Friday, February 9
Lynchburg, Va.
5:00 PM ET
Liberty University
7
vs
0
Presbyterian
Flames Dominate Presbyterian 7-0 at Home Friday Night
2/9/2024 10:56:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty tennis team coupled a dominant doubles round with an abrupt clinch in the singles round to best Presbyterian 7-0 at home Friday night at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center.
The Flames (5-2) extend their home match winning streak to five games to open the 2024 season. Presbyterian drops to 2-3 following the defeat.
Liberty's No. 3 duo of Luis Felipe Miguel and Matija Samardazic (5-0) continue to command their opponents with a 6-0 win. The Flames secured the doubles win with a 6-2 win from Deji Thomas-Smith and Chase Robinson.
The Flames kept their foot on the gas, cruising to three quick singles matches on courts three, two and five to clinch the match at 4-0. Liberty continued to roll, grabbing an extra three singles wins to secure the sweep.
Flames freshman Rodrigo Santiago Arraez continues his winning ways, boosting his unbeaten singles record to 5-0 to kick off his Liberty career.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"Our team competed hard together tonight. We are excited to build on this tomorrow in practice. We are expecting a battle on Sunday with Yale coming in."
Liberty 7, Presbyterian 0
Singles Competition
1. R Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) def. MATOS, Javier (PC) 7-5, 6-2
2. Luis Felipe Miguel (LIBERTYM) def. VASILAKIS, Evgenios (PC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) def. FOGLIENI, Marco (PC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) def. YADAV, Denim (PC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. CARDOSO, Pedro (PC) 6-2, 6-3
6. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. MAMALAT, David (PC) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles Competition
1. R Marques Da Silva/Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) vs. MATOS, Javier/YADAV, Denim (PC) 5-2, unfinished
2. Deji Thomas-Smith/Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. MAMALAT, David/FOGLIENI, Marco (PC) 6-2
3. Luis Felipe Miguel/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. CARDOSO, Pedro/VASILAKIS, Evgenios (PC) 6-0
Presbyterian 4-3
Liberty 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,2,5,4,1,6)
Official: Harrison, Lunsford T-2:12
How it Happened
Up Next
Liberty (5-2) returns to action on Sunday to take on Yale (4-1) at noon from the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center. Yale is coming off its first loss of the season, falling to Duke 6-1 Friday night.
The Flames (5-2) extend their home match winning streak to five games to open the 2024 season. Presbyterian drops to 2-3 following the defeat.
Liberty's No. 3 duo of Luis Felipe Miguel and Matija Samardazic (5-0) continue to command their opponents with a 6-0 win. The Flames secured the doubles win with a 6-2 win from Deji Thomas-Smith and Chase Robinson.
The Flames kept their foot on the gas, cruising to three quick singles matches on courts three, two and five to clinch the match at 4-0. Liberty continued to roll, grabbing an extra three singles wins to secure the sweep.
Flames freshman Rodrigo Santiago Arraez continues his winning ways, boosting his unbeaten singles record to 5-0 to kick off his Liberty career.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"Our team competed hard together tonight. We are excited to build on this tomorrow in practice. We are expecting a battle on Sunday with Yale coming in."
Liberty 7, Presbyterian 0
Singles Competition
1. R Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) def. MATOS, Javier (PC) 7-5, 6-2
2. Luis Felipe Miguel (LIBERTYM) def. VASILAKIS, Evgenios (PC) 6-1, 6-3
3. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) def. FOGLIENI, Marco (PC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) def. YADAV, Denim (PC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. CARDOSO, Pedro (PC) 6-2, 6-3
6. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. MAMALAT, David (PC) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles Competition
1. R Marques Da Silva/Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) vs. MATOS, Javier/YADAV, Denim (PC) 5-2, unfinished
2. Deji Thomas-Smith/Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. MAMALAT, David/FOGLIENI, Marco (PC) 6-2
3. Luis Felipe Miguel/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. CARDOSO, Pedro/VASILAKIS, Evgenios (PC) 6-0
Presbyterian 4-3
Liberty 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,2,5,4,1,6)
Official: Harrison, Lunsford T-2:12
How it Happened
- Liberty's No. 3 pair of Miguel and Samardzic kept the good times coming, tossing Pedro Cardoso and Evgenios Vasilakis 6-0.
- The Flames secured the doubles point on court two with the pairing of Thomas-Smith and Chase Robinson (1-1) dispatching David Mamalat and Marco Foglieni 6-2.
- Thomas-Smith (2-3) finished his singles match first, besting Foglieni 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 3 singles match.
- Miguel (5-1) added his 6-1, 6-3 victory over Vasilakis on court two to get the Flames within one match point of clinching.
- Liberty secured the match-clinching fourth point in the No. 5 singles match with Samardzic (4-3) battling Cardoso throughout, but pulled away for the 6-2, 6-3 triumph.
- Thando Longwe-Smit (4-2) added a win on court four with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Denim Yadav.
- Rafael Marques Da Silva (4-2) tussled in the first set against Javier Matos in the No. 1 singles match but rolled in the second to take the 7-5, 6-2 victory.
- Arraez (5-0) capped off the night by fighting off a tough comeback bid by Mamalat on court six. The freshman cruised in the first set but needed a tiebreaker in the second set to dispatch his foe 6-0, 7-6 (7-4).
Up Next
Liberty (5-2) returns to action on Sunday to take on Yale (4-1) at noon from the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center. Yale is coming off its first loss of the season, falling to Duke 6-1 Friday night.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
MATOS, Javier / 0 [PC]
52
76
#2 Singles Match
12
VASILAKIS, Evgenios / 0 [PC]
13
66
#3 Singles Match
12
FOGLIENI, Marco / 0 [PC]
10
66
#4 Singles Match
12
YADAV, Denim / 0 [PC]
33
66
#5 Singles Match
12
CARDOSO, Pedro / 0 [PC]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
12
MAMALAT, David / 0 [PC]
06
67
Order of Finish:
3,2,5,4,1,6
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