Friday, February 21
Hanover, N.H.
6:00 PM ET
Liberty University
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No. 64 Dartmouth
No. 64 Dartmouth Bests Liberty 5-2
2/21/2025 9:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis
HANOVER, N.H. – The Liberty Flames tennis team (3-5) dropped its third consecutive match, falling 5-2 to No. 64 Dartmouth (6-3) on the road Friday night.
Dartmouth took the critical doubles point with wins on courts two and one. Liberty's Ernst Gouws and Matija Samardzic cruised in their first match together to a 6-1 triumph on court three. Carl Roothman and Siwanat Auytayakul, also paired in their first doubles match, forced a tiebreak, facing a 5-6 deficit. The duo rattled off back-to-back points to even the tiebreak at 5-5, but Dartmouth regained the lead after a questioned line call. The Big Green held on for the 7-6 (5) triumph.
The Big Green secured a quick pair of singles matches to gain a 3-0 match lead with victories in the No. 2 and 4 singles matches. Dartmouth secured the match-clinching fourth point at 4-0 on court three with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Siwanat Auytayakul.
After the match concluded, Liberty picked up two singles triumphs. Almeida was victorious 6-2, 6-4 on court one and Robinson won in three sets 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 on court six.
In the final match of the day, Rodrigo Santiago Arraez battled for three sets in the No. 5 singles match. Arraez secured the first set but dropped the second set in a tiebreaker. Arraes faced an 8-3 deficit in a third set super tiebreak, but was unable to climb back falling 5-7, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (6).
Up Next
Liberty prepares for its third road match of the week, taking on No. 39 Yale (6-3) on Sunday at 11 a.m. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Dartmouth took the critical doubles point with wins on courts two and one. Liberty's Ernst Gouws and Matija Samardzic cruised in their first match together to a 6-1 triumph on court three. Carl Roothman and Siwanat Auytayakul, also paired in their first doubles match, forced a tiebreak, facing a 5-6 deficit. The duo rattled off back-to-back points to even the tiebreak at 5-5, but Dartmouth regained the lead after a questioned line call. The Big Green held on for the 7-6 (5) triumph.
The Big Green secured a quick pair of singles matches to gain a 3-0 match lead with victories in the No. 2 and 4 singles matches. Dartmouth secured the match-clinching fourth point at 4-0 on court three with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Siwanat Auytayakul.
After the match concluded, Liberty picked up two singles triumphs. Almeida was victorious 6-2, 6-4 on court one and Robinson won in three sets 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 on court six.
In the final match of the day, Rodrigo Santiago Arraez battled for three sets in the No. 5 singles match. Arraez secured the first set but dropped the second set in a tiebreaker. Arraes faced an 8-3 deficit in a third set super tiebreak, but was unable to climb back falling 5-7, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (6).
#64 Dartmouth 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) def. Guerrero Alvarez (DART-M) 6-2, 6-4
2. Henry Ren (DART-M) def. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
3. Hikaru Takeda (DART-M) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Alex Knox Jones (DART-M) def. Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 7-6, 6-0
5. Miles Groom (DART-M) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 5-7, 7-6, 10-6
6. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Yujiro Onuma (DART-M) 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Waleed Qadir/Yujiro Onuma (DART-M) def. Carl Roothman/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 7-6
2. Alex Knox Jones/Henry Ren (DART-M) def. Joaquim Almeida/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 6-4
Liberty 3-5
Dartmouth 6-3; National ranking #64
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (,2,4,3,1,6,5)
T-3:08
Up Next
Liberty prepares for its third road match of the week, taking on No. 39 Yale (6-3) on Sunday at 11 a.m. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Guerrero Alvarez / 0 [DART-M]
24
#2 Singles Match
12
12
Henry Ren / 0 [DART-M]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
12
Hikaru Takeda / 0 [DART-M]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
60
Alex Knox Jones / 0 [DART-M]
76
#5 Singles Match
123
766
Miles Groom / 0 [DART-M]
5710
#6 Singles Match
123
606
Yujiro Onuma / 0 [DART-M]
362
Order of Finish:
2,4,3,1,6,5
Players Mentioned
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