Friday, March 13
Lynchburg, Va.
3:00 PM ET
Liberty University
5
vs
2
Tulane
No. 63 Flames Calm the Waters with a 5-2 Triumph Over the Green Wave
3/13/2026 7:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty (8-7) secured its third straight victory on Friday evening with a 5-2 final over Tulane (4-7) at home. The Flames battled cold and windy conditions to ultimately triumph on their home court.
Liberty secured the doubles points with clutch triumphs on courts two and three. Tulane dominated on court one as Daniel Phillips and Lance Nisbet handled Rodrigo Santiago Arraez and Guy Vorwerk 6-0. Liberty evened the round in the No. 2 singles match, where the reigning Conference USA Doubles Pair of the Week, Siwanat Auytayakul and Chase Robinson, closed out Hady El Kordy and Alec Gaudin with four consecutive games to seal a 6-2 triumph.
Tied at 1-1, Carl Roothman and Benjamin Sparks won three straight games on court three to earn the doubles point with a 6-4 victory over Piotr Andrzejewski and AJ Mercer. The pair are now 2-0 playing alongside each other.
Tulane evened the match with an impressive outing in the No. 1 singles match as Phillips topped Arraez 6-4, 6-0. The Flames drew a 2-1 lead with Sparks securing a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Andrzejewski in the No. 4 match. The Green Wave drew another match on court three with Roothman falling to Gaudin 6-3, 6-3.
Vorwerk inched Liberty closer on court six with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 tally over Steven Rice. The Flames secured the match-clinching fourth point in the No. 5 singles match. Chase Robinson secured the first set before surrendering the second set against Andres Delgadillo. The Flame earned a 5-0 third-set advantage to lead to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 triumph.
Auytayakul put the finishing touches on the win with a comeback 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory in the No. 2 singles match.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"The conditions were nasty out there today. Our response and attitude were a weapon. The team got better today."
#63 Liberty 5, Tulane 2
Singles Competition
1. Daniel Phillips (TULM) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-0
2. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Hady ElKordy (TULM) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
3. Alec Gaudin (TULM) def. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Benjamin Sparks (LIBERTYM) def. Piotr Andrzejewski (TULM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Andres Delgadillo (TULM) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
6. Guy Vorwerk (LIBERTYM) def. Steven Rice (TULM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Daniel Phillips/Lance Nisbet (TULM) def. R Santiago Arraez/Guy Vorwerk (LIBERTYM) 6-0
2. Chase Robinson/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Hady ElKordy/Alec Gaudin (TULM) 6-2
3. Benjamin Sparks/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Piotr Andrzejewski/AJ Mercer (TULM) 6-4
Tulane 4-7
Liberty 8-7; National ranking #63
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,3,6,5,2)
Official: Sue Lunsford
Flames News & Notes
Up Next
No. 63 Liberty gets over a week off before taking on No. 58 Charlotte (10-3) in a road match on Sunday, March 22, from the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
Liberty secured the doubles points with clutch triumphs on courts two and three. Tulane dominated on court one as Daniel Phillips and Lance Nisbet handled Rodrigo Santiago Arraez and Guy Vorwerk 6-0. Liberty evened the round in the No. 2 singles match, where the reigning Conference USA Doubles Pair of the Week, Siwanat Auytayakul and Chase Robinson, closed out Hady El Kordy and Alec Gaudin with four consecutive games to seal a 6-2 triumph.
Tied at 1-1, Carl Roothman and Benjamin Sparks won three straight games on court three to earn the doubles point with a 6-4 victory over Piotr Andrzejewski and AJ Mercer. The pair are now 2-0 playing alongside each other.
Tulane evened the match with an impressive outing in the No. 1 singles match as Phillips topped Arraez 6-4, 6-0. The Flames drew a 2-1 lead with Sparks securing a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Andrzejewski in the No. 4 match. The Green Wave drew another match on court three with Roothman falling to Gaudin 6-3, 6-3.
Vorwerk inched Liberty closer on court six with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 tally over Steven Rice. The Flames secured the match-clinching fourth point in the No. 5 singles match. Chase Robinson secured the first set before surrendering the second set against Andres Delgadillo. The Flame earned a 5-0 third-set advantage to lead to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 triumph.
Auytayakul put the finishing touches on the win with a comeback 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory in the No. 2 singles match.
Thoughts from Head Coach Derek Schwandt
"The conditions were nasty out there today. Our response and attitude were a weapon. The team got better today."
#63 Liberty 5, Tulane 2
Singles Competition
1. Daniel Phillips (TULM) def. R Santiago Arraez (LIBERTYM) 6-4, 6-0
2. Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Hady ElKordy (TULM) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
3. Alec Gaudin (TULM) def. Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Benjamin Sparks (LIBERTYM) def. Piotr Andrzejewski (TULM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Chase Robinson (LIBERTYM) def. Andres Delgadillo (TULM) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
6. Guy Vorwerk (LIBERTYM) def. Steven Rice (TULM) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Daniel Phillips/Lance Nisbet (TULM) def. R Santiago Arraez/Guy Vorwerk (LIBERTYM) 6-0
2. Chase Robinson/Siwanat Auytayakul (LIBERTYM) def. Hady ElKordy/Alec Gaudin (TULM) 6-2
3. Benjamin Sparks/Carl Roothman (LIBERTYM) def. Piotr Andrzejewski/AJ Mercer (TULM) 6-4
Tulane 4-7
Liberty 8-7; National ranking #63
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,3,6,5,2)
Official: Sue Lunsford
Flames News & Notes
- Liberty has secured the doubles point in each of its three consecutive triumphs.
- The Flames' No. 2 (10-3) and No. 3 (7-4) doubles pairings continue to carry the Flames in the doubles round.
- Reigning CUSA Doubles Pair of the Week, Auytayakul and Robinson, earn the fourth win of the season playing together (4-2). They are 3-0 in the No. 2 position.
- Robinson, who sealed the match's fourth point, extends his singles winning streak to five. He sports a team-best 9-4 mark.
- The Flames own a 10-3 mark at No. 2 singles, led by Auytayakul on Friday.
- Liberty owns a collective 46-37 (.554) singles record and a 20-15 (.571) doubles mark.
- The Flames improve to 2-0 all-time against Tulane with triumphs in back-to-back seasons.
Up Next
No. 63 Liberty gets over a week off before taking on No. 58 Charlotte (10-3) in a road match on Sunday, March 22, from the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Daniel Phillips / 0 [TULM]
66
40
#2 Singles Match
123
Hady ElKordy / 0 [TULM]
734
566
#3 Singles Match
12
Alec Gaudin / 0 [TULM]
66
33
#4 Singles Match
12
Piotr Andrzejewski / 0 [TULM]
33
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Andres Delgadillo / 0 [TULM]
462
616
#6 Singles Match
12
Steven Rice / 0 [TULM]
63
76
Order of Finish:
1,4,3,6,5,2
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