Flames Fall To Dukes

The Liberty Flames and the James Madison Dukes split the singles matches, but the Dukes claimed the doubles point for a 4-3 win, Tuesday afternoon.

James Madison took the doubles point by winning two of the three doubles contests for a 1-0 lead. Carlos Cardona (Sr., Bogota, Colombia) and Braen Aneiros were the lone doubles winners for the Flames, winning 8-4 in #3 doubles.

The two teams then split the six doubles matches, providing the Dukes with the team victory.

Liberty falls to 1-9 on the season and next faces Birmingham-Southern in a Big South Match Tuesday at the Randolph Macon Women's College Tennis Courts. The match begins at 2:30 p.m.


Doubles:
1) John Snead/Jesse Tarr (JMU) def. Priit Pihl/Jarda Trojan (LU), 8-3
2) Carlin Campbell/Brian Clay (JMU) def. Sebastian Pena/Joseph Withers (LU), 8-4
3) Carlos Cardona/Braen Aneiros (LU) def. Bob Allensworth/Brian Rubenstein (JMU), 8-4

Singles:
1) Pihl (LU) def. Tarr (JMU), 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
2) Snead (JMU) def. Trojan (LU), 6-2, 6-2
3) Cardona (LU) def. Clay (JMU), 6-4, 6-3
4) Allensworth (JMU) def. Withers (LU), 7-5, 7-5
5) Campbell (JMU) def. Pena (LU), 6-3, 6-3
6) Aneiros (LU) def. Rubenstein (JMU), 6-4, 6-0