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Winner of five of its last six matches, Liberty will be back in action on Thursday and Saturday against a pair of Commonwealth opponents in Richmond and Radford.
The Flames (6-4) and Richmond Spiders (1-2) will square off on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Liberty Tennis Complex. On Saturday, Liberty will host former Big South opponent Radford (2-0) at 1 p.m.
Barring inclement weather, both matches will be played outdoors. Both matches will be contested on the stadium courts at the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Liberty and Richmond last met on March 3, 2019 in a neutral-site evening contest at Boar s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va. The Flames won that match 4-3.
The Liberty Lady Flames tennis squad will play their first two home matches of the 2021 season on Sunday. Liberty will take on Longwood in a doubleheader, with matches set to begin at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Crosswhite Athletic Club.
This will be the first match for Liberty (2-0) since a 6-1 victory over Mercer in a neutral site match in Peachtree Corners, Ga., Jan. 24. These will be the first two matches of the season for Longwood.
Despite being only separated by one hour, the two teams have not met since 2018 during Liberty s final season in the Big South Conference. In that match on April 3, 2018, the Lady Flames swept the Lancers 7-0 in Farmville, Va. Liberty holds a 13-4 edge in the all-time series and has won eight straight meetings.