Liberty Men’s Tennis Heads to Clemson Hidden Duals
10/7/2021 2:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Liberty’s full fall 2021 roster will compete at this weekend’s Clemson Hidden Duals, starting on Friday and running through Sunday.
The three-day event will be held at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility in Clemson, S.C. This is the Flames’ fourth fall tournament. Liberty wrapped up its time at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday.
The hidden dual format will allow teams to compete in a fashion similar to a spring collegiate dual match. The Clemson Hidden Duals features Liberty, host Clemson, Mississippi State and Indiana.
Liberty’s first match of the weekend will be on Friday morning at 10 a.m. versus the Indiana Hoosiers. Saturday’s match (10 a.m.) will be against a combination of Mississippi State and Indiana players. The Flames will wrap up the event with a match against the Clemson Tigers, Sunday at noon.
Event/Days/Location: Clemson Hidden Duals | Friday-Sunday | Duckworth Family Tennis Facility | Clemson, S.C.
Participating Teams: Liberty, Clemson, Mississippi State, Indiana
Liberty Flames Players Participating: Omar El Kadi, Goncalo Ferreira, Zion Heaven, Thando Longwe-Smit, Rafael Marques Da Silva, Deji Thomas-Smith, Josh Wilson, Christiaan Worst
Schedule
Friday (10 a.m.): Liberty vs. Indiana
Saturday (10 a.m.): Liberty vs. Mississippi State/Indiana
Sunday (Noon): Liberty vs. Clemson
Tournament Breakdown:
The Flames’ Goncalo Ferreira (5-1) and Josh Wilson (5-3) share the team lead with five singles victories apiece. Zion Heaven (3-1) and Rafael Marques Da Silva (3-2) each have two wins. Liberty has only played six doubles matches so far this season and holds a 2-4 record.
Of the four teams at the Clemson Hidden Duals, three teams finished last season as a nationally-ranked squad: No. 15 Mississippi State, No. 39 Liberty and No. 55 Clemson. Liberty and Clemson met for the first time during the spring 2021 season on April 13, a Tigers home victory. Liberty has never faced Mississippi State and Indiana in dual matches.
