Liberty University
Coastal Carolina
Flames Drop Road Conference Tilt at Coastal Carolina
4/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Liberty Flames men's tennis squad dropped a 6-1 decision to Coastal Carolina this afternoon in Conway, S.C.
With the loss, Liberty falls one game below .500 with a 9-10 record. The Flames also slip to 3-4 in conference play this season. The Chanticleers improve to 18-3, including a perfect 8-0 Big South mark.
Coastal Carolina claimed the doubles point with wins from the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions.
Liberty's lone doubles win came from the No. 2 slot as David Bush and Diego Castano upended Rick Timmerman and Luiz Faria, 6-3.
The Chanticleers carried the momentum into singles play, notching the first five singles victories of the match, taking a 6-0 lead over the Flames. The overall match was clinched when Faria defeated Jason Burgess in the No. 6 singles position, 6-0, 6-2 to give the Chanticleers a 4-0 lead.
Liberty's lone singles win was provided from Sam Matheson in the No. 1 singles position. Matheson advanced four spots this week in the ITA National ranking, moving to No. 102. The New Zealand native defeated Jabor Al-Mutawa in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4 to end the match and solidify the event with the 6-1 final.
Liberty will conclude its regular season tomorrow with a conference bout against Campbell at 2 p.m. in Buies Creek, N.C.
Coastal Carolina 6, Liberty 1
Doubles
- Velickovic/Leme (CCU) def. Matheson/Samaai (LU), 6-3
- Bush/Castano (LU) def. Timmerman/Faria (CCU), 6-3
- Al-Mutawa/Planchard (CCU) def. Gutierrez/Burgess (LU), 6-3
Singles
- No. 102 Matheson (LU) def. Al-Mutawa (CCU), 7-5, 6-4
- Velickovic (CCU) def. Samaai (LU), 6-1, 6-4
- Leme (CCU) def. Gutierrez (LU), 6-2, 6-1
- Timmerman (CCU) def. Castano (LU), 6-4, 6-2
- Planchard (CCU) def. Bush (LU), 6-2, 6-3
- Faria (CCU) def. Burgess (LU), 6-0, 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,4,6,2,5,1