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Women's Tennis

Hokies fall in Lynchburg to no. 66 Liberty

NOTE: The team result of this match has been nullified on April 1, 2024, following an ITA ruling that Liberty was in violation of ITA Rule I.D.3. Since all individual matches were played in good faith, individual results will stand.

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech women's tennis falls to No. 66 Liberty, 5-2, on Sunday, March 17. 
 
Tech battled through doubles, but ultimately fell short in 6-4 losses on Courts 2 and 3. The match on Court 1 was abandoned before Katie Andreini and Dariya Radulova could try and make a comeback. 
 
Semra Aksu stayed hot on Court 3 and swept Daniella O'Neill 6-4, 6-2. She returned from down 3-4 in the first set to secure the first-set win. 
 
Özlem Uslu picked up the other singles win for the Hokies on Court 2, as she swept Tiffany Nguyen 6-3, 6-4. 
 
On Court 1, Andreini fell in a third-set ten-point tiebreak, 10-5, after winning the first set 6-1 and falling in the second-set tiebreak 7-3. 
 
UP NEXT: 
The Hokies return to the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center on Friday, March 22 at 3 p.m. to resume ACC play against Boston College.