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Liberty University
ITA Atlantic Super Regional
Wilson and Thomas-Smith Each Win One Main Draw Singles Match at Super Regional
10/23/2021 9:53:34 PM | Men's Tennis
Josh Wilson and Deji Thomas-Smith each won one main draw round of 32 singles match on the opening day of competition at the ITA Atlantic Super Regional, hosted by Old Dominion, Saturday.
Wilson won his opening round match in three sets at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center versus host ODU’s Nicola Vidal, 7-6, 1-6, 6-4. The Flames junior advanced to face No. 8 seed Marin Delmas of Temple in an afternoon round of 16 singles contest. Delmas bested Wilson 6-2, 6-3.
The Flames’ Thomas-Smith knocked off Sebastian Quiros of William & Mary in straight sets (6-4, 7-5) in his first match. Thomas-Smith matched up with No. 6 seed Charles Bertimon of VCU. He took the opening set 7-6 (4), but Bertimon claimed the next two sets and the match, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0.
Key Stats & Notes
• Liberty finished 3-4 in singles and 0-2 in doubles today.
• Wilson’s one victory this morning was his team-best 10th singles win of the fall campaign.
• The Flames’ other singles victory on Saturday came from Christiaan Worst. Worst, who is not entered in the singles main draw, is in the Virginia pod featuring other players who are also not in the main draw. Worst topped VCU’s Rayane Stable in three sets (5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)) for his one victory.
• Worst’s other match was against Penn State’s Malik Bhatnagar, a 6-4, 6-4 triumph for the Penn State redshirt senior.
• Liberty’s two doubles teams both fell in the round of 16, Saturday. The Flames’ Rafael Marques Da Silva and Josh Wilson nearly knocked off Virginia’s No. 4-seeded Jeffrey von der Schulenburg and Bar Botzer, losing in a tiebreaker 8-7 (4).
• The other Flames doubles team of Thomas-Smith and Worst, the No. 3 seed, was topped by VCU’s Joakim Almeida and Matisse Bobichon 8-3.
• Liberty’s Marques Da Silva (No. 7 seed) was edged by Miko Eala of Penn State 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in the singles round of 32.
Up Next
Day two of the ITA Atlantic Super Regional on Sunday will feature the singles quarterfinals, doubles quarterfinals, doubles semifinals and extra matches.
Tournament Website/Draws: https://bit.ly/3DTufQE
Remaining Schedule:
Sunday | 9 a.m. start
Singles Quarterfinals
Doubles Quarterfinals
Doubles Semifinals
Monday | 9 a.m. start
Doubles Final
Singles Semifinals
Singles Final
