LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Gardner-Webb (14-3) men's tennis team picked up an impressive road win at No. 72 Liberty on Monday afternoon at the Liberty Tennis Complex. After taking the doubles point, the Runnin' Bulldogs captured four of the six singles contests, earning the 5-2 victory over the Flames. Gardner-Webb now leads the overall series with its former conference foe, 11-10.

"This was a very good road win over a quality opponent," said head coach Mike Griffith. "The key to the match was the focus and hard play from every player. We will now get ready for Longwood on Saturday."

Johan Van Wijk teamed up with Alex Lepine to take No. 3 doubles by the final of 6-3 over Chase Robinson and Ernst Gouws, putting the Runnin' Bulldogs one win away from the doubles point. After dropping No. 1 doubles, Numa Lemieux-Monette and Kaua Cressoni took down Carl Roothman and Rodrigo Santiago Arraez in the No. 2 flight, putting GWU up 1-0 in the match.

Liberty evened the match at 1-all after taking No. 5 singles before taking the 2-1 lead on the win at No. 2 singles. However, Lemieux-Monette battled back for a 6-4, 6-2 win against Santiago at No. 3, pulling the 'Dawgs even at 2-2.

Eduardo Dias drew Gardner-Webb one point away from the win with a thrilling 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over Joaquim Almeida at No. 1. Alexandre Bergeron sealed the deal for GWU with a 7-6 (4), 6-0 win at No. 4 against Siwanat Auytaykul. Boyd Schreiber finished the match winning at No. 6. After dropping set one, 6-4, Schreiber battled back to win the next two 6-2, 7-5 over Matija Samardzic, giving the Runnin' Bulldogs a 5-2 win.

Gardner-Webb returns to the courts on Saturday, March 15, playing host to the Lancers of Longwood University. First serve at the Webb Tennis Complex is set for 10 a.m.