Location: Lynchburg, Va.
 
The Short Story: Graduate student Charles Bertimon and freshman Romain Gales and Etienne Marty competed in the Liberty Indoor Open this weekend. Bertimon highlighted the weekend making the semi-finals of both the singles and doubles draw. 
 
Opening Serve

• Bertimon won in straight sets before falling in the semi-finals of the singles bracket
• Gales also won in straight sets before dropping the quarterfinal match
• Bertimon teamed up with Holden Koons of JMU in their doubles run to the semi-finals

 
The Results
 
Singles
 
Charles Bertimon
 
R64: Bye
R32: C. Bertimon def. A. Gluck (U. Delaware) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
R16: C. Bertimon def. M. Pitts (Clemson) 6-3, 6-1
QF: C. Bertimon def. R. D. Silva (Liberty) defaulted
SF: C. Kissell (Latrobe, Pa.) def. C. Bertimon 6-1, 6-2
 
Romain Gales
 
R64: Bye
R32: Gales def. C. Robinson (Spartnburg, S.C.) 7-5, 6-2
R16: Gales def. F. Van Sambeek (NC State) 6-1, 7-5
QF: Kissell (Latrobe, Pa.) def. Gales 6-3, 6-4
 
Etienne Marty
 
R64: Marty def. Flynn (Hampton) 7-5, 6-1
R32: Wilson (Liberty) def. Marty 7-5, 6-2
Backdraw: C. Pate (Charleston, S.C.)  def. Marty 6-2, 4-6, 1-0
 
Doubles
 
Romain Gales/ Etienne Marty
 
R16: Gales/ Marty def. C. Robinson (Spartanburg, S.C.)/ N. Pitts (Greer, S.C.) 6-3, 7-5
QF: Wilson/ Worst (Liberty) def. Gales/ Marty 6-1, 7-5
 
Charles Bertimon/ Holden Koons (JMU)
 
R16: Bertimon/ Koons def. S. Knight/ E. Campbell (Southern Virginia) 6-2, 6-1
QF: Bertimon/ Koons def. C. Pate (Charleston, S.C)/ Alec Fritzinger (Goldsboro, N.C.) 7-6, 6-3
SF: Wilson/ Worst (Liberty) def. Bertimon/ Koons (withdrew)