LYNCHBURG, Va. – Junior Mila Saric and sophomore Alisia Manolescu picked up singles victories but William & Mary women's tennis suffered a 5-2 setback at Liberty on Saturday afternoon.
 
How It Happened
- Liberty took the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 posts. On line two, Saric and senior Vitoria Okuyama picked up a 6-4 win over Tiffany Nguyen and Micaela Ode Mitre. It marked the pair's first win of the season.
- The Flames won in straight-sets at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 singles to secure the team victory.
- The reigning CAA Player of the Week Saric continued her winning ways in singles action with a straight-sets triumph at No. 1. She upended Alexandra Almborg, 7-5, 6-2, to improve to 2-0 at the top spot this season and record her 35th career singles win overall.
- Sophomore Alisia Manolescu picked up her first career win as a member of the Tribe in come-from-behind fashion at the No. 5 position. After dropping the first set, 6-3, Manolescu rallied in the second to post a tiebreaker win, 7-6 (3), over Micaela Ode Mitre. In the third-set super break, Manolescu outlasted Ode Mitre, 10-8.  
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns home for a Sunday, March 7, doubleheader. W&M hosts instate foe Norfolk State at 11 a.m. before welcoming CAA counterpart Towson to Williamsburg at 2 p.m. Both matches will be played at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center and will be streamed on PlaySight at TribeAthletics.com/TennisLive. W&M home athletics events are not open to the general public.
 
Liberty 5, William & Mary 2
Singles
No. 1 – Mila Saric (W&M) def. Alexandra Almborg (Liberty) – 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 – Tiffany Nguyen (Liberty) def. Jill van den Dungen (W&M) – 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
No. 3 – Marina Davtyan (Liberty) def. Vitoria Okuyama (W&M) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Esther Lovato (Liberty) def. Elisia Van Meeteren (W&M) – 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Alisia Manolescu (W&M) vs. Micaela Ode Mitre (Liberty) – 3-6 ,7-6 (3), 10-8
No. 6 – Eloise Saraty (Liberty) def. Raffaela Alhach (W&M) – 6-2, 6-2
Finishing Order: 4, 6, 3*, 1, 2, 5
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Almborg/Saraty (Liberty) def. van den Dungen/Alhach (W&M) – 6-3
No. 2 – Saric/Okuyama (W&M) def. Nguyen/Ode Mitre (Liberty) – 6-4
No. 3 – Davtyan/Lovato (Liberty) def. Van Meeteren/Fukutoku (W&M) – 6-1
Finishing Order: 3, 1*, 2