MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – No. 4 Delaware and No. 6 Liberty are set to face off in the Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship after both recording two huge wins in Friday’s semifinals.
 
Delaware opened the morning with a 4-2 victory over top-seed Louisiana Tech, completing the largest upset of a No. 1 seed in the CUSA tournament since 2010 when No. 4 Marshall defeated No. 1 SMU in the semifinals. This will be the first time that the top-seeded team has not made the championship final since that season.
 
In another huge upset, the Flames were able to take down defending champion and No. 2 FIU in the afternoon match. It was a close battle, coming down to a tiebreaker in the final match, but Liberty was able to claim the 4-3 victory for a chance at the title. With the elimination of the second-seed as well, tomorrow's championship will be the first time since 1998 that the 1 or 2 seed isn’t in the final. 
 
The championship match is set to begin Saturday morning at 10 a.m. CT and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
CUSA Women’s Tennis Championship Central
 
Semifinals Match 8 – Friday, April 17
(4) Delaware 4, (1) LA Tech 2
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles  
No. 1: Maryia Hrynashka/Paulina Jurkowska (UD) def. #70 Zoie Epps/Isabella Walker (LT) 6-4
No. 2: Amelia Gorman/Navya Vadlamudi (UD) def. Maria Tsironi/Alice Brook (LT)  7-5
No. 3: June Vigneron/Mio Kozak (LT) def. Katie Dollens/Lara Russiniello (UD) 6-3

Singles  
No. 1: Zoie Epps (LT) def. Maryia Hrynashka (UD) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Paulina Jurkowska (UD) def. Nina Skoric (LT) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3: Amelia Gorman (UD) def. Maria Tsironi (LT) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Mio Kozaki (LT) vs. Lara Russiniello (UD) 3-6, 3-3, unfinished
No. 5: Navya Vadlamudi (UD) def. June Vigneron (LT) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Isabella Walker (LT) def. Hanna Vinahradava 6-0, 6-4

Match Notes:  
4-seed Delaware (21-4)
1-seed LA Tech (17-4)
Order of finish: Doubles (3-1-2); Singles (1-6-3-2-5)
 
Semifinals Match 9 – Friday, April 17
(6) Liberty 4, (2) FIU 3
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles  
No. 1: Yoanna Radulova/Marie Turchetto (LU) def. Katerina Mandelikova/Viktorie Hazmukova (FIU) 6-1
No. 2: Jelena Vico/Vittoria Baccino (FIU) def. Daniella O’Neill Garcia/Milana Tsulygina (LU) 6-3
No. 3: Candy Wai/Anika Lemus (LU) def. Aleksandra Simeva/Maria Lucia Aroz-Gosn (FIU) 6-2

Singles  
No. 1: Katerina Mandelikova (FIU) def. Daniella O’Neill Garcia (LU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2: Marie Turchetto (LU) def.  Vittoria Baccino (FIU) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 3: Jelena Vico (FIU) def. Yoanna Radulova (LU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
No. 4: Milana Tsulygina (LU) def. Maria Lucia Aroz-Gosn (FIU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5: Celina Joseph (LU) def. Viktorie Hazmukova (FIU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
No. 6: Aleksandra Simeva (FIU) def. Candy Wai (LU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

Match Notes:  
6-seed Liberty (16-9)
2-seed FIU (10-12)
Order of finish: Doubles (1-2-3); Singles (1-4-5-3-6-2)