Redshirt junior Chase Robinson has become a dependable member of the Liberty Men’s Tennis team, and he is living out his lifelong aspirations as a collegiate athlete.
“College tennis was always a dream of mine,” Robinson said. “Playing Division I (is) always a big deal in the tennis world.”
After a visit to campus, Robinson felt compelled to start his student-athlete career as a Flame.
“I really fell in love with this place, and it checked all my boxes,” Robinson said.
During his time at Liberty, Robinson has earned numerous accolades in Conference USA (CUSA) for his success on the court. In his freshman season, he made the CUSA All-Conference Singles second team, All-Academic Team and the Academic Honor Roll. Robinson continued his success in his sophomore year by returning to the All-Academic team, as well as receiving the CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal.
“It’s definitely rewarding,” Robinson said. “Hopefully it is not too rewarding and too fulfilling. I do not want that to be where I find my satisfaction. It’s nice because we put in so many hours and a ton of hard work.”
Robinson has been able to keep a humble mindset despite multiple years of success during his collegiate career. Robinson credits his preparation process to his success in the sport.
“I am pretty simple,” Robinson said. “I like to go through my notes and visualize the match — no music, get my rackets, write some notes down and think about the match. Mostly I just empty my mind of noise, and I go out there with as much instinct and natural ability as I can.”
Robinson has played mostly singles matches. He finished last season tied for third place on the team with 15 overall singles victories.
“I prefer singles to doubles,” Robinson said. “Singles is more important because there is six points on the board in singles and there is only one point on the board in doubles, but that one point decides a lot of matches, so they are both super important, but you have more weight in singles.”
This season, Robinson has gone 7-5-2 in singles play. His performance in 2025–2026 has been a staple for the team ahead of the conference tournament April 17–19. After falling 4-0 to Middle Tennessee State University in last year’s tournament, Robinson and his fellow Flames look to return the favor and take home the title.
Robinson is looking forward to a strong finish to the season as well as getting to play in the conference tournament.
He is working on a master’s degree in business, and he wants to use his tennis knowledge and his education to create a foundation for his future career.
Hunter is a sports reporter for the Liberty Champion.