LYNCHBURG, Va.\u00a0\u2013 The Liberty women’s tennis team (12-6) is set for a Texas two-step in Denton, Texas, taking on host North Texas on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET\/3 p.m. CT and battle No. 26 Wichita State in a neutral-site match at noon ET\/11 a.m. CT.
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\nLiberty is coming off a split weekend falling 5-2 to No. 29 Charlotte and taking down William & Mary in a narrow 4-3 triumph.<\/p>\n
The team will be taking on a ranked opponent for the third time this season. Liberty took on No. 4 Auburn in its second match of the season, falling 7-0 and just recently met No. 29 Charlotte.<\/p>\n
Liberty has a lot of familiarity with North Texas, coming in 4-1 all-time against the Mean Green. Thet have taken on Wichita State just one, falling 4-2 in a neutral-site match in Calif., in 2024.<\/p>\n
The Lady Flames are currently 3-2 on a stretch of eight consecutive road matches to wrap the regular season.
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\n\tLiberty owns a collective 64-33 (.660) singles record and a 29-16 (.644) doubles mark.
\n\tThe team sports a 6-5 record away from Lynchburg.
\n\tThe Lady Flames are 36-15 (.705) in the bottom half of the singles lineup led by Milana Tsulygina<\/a> (7-2 at No. 4, 3-1 at No. 5) Candy Wai<\/a> (6-1 at No. 4, 3-5 at No. 5) and Celina Joseph<\/a> (5-0 at No. 5, 6-5 at No. 6).
\n\tTsulygina (11-3) sports the best singles record on the team.
\n\tDaniella O’Neill (11-3) sports a 9-2 record in the No. 1 singles position.
\n\tLiberty’s No. 1 doubles pair of Yoanna Radulova<\/a> and Maria Turchetto<\/a> owns an 8-5 mark. The Lady Flames are 12-3 in the No. 3 doubles position, led by Joseph and Wai with a 5-2 mark.
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