Saturday, April 19
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM
Liberty University
4
vs
2
No. 3 Jacksonville State
No. 2 Flames Move on to CUSA Championship Final, Best No. 3 Jacksonville State 4-2
4/19/2025 7:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 2 Liberty (11-12) advances to the CUSA Championship final, topping No. 3 Jacksonville State (12-7) 4-2 in a nearly four-hour marathon match on Saturday afternoon. The Flames will face No. 1 Middle Tennessee in the title match on Sunday at Noon from the Liberty Tennis Complex.
With fans packed in the stands, ramping up the energy from point to point, the Flames came out hot to take the No. 1 doubles match 6-3. Liberty ultimately missed out on the doubles point, falling 7-5 on both courts two and three.
Liberty evened the match at 1-1 with Chase Robinson swiftly topping Alin Fatu 6-2, 6-1 on court five. The Flames earned the lead on court one as Joaquim Almeida secured a 6-4, 6-3 triumph.
The Flames pushed the lead to 3-1 on court four with Rodrigo Santiago Arraez coming back from a difficult first set to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. The Gamecocks gained a point back in the No. 3 singles match, taking down Siwanat Auytayakul 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Carl Roothman and Liberty secured the match-winning fourth point in the No. 2 singles match, pulling away in the third set to best Charlie Penman 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Liberty improves to 6-1 against the former ASUN rival, Jacksonville State. The Flames bested the Gamecocks with a similar 4-2 final in the 2024 CUSA Men's Tennis Championship semifinal.
The Flames will meet the Blue Raiders in the CUSA Championship final for the second consecutive season. Middle Tennessee bested Liberty 4-2 in the title match last spring.
#74 Liberty 4, Jacksonville State 2
Singles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) def. Timo De Visser (JSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Charlie Penman (JSU) 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2
3. Marko Milosavljevic (JSU) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. David Krasner (JSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Alin Fatu (JSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) vs. Aman Dahiya (JSU) 7-6 (12-10), 6-7 (1-7), 4-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #54 Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Marko Milosavljevic/David Krasner (JSU) 6-3
2. Zach Murphy/Lucius Soller (JSU) def. Carl Roothman/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 7-5
3. Timo De Visser/Logan Haga (JSU) def. Matija Samardzic/Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 7-5
Jacksonville State 12-7
Liberty 11-12; National ranking #74
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,4,3,2)
Official: Bruce Harrison
Liberty News & Notes
Up Next
No. 2 Liberty (11-12) faces No. 1 Middle Tennessee (15-11) in the 2025 Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship final on Sunday at noon from the Liberty Tennis Complex. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
With fans packed in the stands, ramping up the energy from point to point, the Flames came out hot to take the No. 1 doubles match 6-3. Liberty ultimately missed out on the doubles point, falling 7-5 on both courts two and three.
Liberty evened the match at 1-1 with Chase Robinson swiftly topping Alin Fatu 6-2, 6-1 on court five. The Flames earned the lead on court one as Joaquim Almeida secured a 6-4, 6-3 triumph.
The Flames pushed the lead to 3-1 on court four with Rodrigo Santiago Arraez coming back from a difficult first set to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. The Gamecocks gained a point back in the No. 3 singles match, taking down Siwanat Auytayakul 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Carl Roothman and Liberty secured the match-winning fourth point in the No. 2 singles match, pulling away in the third set to best Charlie Penman 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Liberty improves to 6-1 against the former ASUN rival, Jacksonville State. The Flames bested the Gamecocks with a similar 4-2 final in the 2024 CUSA Men's Tennis Championship semifinal.
The Flames will meet the Blue Raiders in the CUSA Championship final for the second consecutive season. Middle Tennessee bested Liberty 4-2 in the title match last spring.
#74 Liberty 4, Jacksonville State 2
Singles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) def. Timo De Visser (JSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Charlie Penman (JSU) 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2
3. Marko Milosavljevic (JSU) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. David Krasner (JSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Alin Fatu (JSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) vs. Aman Dahiya (JSU) 7-6 (12-10), 6-7 (1-7), 4-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #54 Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Marko Milosavljevic/David Krasner (JSU) 6-3
2. Zach Murphy/Lucius Soller (JSU) def. Carl Roothman/Trey Stinchcomb (LIBERTYM) 7-5
3. Timo De Visser/Logan Haga (JSU) def. Matija Samardzic/Ernst Gouws (LIBERTYM) 7-5
Jacksonville State 12-7
Liberty 11-12; National ranking #74
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,4,3,2)
Official: Bruce Harrison
Liberty News & Notes
- Arraez (15-6) improves his singles winning streak to eight consecutive matches. He moves to 10-4 playing in the No. 4 singles slot.
- Liberty's No. 1 doubles and No. 54 Joaquim Almeida and Siwanat Auyatakul (11-4) extend their winning streak to four matches.
- Robinson (11-8) improves his singles winning streak to six matches. He moves to 8-3 in the No. 5 singles position.
- The Flames improve to 3-10 when they lose in the doubles round.
Up Next
No. 2 Liberty (11-12) faces No. 1 Middle Tennessee (15-11) in the 2025 Conference USA Men's Tennis Championship final on Sunday at noon from the Liberty Tennis Complex. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
1
Marko Milosavljevic/ David Krasner [JSU]
3
6
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Timo De Visser / 0 [JSU]
43
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Charlie Penman / 0 [JSU]
572
766
#3 Singles Match
123
Marko Milosavljevic / 0 [JSU]
466
634
#4 Singles Match
123
David Krasner / 0 [JSU]
624
266
#5 Singles Match
12
Alin Fatu / 0 [JSU]
21
66
#6 Singles Match
1234
Aman Dahiya / 0 [JSU]
6710
764UF
Order of Finish:
5,1,4,3,2
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