Monday, January 19
Atlanta, Ga.
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
2
at
5
Georgia Tech
Liberty Topped by Georgia Tech 5-2
1/19/2026 3:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Liberty men's tennis team narrowly fell at Georgia Tech with a 5-2 final on Monday afternoon. The Flames begin the season with an 0-2 mark after the season-opening road trip.
Liberty secured the initial doubles point, highlighted by a dominating 6-0 sweep in the No. 2 doubles match from David Ekpenyong and Benjamin Sparks. The Flames earned the point on court three with Guy Vorwerk and Rodrigo Santiago Arraez prevailing in a tiebreaker 7-6 (5).
Georgia Tech secured the first three singles matches to gain a 3-1 advantage, forcing the Flames to win the remaining three matches for the victory. Despite all three reaching a third set, Chase Robinson was the lone victor with a 7-5, 6-7 (9), 6-1 final in the No. 6 singles match.
The Yellowjackets clinched the match with Jonathan Irwanto taking down Siwanat Auytayakul 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the No. 3 singles match.
On court one, Arraez was battling with No. 72 Hidde Schoenmakers and played to a third-set tiebreaker. The Flames were narrowly edged in the first set, controlled the second set, but came up a few points short in the tiebreaker to fall 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Georgia Tech 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. #72 Hidde Schoenmakers (GT) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Gianluca Carlini (GT) def. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jonathan Irwanto (GT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
4. Richard Biagiotti (GT) def. Benjamin Sparks (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Elias Shokry (GT) def. David Ekpenyong (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Robert Bauer (GT) 7-5, 6-7 (9-11), 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Gianluca Carlini/Hidde Schoenmakers (GT) vs. Siwanat Auytayakul/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-6 (2-1), unfinished
2. Benjamin Sparks/David Ekpenyong (LIBERTYM) def. Richard Biagiotti/Jonathan Irwanto (GT) 6-0
3. Guy Vorwerk/R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Robert Bauer/Owen DeMuth (GT) 7-6 (7-5)
Liberty 0-2
Georgia Tech 1-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,4,2,3,1,6)
Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (0-2) returns to Lynchburg, Va., to host its home opener with a Saturday doubleheader at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center. The Flames take on Gardner-Webb at 9 a.m. before returning at 4 p.m. to face Richmond.
Liberty secured the initial doubles point, highlighted by a dominating 6-0 sweep in the No. 2 doubles match from David Ekpenyong and Benjamin Sparks. The Flames earned the point on court three with Guy Vorwerk and Rodrigo Santiago Arraez prevailing in a tiebreaker 7-6 (5).
Georgia Tech secured the first three singles matches to gain a 3-1 advantage, forcing the Flames to win the remaining three matches for the victory. Despite all three reaching a third set, Chase Robinson was the lone victor with a 7-5, 6-7 (9), 6-1 final in the No. 6 singles match.
The Yellowjackets clinched the match with Jonathan Irwanto taking down Siwanat Auytayakul 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the No. 3 singles match.
On court one, Arraez was battling with No. 72 Hidde Schoenmakers and played to a third-set tiebreaker. The Flames were narrowly edged in the first set, controlled the second set, but came up a few points short in the tiebreaker to fall 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
Georgia Tech 5, Liberty 2
Singles Competition
1. #72 Hidde Schoenmakers (GT) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Gianluca Carlini (GT) def. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jonathan Irwanto (GT) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
4. Richard Biagiotti (GT) def. Benjamin Sparks (LIBERTYM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Elias Shokry (GT) def. David Ekpenyong (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Robert Bauer (GT) 7-5, 6-7 (9-11), 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Gianluca Carlini/Hidde Schoenmakers (GT) vs. Siwanat Auytayakul/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-6 (2-1), unfinished
2. Benjamin Sparks/David Ekpenyong (LIBERTYM) def. Richard Biagiotti/Jonathan Irwanto (GT) 6-0
3. Guy Vorwerk/R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) def. Robert Bauer/Owen DeMuth (GT) 7-6 (7-5)
Liberty 0-2
Georgia Tech 1-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,4,2,3,1,6)
Flames News & Notes
- In Arraez's first career appearance in the No. 1 singles position, the junior posted a 1-1 record against a pair of ranked opponents to open the spring against No. 36 Billy Blaydes (from Auburn) and No. 72 Hidde Schoenmakers.
- After Chase Robinson and David Ekpenyong started at No. 5 and No. 6 on Saturday against Auburn, the two flipped positions in the singles lineup on Monday.
- Liberty's No. 3 pair of Arraez and Vorwerk are the Flames' only unbeaten doubles pair with a 1-0 mark after going unfinished on Saturday at Auburn.
Up Next
Liberty (0-2) returns to Lynchburg, Va., to host its home opener with a Saturday doubleheader at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center. The Flames take on Gardner-Webb at 9 a.m. before returning at 4 p.m. to face Richmond.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
736
Hidde Schoenmakers / 0 (72/-) [GT]
567
#2 Singles Match
12
12
Gianluca Carlini / 0 [GT]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
565
Jonathan Irwanto / 0 [GT]
747
#4 Singles Match
12
12
Richard Biagiotti / 0 [GT]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
32
Elias Shokry / 0 [GT]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
766
Robert Bauer / 0 [GT]
571
Order of Finish:
5,4,2,3,1,6
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