No. 63 Men’s Tennis Hosts Tulane on Friday

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The No. 63 Liberty men's tennis team (7-7) prepares for its lone match this week, welcoming Tulane (4-6) on Friday at 3 p.m. from the Liberty Tennis Complex.

The Flames are coming off an impressive pair of 7-0 sweeps at home, ousting Georgia State and William & Mary. Liberty lost just two sets across 18 total matches last weekend.

Liberty and Tulane have met just once all-time when the Flames visited New Orleans last season. The Flames secured a 5-2 road victory, including a performance from Rodrigo Santiago Arraez that helped him garner the Conference USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor.

Siwanat Auytayakul was named the Conference USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week on Wednesday. The sophomore secured his first-ever victory in the No. 1 singles position over Georgia State 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (1) before handling William & Mary 6-4, 7-5 in the No. 2 slot.

Flames News & Notes

Collectively, Liberty owns a 42-35 (.545) singles record and an 18-14 (.562) doubles record.
Chase Robinson leads the team with an 8-4 singles record this season.
Arraez has completed 10 matches in the No. 1 singles position, sporting a 5-5 mark.
On Friday against Georgia State, Siwanat Auytayakul stepped into the No. 1 singles slot for the Flames. The sophomore earned his first career triumph in the position.
The Flames' best spot in the singles lineup is No. 2, where Liberty owns a 9-3 mark. They also sport an 8-5 record at No. 4.
Liberty sports a 9-3 record at No. 2 doubles and a 6-4 mark in the No. 3 slot. The Flames hope to improve on a 3-7 mark in the No. 1 doubles position.
Liberty's pairing of Arreaz and Guy Vorwerk leads all duos with a 7-3 mark. The two appeared in the No. 1 position for the first time on Sunday, securing a triumph.

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No. 63 Men’s Tennis Hosts Tulane on Friday

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Players Mentioned

Siwanat Auytayakul

Chase Robinson

Rodrigo Santiago Arraez

Guy Vorwerk