Trojans Wrap Up Road Swing in Defeat to Liberty

Sunday, February 11

Lynchburg, Va.

10 A.M.

Troy University

Liberty

Trojans Wrap Up Road Swing in Defeat to Liberty

2/11/2018 4:04:00 PM | Tennis (W)

By: Grace Bolin

LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Troy women's team (0-4) could not overcome Liberty (3-3), as the Flames swept the Trojans 7-0 on Sunday at the Crosswhite Athletic Club.

The doubles point went to Liberty as Jiayuan Xue and Efriliya Herlina finished first, falling 6-1 to Maria Medina and Lara Soares. Rebekah Anderson and Grace Hashiguchi clinched the doubles point for the Flames defeating freshmen Pei Ju Hsieh and Matea Mihaljavic 6-3. Sane Ohta and Nancy Karaky's match went unfinished at 5-5 after Liberty Claimed the first point of the day.

In singles play, Ohta rallied after falling in set one to even the match, but her opponent from Liberty ultimately took the win on court one 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Mihaljavic also battled after dropping early, but Soares earned the tiebreaking win 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4) on court four.

Maria Casas Blas earned a first set 6-3 win, but eventually dropped in a tiebreak match, as Miroshnichenko defeated the freshman 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)

FULL RESULTS

Singles
1. Medina, Maria (LIBERTYW) def. Ohta,Sanae (TROY) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
2. Bongart, Ashley (LIBERTYW) def. Herlina,Efriliya (TROY) 6-1, 6-2
3. Dollar, Anna (LIBERTYW) def. Xue,Jiayuan (TROY) 6-4, 6-4
4. Soares, Lara (LIBERTYW) def. Mihaljevic,Matea (TROY) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
5. Crist, Evangeline (LIBERTYW) def. Hsieh,Pei Ju (TROY) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Miroshnichenko, P. (LIBERTYW) def. Blas,Maria Casas (TROY) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)

Doubles
1. Crist, Evangeline/Dollar, Anna (LIBERTYW) vs. Ohta,Sanae/Karaky,Nancy (TROY) 5-5, unfinished
2. Medina, Maria/Soares, Lara (LIBERTYW) def. Herlina,Efriliya/Xue,Jiayuan (TROY) 6-1
3. Anderson, Rebekah/Hashiguchi, Grace (LIBERTYW) def. Hsieh,Pei Ju/Mihaljevic,Matea (TROY) 6-3

UP NEXT
Troy returns home as it welcomes Sun Belt champion ULM and North Florida to the Lunsford Tennis Complex Feb. 16 and 18. Friday's match against the Warhawks is set for 2 p.m. and first serve on Sunday is slated for 10 a.m.

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