Friday, April 4
New Orleans, LA
1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT
Liberty University
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at
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Tulane
Liberty Rides Out Green Wave for 5-2 Victory
4/4/2025 4:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Liberty (8-12) takes home a victory in its final road game of the spring with a 5-2 triumph over Tulane (5-14) on Friday afternoon. Liberty earned the doubles point and clinched the match at 4-1 before finishing with the 5-2 final. The match was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
The Flames took the majority of matches in a tight doubles round. Liberty took the doubles point on No. 1 and No. 3 doubles victories. All three courts finished with a 6-4 tally.
The two teams split first sets to open the singles round with Tulane gaining the edge in two tiebreak victories. The Green Wave secured the first singles match of the day with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph on court three.
The Flames strung together four consecutive singles victories to clinch the match win. Almeida earned a swift 6-2, 6-3 victory on court one followed by a 6-1, 6-4 triumph from Chase Robinson. Robinson was facing a 4-0 deficit after breezing through the first set. The redshirt sophomore buckled down and rattled off six consecutive games to steal the match in the second set.
Matija Samardzic clinched the match-winning fourth point with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over AJ Mercer in the No. 6 singles match. After the match was clinched, play continued on courts two and four.
Arraez stormed back in the No. 4 singles match after dropping a narrow first set, topping his foe 6-7 (6), 6-0, 1-0 (10). The sophomore extends his winning streak to five singles matches.
Roothman concluded the day on court two, also battling back after falling in a first-set tiebreaker. The junior cruised in the second set to force a third-set super tiebreaker, but ultimately fell 7-6 (3), 3-6, 1-0 (6).
Liberty 5, Tulane 2
Singles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) def. Luka Petrovic (TMT) 6-2, 6-3
2. Hady El Kordy (TMT) def. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Alec Gaudin (TMT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
4. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Asaf Friedler (TMT) 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 1-0 (12-10)
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Steven Rice (TMT) 6-1, 6-4
6. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. AJ Mercer (TMT) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Luka Petrovic/Hady El Kordy (TMT) 6-4
2. AJ Mercer/Asaf Friedler (TMT) def. Trey Stinchcomb/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-4
3. Ernst Gouws/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. Alec Gaudin/Charlie Burdell (TMT) 6-4
Liberty 8-12
Tulane 5-14
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,1,5,6,4,2)
Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty is set to host its final two matches of the regular season, welcoming Delaware (11-5) on Friday at 3 p.m and battling VCU (8-9) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played at the Liberty Tennis Complex and will be broadcast live via SwingVision.
The Flames took the majority of matches in a tight doubles round. Liberty took the doubles point on No. 1 and No. 3 doubles victories. All three courts finished with a 6-4 tally.
The two teams split first sets to open the singles round with Tulane gaining the edge in two tiebreak victories. The Green Wave secured the first singles match of the day with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph on court three.
The Flames strung together four consecutive singles victories to clinch the match win. Almeida earned a swift 6-2, 6-3 victory on court one followed by a 6-1, 6-4 triumph from Chase Robinson. Robinson was facing a 4-0 deficit after breezing through the first set. The redshirt sophomore buckled down and rattled off six consecutive games to steal the match in the second set.
Matija Samardzic clinched the match-winning fourth point with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over AJ Mercer in the No. 6 singles match. After the match was clinched, play continued on courts two and four.
Arraez stormed back in the No. 4 singles match after dropping a narrow first set, topping his foe 6-7 (6), 6-0, 1-0 (10). The sophomore extends his winning streak to five singles matches.
Roothman concluded the day on court two, also battling back after falling in a first-set tiebreaker. The junior cruised in the second set to force a third-set super tiebreaker, but ultimately fell 7-6 (3), 3-6, 1-0 (6).
Liberty 5, Tulane 2
Singles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida (LIBERTYM) def. Luka Petrovic (TMT) 6-2, 6-3
2. Hady El Kordy (TMT) def. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Alec Gaudin (TMT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
4. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Asaf Friedler (TMT) 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 1-0 (12-10)
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Steven Rice (TMT) 6-1, 6-4
6. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. AJ Mercer (TMT) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Luka Petrovic/Hady El Kordy (TMT) 6-4
2. AJ Mercer/Asaf Friedler (TMT) def. Trey Stinchcomb/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-4
3. Ernst Gouws/Matija Samardzic (LIBERTYM) def. Alec Gaudin/Charlie Burdell (TMT) 6-4
Liberty 8-12
Tulane 5-14
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,1,5,6,4,2)
Flames News & Notes
- Arraez leads the team with a 12-6 singles record this spring.
- Liberty snapped a streak of dropping the doubles point in four straight matches.
- Robinson extends his winning streak to three consecutive singles matches.
- The Flames finish the season with a 5-8 record on the road.
Up Next
Liberty is set to host its final two matches of the regular season, welcoming Delaware (11-5) on Friday at 3 p.m and battling VCU (8-9) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played at the Liberty Tennis Complex and will be broadcast live via SwingVision.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Luka Petrovic / 0 [TMT]
23
#2 Singles Match
123
660
Hady El Kordy / 0 [TMT]
731
#3 Singles Match
12
12
Alec Gaudin / 0 [TMT]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
661
Asaf Friedler / 0 [TMT]
700
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Steven Rice / 0 [TMT]
14
#6 Singles Match
12
76
AJ Mercer / 0 [TMT]
53
Order of Finish:
3,1,5,6,4,2
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