Friday, March 8
Lynchburg, Va.
3:00 PM ET
Liberty University
5
vs
2
Old Dominion
No. 61 Flames Rebound with 5-2 Victory Over No. 42 Old Dominion
3/8/2024 10:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty men's tennis team came alive in the singles round to storm back to defeat No. 42 Old Dominion 4-2 at home Friday. The match was the first outdoor match at the Liberty Tennis Complex this spring.
The Flames (11-5) dropped the doubles point to Old Dominion (10-4) for the fourth consecutive match. The Monarchs jumped ahead with the first singles point on court four. Liberty stormed back with five unanswered singles points to steal the 5-2 victory.
No. 111 Rafael Marques Da Silva cemented his singles ranking with a key 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory over No. 83 Connor van Schalkyk to put the Flames on the doorstep with the third match point.
Liberty improves to 7-1 at home in 2024 while collecting its fourth consecutive victory over Old Dominion. The Flames are 4-11 all-time against the Monarchs.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"It was a strong team fight today. It's an honor to be a part of Liberty Tennis for all of us. This is God's university and God's team. 'For from Him and to Him and through Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.' Romans 11:36."
#61 Liberty 5, #42 Old Dominion 2
Singles Competition
1. #111 R Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) def. #83 Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
2. Luis Felipe Miguel (LIBERTYM) def. Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) 6-1, 6-4
3. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) def. CosmeRolland DeRavel (ODU-M) 6-3, 6-3
4. Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) 6-2, 6-0
5. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Aryan Saleh (ODU-M) 6-4, 6-4
6. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Jakob Cadonau (ODU-M) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. R Marques Da Silva/Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) def. Jakob Cadonau/Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) 6-4
2. CosmeRolland DeRavel/Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) def. Luis Felipe Miguel/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) 6-4
3. Maxime Mareschal-Hay/Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. R Hadzimehmedovic/Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) 6-4
Old Dominion 10-4; National ranking #42
Liberty 11-5; National ranking #61
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,1,6,3,5)
T-2:30
How it Happened
Doubles
Singles
Up Next
Liberty (11-5) hosts Richmond (8-1) following a week break. First serve is currently set for 3 p.m. from the Liberty Tennis Complex.
The Flames (11-5) dropped the doubles point to Old Dominion (10-4) for the fourth consecutive match. The Monarchs jumped ahead with the first singles point on court four. Liberty stormed back with five unanswered singles points to steal the 5-2 victory.
No. 111 Rafael Marques Da Silva cemented his singles ranking with a key 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory over No. 83 Connor van Schalkyk to put the Flames on the doorstep with the third match point.
Liberty improves to 7-1 at home in 2024 while collecting its fourth consecutive victory over Old Dominion. The Flames are 4-11 all-time against the Monarchs.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"It was a strong team fight today. It's an honor to be a part of Liberty Tennis for all of us. This is God's university and God's team. 'For from Him and to Him and through Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.' Romans 11:36."
#61 Liberty 5, #42 Old Dominion 2
Singles Competition
1. #111 R Marques Da Silva (LIBERTYM) def. #83 Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
2. Luis Felipe Miguel (LIBERTYM) def. Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) 6-1, 6-4
3. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) def. CosmeRolland DeRavel (ODU-M) 6-3, 6-3
4. Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) 6-2, 6-0
5. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Aryan Saleh (ODU-M) 6-4, 6-4
6. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Jakob Cadonau (ODU-M) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. R Marques Da Silva/Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTYM) def. Jakob Cadonau/Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) 6-4
2. CosmeRolland DeRavel/Codie van Schalkwyk (ODU-M) def. Luis Felipe Miguel/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) 6-4
3. Maxime Mareschal-Hay/Yanis Moundir (ODU-M) def. R Hadzimehmedovic/Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTYM) 6-4
Old Dominion 10-4; National ranking #42
Liberty 11-5; National ranking #61
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,1,6,3,5)
T-2:30
How it Happened
Doubles
- Liberty kicked off the singles round positively with a 6-4 Rafael Marques Da Silva and Thando Longwe-Smit (5-4) triumph over Connor van Schalkwyk and Jacob Cadonau.
- Old Dominion evened the doubles round in the No. 3 doubles match. Romeo Hadzimehmedovic and Deji Thomas-Smith (1-3) fell to Maxime Mareschal-Hay and Yanis Moundir 6-4.
- The Monarchs clinched the doubles advantage with a triumph on court two. Luis Felipe Miguel and Matija Samardzic (10-3) were taken down 6-4 by Cosme Rolland De Ravel and Codie van Schalkwyk.
Singles
- Old Dominion increased its lead to 2-0 with a victory on court four. Longwe-Smit (8-6) dropped his match to Rolland De Ravel 6-2, 6-0.
- Liberty earned its first match point in the No. 2 singles match. Miguel (9-5) handled Codie van Schalkwyk 6-1, 6-4.
- The Flames evened the match on court one with No. 111 Marques Da Silva's (8-4) 7-6 (3), 6-4 triumph over No. 83 Connor van Schalkyk.
- The home team grabbed its first match lead of the day in the No. 6 singles match as Chase Robinson (7-2) bested Cadonau 6-4, 6-4.
- Liberty secured the match-winning fourth point on court three. Thomas-Smith took care of business 6-3, 6-3, to oust Rolland De Ravel.
- The Flames added one more win on court five. Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (9-0) continues his stellar start to his Liberty career with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Aryan Saleh.
Up Next
Liberty (11-5) hosts Richmond (8-1) following a week break. First serve is currently set for 3 p.m. from the Liberty Tennis Complex.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
1
Jakob Cadonau/ Connor van Schalkwyk [ODU-M]
4
6
#2 Doubles Match
1
CosmeRolland DeRavel/ Codie van Schalkwyk [ODU-M]
6
4
#3 Doubles Match
1
Maxime Mareschal-Hay/ Yanis Moundir [ODU-M]
6
4
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Connor van Schalkwyk / 0 (83/-) [ODU-M]
64
76
#2 Singles Match
12
Codie van Schalkwyk / 0 [ODU-M]
14
66
#3 Singles Match
12
CosmeRolland DeRavel / 0 [ODU-M]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Yanis Moundir / 0 [ODU-M]
66
20
#5 Singles Match
12
Aryan Saleh / 0 [ODU-M]
44
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Jakob Cadonau / 0 [ODU-M]
44
66
Order of Finish:
4,2,1,6,3,5
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