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Liberty Spring Hidden Dual
Liberty Posts Perfect 16-0 Record at Spring Hidden Dual, Saturday
1/15/2022 6:36:12 PM | Men's Tennis
The Liberty Flames men’s tennis squad closed out the weekend with a perfect 16-0 record on day two of the Liberty Spring Hidden Dual.
The Flames went 8-0 in doubles against James Madison and Charleston on Saturday morning at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center and capped off an unbeaten day with an 8-0 singles mark against JMU in the afternoon.
For the weekend, Liberty won 34 total matches with only two losses. The Flames were 23-1 in singles and 11-1 in doubles.
Key Stats & Notes
• Seven Liberty players boasted a perfect 3-0 singles record over the weekend, including: Nicaise Muamba, Josh Wilson, Rafael Marques Da Silva, Christiaan Worst, Thando Longwe-Smit, Goncalo Ferreira and Zion Heaven. Deji Thomas-Smith posted a 3-1 mark as well.
• Three of the four Flames doubles units went 3-0 this weekend: Muamba/Marques Da Silva, Wilson/Ferreira and Longwe-Smit/Heaven. The duo of Thomas-Smith and Worst won two of their three matches.
• Seven of Liberty’s eight singles wins against JMU this afternoon were straight-set victories.
• Liberty’s Zion Heaven had the most dominant singles win, defeating JMU’s Stefan Petrovic 6-1, 6-0.
• The Flames won 49 doubles games on the day, and their opponents won 19 games.
Up Next
The Flames open their spring 2022 dual match season at No. 7 Virginia, Thursday. First serve is set for noon at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.
