Sunday, February 23
New Haven, Conn.
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
2
at
5
No. 39 Yale
Liberty Falls 5-2 at No. 39 Yale
2/23/2025 3:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Liberty Flames tennis team dropped its fourth consecutive contest, coming up short 5-2 at No. 39 Yale on Sunday. The Flames played in three ranked matchups on the road this week, collecting two match points in each contest.
The Flames narrowly missed the doubles point, falling 6-4 on court one and 7-5 on court two. Liberty earned the first singles match with Rodrigo Santiago Arraez besting Eric Li 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 4 singles match.
Yale responded with four consecutive singles matches to earn the match win. The Bulldogs earned the match-clinching fourth point on court one as Vignesh Gogineni upended Joaquim Almeida 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Liberty earned one back after one of the closest singles matches any Flame has been in this season. Carl Roothman, matched up against Zhengqing Ji, needed three tiebreakers to decide a winner. The Flame fell in the first set with a 7-2 tiebreaker but came back in the second with a 7-5 tiebreaker. With the match already clinched, the two entered a back-and-forth super tiebreaker with Roothman ultimately prevailing 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 1-0 (8).
Liberty falls to 1-4 away from Lynchburg this spring. The Flames fall in their second all-time matchup against the Bulldogs and for the second-straight season.
Flames News & Notes
#39 Yale 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. #75 Vignesh Gogineni (YMT) def. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 7-6
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Zhengqing Ji (YMT) 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-8)
3. Jason Shuler (YMT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 7-5, 7-5
4. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Eric Li (YMT) 6-2, 6-1
5. Edward Liao (YMT) def. Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 6-2, 6-3
6. Krish Gupta (YMT) def. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. #82 Vignesh Gogineni/Edward Liao (YMT) def. #28 Joaquim Almeida/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 6-4
2. Krish Gupta/Jason Shuler (YMT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 7-5
3. Ernst Gouws/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. Zhengqing Ji/Eric Li (YMT) 6-3
Liberty 3-6
Yale 7-3; National ranking #39
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,5,6,3,1,2)
T-3:20
Up Next
The Flames (3-6) head out West for more challenging competition at the Diablos Tennis Tournament, hosted by Arizona State. Their opponents are to be determined with matches taking place on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Tempe, Ariz.
The Flames narrowly missed the doubles point, falling 6-4 on court one and 7-5 on court two. Liberty earned the first singles match with Rodrigo Santiago Arraez besting Eric Li 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 4 singles match.
Yale responded with four consecutive singles matches to earn the match win. The Bulldogs earned the match-clinching fourth point on court one as Vignesh Gogineni upended Joaquim Almeida 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Liberty earned one back after one of the closest singles matches any Flame has been in this season. Carl Roothman, matched up against Zhengqing Ji, needed three tiebreakers to decide a winner. The Flame fell in the first set with a 7-2 tiebreaker but came back in the second with a 7-5 tiebreaker. With the match already clinched, the two entered a back-and-forth super tiebreaker with Roothman ultimately prevailing 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 1-0 (8).
Liberty falls to 1-4 away from Lynchburg this spring. The Flames fall in their second all-time matchup against the Bulldogs and for the second-straight season.
Flames News & Notes
- The Flames secured at least four games in all but one first sets in singles on Sunday.
- Arraez went 2-1 in singles this week, the only Flame with at least two singles wins over the three-match week. The sophomore fell in a third-set super tiebreak against No. 64 Dartmouth on Friday.
- With the victory on Sunday, Arraez now leads the team with five singles victories this season.
#39 Yale 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. #75 Vignesh Gogineni (YMT) def. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 7-6
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Zhengqing Ji (YMT) 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-8)
3. Jason Shuler (YMT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 7-5, 7-5
4. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Eric Li (YMT) 6-2, 6-1
5. Edward Liao (YMT) def. Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 6-2, 6-3
6. Krish Gupta (YMT) def. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. #82 Vignesh Gogineni/Edward Liao (YMT) def. #28 Joaquim Almeida/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 6-4
2. Krish Gupta/Jason Shuler (YMT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 7-5
3. Ernst Gouws/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. Zhengqing Ji/Eric Li (YMT) 6-3
Liberty 3-6
Yale 7-3; National ranking #39
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,5,6,3,1,2)
T-3:20
Up Next
The Flames (3-6) head out West for more challenging competition at the Diablos Tennis Tournament, hosted by Arizona State. Their opponents are to be determined with matches taking place on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Tempe, Ariz.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
46
Vignesh Gogineni / 0 (75/-) [YMT]
67
#2 Singles Match
123
671
Zhengqing Ji / 0 [YMT]
760
#3 Singles Match
12
55
Jason Shuler / 0 [YMT]
77
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Eric Li / 0 [YMT]
21
#5 Singles Match
12
23
Edward Liao / 0 [YMT]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
64
Krish Gupta / 0 [YMT]
76
Order of Finish:
4,5,6,3,1,2
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