Men’s Tennis Opens Spring Season with Pair of Road Matches

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty men's tennis team kicks off the spring tennis season with a match at Auburn at 11 AM ET Saturday and at Georgia Tech at 11 AM ET on Monday.

The Flames look to improve on a runner-up finish at the CUSA Championship following an 11-13 record.

Liberty returns five athletes from last season and will debut a pair of redshirt freshmen, Benjamin Sparks and Guy Vorwerk. The Flames welcome transfer addition, David Ekpenyong (Our Lady of the Lake), as a junior.

Included in the returners are last season's No. 2 singles player, Carl Roothman, No. 3 Siwanat Auytayakul and No. 4 Rodrigo Santiago Arraez. Ernst Gouws and Chase Robinson also look to continue to contribute.

The Flames have met Liberty just once, taking a loss in 2018, and are also 0-1 against Georgia Tech, suffering a defeat in 2017.

Flames News & Notes

The Flames look to replace the production at the No. 1 singles position after Joaquin Almeida graduated last spring. Almeida collected a 9-10 mark at No. 1 with Carl Roothman filling in with a 1-3 record in the position.
Redshirt freshman Benjamin Sparks (9-5) shined this fall, highlighted by a 5-1 record and a semifinal finish at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships.
Liberty collected a team 47-32 singles record and a 14-12 doubles mark this fall.

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Men’s Tennis Opens Spring Season with Pair of Road Matches

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Players Mentioned

Siwanat Auytayakul

David Ekpenyong

Ernst Gouws

Chase Robinson

Carl Roothman

Rodrigo Santiago Arraez

Benjamin Sparks

Guy Vorwerk