Friday, September 27
Lynchburg, Va.
Liberty University
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Liberty Dual
Men’s Tennis Opens 2024 Fall Season with a Strong Outing at Liberty Dual
9/29/2024 7:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Flames hosted the Liberty Dual this weekend for its first event of the 2024 fall season. The Liberty Dual consisted of 10 teams in a hidden dual format, Liberty faced off primarily against Old Dominion, William & Mary and Penn.
Liberty was 14-16 overall over the weekend including a 5-4 doubles record and a 9-12 singles mark. Chase Robinson led the Flames with four victories across this weekend highlighted by a 3-0 record in doubles.
Four Flames made their Liberty debut, including transfers Carl Roothman (3-3. 1-2 doubles, 2-1 singles), Trey Stinchcomb (2-2, 2-0 doubles, 0-2 singles) and Joaquim Almeida (2-4, 1-2 doubles, 1-2 singles) along with freshman Siwanat Auytayakul (3-3, 2-1 doubles, 1-2 singles).
Liberty's returning players include Robinson (4-2, 3-0 doubles, 1-2 singles), Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (2-1, 0-1 doubles, 1-1 singles), Matija Samardzic (3-2, 0-2 doubles, 3-0 singles) and Ernst Gouws (1-1, 1-0 doubles, 1-0 singles).
The Flames opened the event taking on Old Dominion indoors and went 4-6 overall against the Monarchs with a 1-2 doubles round and 3-4 in singles. Liberty next faced William & Mary and dominated the doubles round 3-0 and split singles 4-4 (7-4 overall). The Flames closed the event against Penn managing a 3-6 overall mark going 1-2 doubles and 2-4 in singles.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"It was an awesome opportunity to compete and learn this weekend at home against strong competition. We are thankful for all the teams giving us their best. We love competing as a team at home and are looking forward to the team matches this spring. This fall, and all season long, we will be committed to the process of improving our games and improving as a team."
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the ITA Atlantic Regional in Norfolk, Va. from Oct. 10-14.
Liberty was 14-16 overall over the weekend including a 5-4 doubles record and a 9-12 singles mark. Chase Robinson led the Flames with four victories across this weekend highlighted by a 3-0 record in doubles.
Four Flames made their Liberty debut, including transfers Carl Roothman (3-3. 1-2 doubles, 2-1 singles), Trey Stinchcomb (2-2, 2-0 doubles, 0-2 singles) and Joaquim Almeida (2-4, 1-2 doubles, 1-2 singles) along with freshman Siwanat Auytayakul (3-3, 2-1 doubles, 1-2 singles).
Liberty's returning players include Robinson (4-2, 3-0 doubles, 1-2 singles), Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (2-1, 0-1 doubles, 1-1 singles), Matija Samardzic (3-2, 0-2 doubles, 3-0 singles) and Ernst Gouws (1-1, 1-0 doubles, 1-0 singles).
The Flames opened the event taking on Old Dominion indoors and went 4-6 overall against the Monarchs with a 1-2 doubles round and 3-4 in singles. Liberty next faced William & Mary and dominated the doubles round 3-0 and split singles 4-4 (7-4 overall). The Flames closed the event against Penn managing a 3-6 overall mark going 1-2 doubles and 2-4 in singles.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"It was an awesome opportunity to compete and learn this weekend at home against strong competition. We are thankful for all the teams giving us their best. We love competing as a team at home and are looking forward to the team matches this spring. This fall, and all season long, we will be committed to the process of improving our games and improving as a team."
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the ITA Atlantic Regional in Norfolk, Va. from Oct. 10-14.
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