Monday, March 10
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
2
vs
5
Gardner-Webb
Men’s Tennis Taken Down 5-2 by Gardner-Webb
3/10/2025 5:34:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty men's tennis team was unable to capitalize on its first home match in six contests, falling 5-2 to Gardner-Webb at the Liberty Tennis Complex on Monday afternoon.
The Bulldogs grabbed a commanding two matches in doubles while Liberty was leading 5-4 in the third match when the doubles point was clinched.
Liberty evened the match twice, first by Carl Roothman picking up a 6-1, 6-3 win on court two. Gardner-Webb responded on court three but Chase Robinson answered back with a 6-0, 6-4 triumph in the No. 5 singles match.
Gardner-Webb sealed the match with three consecutive singles matches to finish the day. The Bulldogs' Alexandre Bergeron secured the match-clinching fourth point, topping Siwanat Auytayakul 7-6, 6-0 on court four.
In the final match of the day, Matija Samardzic battled for three sets in the No. 6 singles match. The sophomore was the only Flame to reach three sets but ultimately fell 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 against Boyd Schreiber.
The Flames fall to 14-15 all-time against the former Big South rival and move to 2-3 at home this season.
Gardner-Webb 5, #72 Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. Eduardo Dias (GWUM) def. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) 7-6, 6-2
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Kim Niethammer (GWUM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Numa Lemieux-Monette (GWUM) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-2
4. Alexandre Bergeron (GWUM) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 7-6, 6-0
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Alex Lepine (GWUM) 6-0, 6-4
6. Boyd Schreiber (GWUM) def. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) vs. Boyd Schreiber/Eduardo Dias (GWUM) 5-4, unfinished
2. Numa Lemieux-Monette/Kaua Cresoni (GWUM) def. R Santiago Arraez/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-3
3. Alex Lepine/Johan Van Wijk (GWUM) def. Chase Robinson/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 6-2
Gardner-Webb 14-3
Liberty 5-8; National ranking #72
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,3,5,1,4,6)
Flames News & Notes
Liberty (5-8) heads to Williamsburg, Va. to take on William & Mary (3-5) on the road on Wednesday. The match will be played at the Mackesy Tennis Center at the Millie West Courts at 2 p.m. The match will be streamed live via Playsight.
The Bulldogs grabbed a commanding two matches in doubles while Liberty was leading 5-4 in the third match when the doubles point was clinched.
Liberty evened the match twice, first by Carl Roothman picking up a 6-1, 6-3 win on court two. Gardner-Webb responded on court three but Chase Robinson answered back with a 6-0, 6-4 triumph in the No. 5 singles match.
Gardner-Webb sealed the match with three consecutive singles matches to finish the day. The Bulldogs' Alexandre Bergeron secured the match-clinching fourth point, topping Siwanat Auytayakul 7-6, 6-0 on court four.
In the final match of the day, Matija Samardzic battled for three sets in the No. 6 singles match. The sophomore was the only Flame to reach three sets but ultimately fell 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 against Boyd Schreiber.
The Flames fall to 14-15 all-time against the former Big South rival and move to 2-3 at home this season.
Gardner-Webb 5, #72 Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. Eduardo Dias (GWUM) def. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) 7-6, 6-2
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Kim Niethammer (GWUM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Numa Lemieux-Monette (GWUM) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-2
4. Alexandre Bergeron (GWUM) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 7-6, 6-0
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Alex Lepine (GWUM) 6-0, 6-4
6. Boyd Schreiber (GWUM) def. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) vs. Boyd Schreiber/Eduardo Dias (GWUM) 5-4, unfinished
2. Numa Lemieux-Monette/Kaua Cresoni (GWUM) def. R Santiago Arraez/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-3
3. Alex Lepine/Johan Van Wijk (GWUM) def. Chase Robinson/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 6-2
Gardner-Webb 14-3
Liberty 5-8; National ranking #72
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,3,5,1,4,6)
Flames News & Notes
- The Flames have yet to achieve a three-match winning streak this season.
Liberty (5-8) heads to Williamsburg, Va. to take on William & Mary (3-5) on the road on Wednesday. The match will be played at the Mackesy Tennis Center at the Millie West Courts at 2 p.m. The match will be streamed live via Playsight.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Eduardo Dias / 0 [GWUM]
76
62
#2 Singles Match
12
Kim Niethammer / 0 [GWUM]
13
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Numa Lemieux-Monette / 0 [GWUM]
66
43
#4 Singles Match
12
Alexandre Bergeron / 0 [GWUM]
76
60
#5 Singles Match
12
Alex Lepine / 0 [GWUM]
04
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Boyd Schreiber / 0 [GWUM]
467
625
Order of Finish:
2,3,5,1,4,6
Players Mentioned
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