Friday, February 7
Lynchburg, Va.
5:00 PM ET
Liberty University
2
vs
5
Charlotte
Roothman Secures Comeback Victory as Liberty Falls 5-2 to Charlotte
2/7/2025 9:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty men's tennis team (3-3) fell 5-2 at home against UNC Charlotte (3-3) in Friday's match. Carl Roothman earned his second straight singles triumph with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 final for his first set of back-to-back singles wins this spring.
The 49ers jumped out to an early match lead clinching the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. The Flames' No. 27 pair of Joaquim Almeida and Siwanat Auytayakul improved to 4-1 in the spring with a 6-4 win on court one.
Charlotte carried the momentum into singles by winning five of the six first sets. The match-clinching fourth point came on court three as the 49ers' Matias Iturbe rallied from 1-4 in the second set to take the match 6-4, 6-4 against Auytayakul.
Roothman found himself down 0-5 out of the gate against Ivan Dreycopp, before rallying to a near comeback, finishing the first set 4-6. The Flame carried the momentum of the late push through to the second set and forced a match-deciding third set on court two. Despite an early 2-1 deficit in the third set, Roothman won five straight games to earn a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 triumph.
Charlotte improves to 4-3 all-time against the Flames, avenging last season's 4-3 loss to Liberty at home.
Charlotte 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) def. Vasco Prata (CLT) 6-2, 6-1
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Ivan Dreycopp (CLT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Matias Iturbe (CLT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Arsene Pougault (CLT) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 7-5, 6-3
5. Frederic Schlossmann (CLT) def. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Brett Gloria (CLT) def. Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. #27 Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Vasco Prata/Matias Iturbe (CLT) 6-4
2. Frederic Schlossmann/Ivan Dreycopp (CLT) def. Carl Roothman/Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 6-1
3. Brett Gloria/Arsene Pougault (CLT) def. Chase Robinson/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 6-4
Match Notes:
Charlotte 3-3
Liberty 3-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,5,3,4,2,6)
T-3:08
Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (3-3) gets a week off before returning to the courts to take on Old Dominion (3-3) on Feb. 19 and Dartmouth (4-1) on Feb. 21 on the road.
The 49ers jumped out to an early match lead clinching the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. The Flames' No. 27 pair of Joaquim Almeida and Siwanat Auytayakul improved to 4-1 in the spring with a 6-4 win on court one.
Charlotte carried the momentum into singles by winning five of the six first sets. The match-clinching fourth point came on court three as the 49ers' Matias Iturbe rallied from 1-4 in the second set to take the match 6-4, 6-4 against Auytayakul.
Roothman found himself down 0-5 out of the gate against Ivan Dreycopp, before rallying to a near comeback, finishing the first set 4-6. The Flame carried the momentum of the late push through to the second set and forced a match-deciding third set on court two. Despite an early 2-1 deficit in the third set, Roothman won five straight games to earn a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 triumph.
Charlotte improves to 4-3 all-time against the Flames, avenging last season's 4-3 loss to Liberty at home.
Charlotte 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) def. Vasco Prata (CLT) 6-2, 6-1
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Ivan Dreycopp (CLT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Matias Iturbe (CLT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Arsene Pougault (CLT) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 7-5, 6-3
5. Frederic Schlossmann (CLT) def. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Brett Gloria (CLT) def. Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. #27 Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Vasco Prata/Matias Iturbe (CLT) 6-4
2. Frederic Schlossmann/Ivan Dreycopp (CLT) def. Carl Roothman/Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 6-1
3. Brett Gloria/Arsene Pougault (CLT) def. Chase Robinson/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 6-4
Match Notes:
Charlotte 3-3
Liberty 3-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,5,3,4,2,6)
T-3:08
Flames News & Notes
- The Flames have yet to receive back-to-back results as they still seek their first set of back-to-back victories.
- Liberty's No. 27 doubles pair of Almeida and Auytayakul earned their third straight triumph and improve to 4-1 this spring and 10-3 overall.
- The Flames' duo of Chase Robinson and Trey Stinchcomb secured their fourth straight victory.
Up Next
Liberty (3-3) gets a week off before returning to the courts to take on Old Dominion (3-3) on Feb. 19 and Dartmouth (4-1) on Feb. 21 on the road.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Vasco Prata / 0 [CLT]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Ivan Dreycopp / 0 [CLT]
632
466
#3 Singles Match
12
Matias Iturbe / 0 [CLT]
66
44
#4 Singles Match
12
Arsene Pougault / 0 [CLT]
76
53
#5 Singles Match
12
Frederic Schlossmann / 0 [CLT]
66
31
#6 Singles Match
123
Brett Gloria / 0 [CLT]
606
463
Order of Finish:
1,5,3,4,2,6
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