Groom Victorious in Big Green’s Loss to Liberty

Friday, February 23

Lynchburg, Va.

3:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Liberty

Miles Groom ’26

Photo by: Kyle Relf

Groom Victorious in Big Green’s Loss to Liberty

2/23/2024 7:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Miles Groom had Dartmouth’s lone singles win in a 6-1 defeat

By: Kyle Relf

LYNCHBURG, Va. — No. 65 Dartmouth, ranked for the first time since 2020, dropped a 6-1 decision on the road to Liberty on Friday afternoon to open a two-match slate in Virginia.

Miles Groom and Waleed Qadir earned a convincing win at No. 3 doubles, but it wasn't enough to capture the point against the Flames, who were victorious at No. 1 and No. 2.

Groom went on to pick up Dartmouth's lone singles win, defeating Liberty's Matija Samardzic in three sets on Court 4. Hikaru Takeda, making his first appearance at the No. 2 position, dropped a three-setter, and Carlos Guerrero Alvarez fell in a super tiebreak on Court 1.

Dartmouth's Virginia trip continues on Saturday with another road test, a rematch with William & Mary, who defeated the Big Green 4-3 on the final day of the ECAC Championship.

DOUBLES
Luis Felipe Miguel/Matija Samardzic (Liberty) def. Henry Ren/Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth), 6-2
Chase Robinson/Deji Thomas-Smith (Liberty) def. Hikaru Takeda/Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 6-3
Miles Groom/Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth) def. Romeo Hadzimehmedovic/Thando Longwe-Smit (Liberty), 6-1

SINGLES
Luis Felipe Miguel (Liberty) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 [10-7]
Deji Thomas-Smith (Liberty) def. Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Thando Longwe-Smit (Liberty) def. Henry Ren (Dartmouth), 6-2, 7-6(7-1)
Miles Groom (Dartmouth) def. Matija Samardzic (Liberty), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (Liberty) def. Yujiro Onuma (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-2
Chase Robinson (Liberty) def. Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth), 7-6(7-3), 6-1