Flames Impress at Liberty Dual

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Hosting the Liberty Dual this weekend, a number of Flames impressed within the ten-team occasion. Liberty compiled a 16-5 singles report and a 7-4 doubles mark with a pair of match wins and a slender 4-3 loss.


Liberty performed three hidden twin matches. The first spherical was seeded by UTR scores and the remaining matches have been decided by yesterday’s outcomes. The Flames fell in a decent match towards Elon 4-3 to start the weekend, regardless of securing the doubles level. Liberty received the highest 5 singles matches to upend William & Mary on Saturday after surrendering the doubles level. The Flames wrapped up play with a dominant 7-0 conquer VCU on Sunday morning.

Rodrigo Santiago Arraez stood out over the weekend with a 3-0 singles report and a 2-0 doubles mark enjoying on the high of the Flames singles lineup. The junior topped Elon’s Veljo Krstic 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2, William & Mary’s Oliver Hague 6-3, 7-6 (6) at No. 1 and VCU’s Alfred Almasi 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 additionally within the No. 1 singles place.

In his Flames debut, switch addition David Ekpenyong (Our Lady of the Lake, Texas), confirmed out additionally with a 3-0 singles report. The Nigerian native performed between the No. 2 and three singles slots in three matches this weekend.

The occasion was Liberty’s first full-team occasion of the autumn season. The Flames despatched three to the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., final week.

Flames News & Notes

• Six Flames secured a minimum of two singles victories throughout the occasion. No Liberty athlete had a dropping report in singles
• Redshirt freshmen Benjamin Sparks and Guy Vorwerk every made their Liberty debuts. Sparks collected a 2-1 singles mark and a 1-2 doubles report. Vorwerk secured a 1-1 singles mark and a 1-2 doubles report, enjoying each matches with Ekpenyong.
• Carl Roothman and Chase Robinson earned a 3-0 mark enjoying in doubles in each the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles slots.
• Ernst Gouws and Arraez secured an unbeaten, 2-0 report. Gouws additionally received a doubles match enjoying with Sparks to safe an ideal 3-0 doubles report.
• Roothman made an look on the No. 1 singles place, falling towards Elon’s Veljko Krstic 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.

 
Up Next
Liberty prepares for the ITA Atlantic Regional in Blacksburg, Va., starting on Oct. 9. All Flames are anticipated to compete on the five-day occasion hosted by Virginia Tech.