No. 68 Liberty to Open ASUN Play at Kennesaw State and FGCU
3/17/2022 10:05:51 AM | Men's Tennis
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No. 68 Liberty will open its 2022 ASUN Conference schedule with a pair of road matches at Kennesaw State and FGCU, Friday and Sunday.
Liberty’s (4-6, 0-0 ASUN) first ASUN match will be at Kennesaw State (8-4, 0-0 ASUN) on Friday evening. Match time is 6 p.m. at the Betty Siegel Courts in Kennesaw, Ga.
The Flames will then head to Florida for a Sunday afternoon match against the FGCU Eagles (7-5, 0-0 ASUN). First serve is 1 p.m. at the FGCU Tennis Complex in Fort Myers, Fla. Sunday’s contest between the Flames and Eagles is a rematch of the 2021 ASUN Men’s Tennis Championship final. Liberty topped FGCU 4-0 in that match (April 24, 2021) to win its first-ever conference title.
Flames News and Notes
• Liberty is 3-0 all-time versus Kennesaw State. The two teams last met in the 2021 ASUN Championship semifinal round, a 4-1 Flames win. Liberty also defeated KSU 5-2 in its inaugural ASUN match during the spring 2019 campaign.
• The Flames are 1-2 all-time against FGCU. The lone win for Liberty against the Eagles was the ASUN title match victory in 2021. FGCU claimed victories in 2015 and 2019.
• Liberty was picked to finish first in the 2022 ASUN Men’s Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll.
• In their first three seasons in the conference, the Flames hold a 12-1 record in ASUN regular season competition. Their only loss was at FGCU in 2019. Liberty was 6-1 in ASUN regular season play in 2019 and 6-0 in ASUN North Division play in 2021.
• Friday’s match against KSU will be Liberty’s first match since March 6. The Flames bested Georgia State 4-3 in their most recent action.
• Josh Wilson was tabbed ASUN Player of the Week on March 8, earning the distinction for the sixth time in his career. Wilson is 5-3 in singles this spring and has 20 victories between spring and fall competition.
• No. 68 Liberty has been listed among the top 75 teams in the nation four times this spring. The Flames reached as high as No. 57, Feb. 23.
• Liberty has been tested in its non-conference portion of the schedule. Nine of the Flames’ first 10 opponents this season are currently nationally ranked.
• This weekend’s pair of matches will wrap up a five-match road swing for the Flames. After Sunday’s bout with FGCU, Liberty will host three home matches next weekend (March 25-27). The Flames will take on ASUN foes Jacksonville State (March 25) and Lipscomb (March 27) as well as No. 67 Florida Atlantic (March 26).
