Flames Knock Off Tulane, 5-2

Friday, March 13

Lynchburg, VA

2:00 PM

Tulane University

#63 Liberty

Daniel Phillips

Mar 13, 2026 | Men's Tennis

LYNCHBURG, VA – The Liberty men's tennis team, ranked 63rd nationally, secured three three-set singles victories en route to a 5-2 win over visiting Tulane Friday afternoon in Lynchburg.

The Flames improved to 8-7 overall with the win, while the Green Wave fell to 4-7.

Tulane got strong efforts at Nos. 1 and 3 singles as Daniel Phillips and Alec Gaudin each won in straight sets.

Phillips and Lance Nisbet also made quick work of Liberty's R Santiago Arraez and Guy Vorwerk by winning 6-0 at No. 1 doubles.

The Green Wave's next scheduled match is now Wednesday against New Mexico (4-9) at Goldring Tennis Center. Tulane was to have played at #75 Old Dominion on Sunday but that contest has been canceled due to the tragedy in Norfolk on Thursday: https://odusports.com/news/2026/03/13/mens-tennis-match-scheduled-for-sunday-against-tulane-canceled.

#63 Liberty 5, Tulane 2
Singles
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
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

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