1 on court two. At No. 3 doubles, Daniella O’Neill and Milana Tsulygina<\/a> managed a 7-6 (1) win over Ashley Matz and Sabrina Jaramillo. However, the decisive point came from the Eagles’ No. 1 doubles team of Nora Svensson and June Bjork, who overcame Yoanna Radulova<\/a> and Maria Turchetto<\/a>, 6-4.<\/p>\n
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\nSingles Competition
\n1. Daniella O’Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Nora Svensson (FGCU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
\n2. June Bjork (FGCU) def. Yoanna Radulova<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
\n3. Ashley Matz (FGCU) def. Maria Turchetto<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 6-2
\n4. Milana Tsulygina<\/a> (LIBERTYW) def. Sabrina Jaramillo (FGCU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
\n5. Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) def. Candy Wai<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
\n6. Afr Burillo Berezak (FGCU) def. Celina Joseph<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-2, 6-7, 7-5
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\nDoubles Competition
\n1. Nora Svensson\/June Bjork (FGCU) def. Yoanna Radulova<\/a>\/Maria Turchetto<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-4
\n2. Cecilie Maeland\/Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) def. Celina Joseph<\/a>\/Candy Wai<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-1
\n3. Daniella O’Neill\/Milana Tsulygina<\/a> (LIBERTYW) def. Ashley Matz\/Sabrina Jaramillo (FGCU) 7-6 (7-1)
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\nLiberty 9-5
\nFlorida Gulf Coast 12-4
\nOrder of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,4,1,5,6)
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\nLiberty 4, South Florida 1
\nThe Lady Flames’ performance against South Florida was a stark contrast, as they secured the victory by winning two out of three doubles matches and capturing three singles matches. Liberty secured the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. Tsulygina and O’Neill delivered a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles over USF’s Melisa Senli and Francesca Miglio. Anika Lemus<\/a> and Joseph followed with a 6-4 triumph on court three against Sienna Leeson and Amelie Drukerova. The No. 1 doubles match featuring Yoanna Radulova<\/a> and Maria Turchetto<\/a> against Josefine Falster and Margherita Marcon was left unfinished at 5-4.<\/p>\n
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\nSingles Competition
\n1. Daniella O’Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Sienna Leeson (USFW) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
\n2. Melisa Senli (USFW) def. Yoanna Radulova<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-1, 6-1
\n3. Josefine Falster (USFW) vs. Maria Turchetto<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 6-7, 6-2, 0-2, unfinished
\n4. Milana Tsulygina<\/a> (LIBERTYW) def. Margherita Marcon (USFW) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
\n5. Celina Joseph<\/a> (LIBERTYW) def. Francesca Miglio (USFW) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
\n6. Loana Vargas (USFW) vs. Anika Lemus<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 2-6, 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
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\nDoubles Competition
\n1. Josefine Falster\/Margherita Marcon (USFW) vs. Yoanna Radulova<\/a>\/Maria Turchetto<\/a> (LIBERTYW) 5-4, unfinished
\n2. Milana Tsulygina<\/a>\/Daniella O’Neill (LIBERTYW) def. Melisa Senli\/Francesca Miglio (USFW) 6-2
\n3. Anika Lemus<\/a>\/Celina Joseph<\/a> (LIBERTYW) def. Sienna Leeson\/Amelie Drukerova (USFW) 6-4
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\nLiberty 10-5
\nSouth Florida 5-8
\nOrder of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,5,4,1)
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\nLady Flames News & Notes
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\n\tLiberty improved to a collective 52-28 (.650) record in singles and a 27-12 (.692) in doubles.
\n\tJoseph and O’Neill each secured two singles wins over the weekend.
\n\tO’Neill achieved a three-match singles winning streak with her two triumphs this weekend.
\n\tLiberty’s No. 1 doubles pair of Radulova and Turchetto improved to 8-3 this spring.
\n\tThe Lady Flames own an 11-2 mark in the No. 3 doubles position.
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\nUp Next
\nLiberty (10-5) gets a week off before returning for a road match at Longwood (4-4) on March 23.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 The Liberty (10-5) women’s tennis team split matches on the road this weekend in Florida, falling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":{"0":"post-192752","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-florida","9":"tag-florida-headlines","10":"tag-florida-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}