Men's Tennis Falls to No. 6 TCU 4-0

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February 29, 2004 | Men's Tennis

Feb. 29, 2004

FORT WORTH, Texas - - The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell to host and sixth-ranked TCU 4-0 in the finals of the 2004 Conference USA Shootout Sunday.

The Horned Frogs claimed the doubles point as the tenth-ranked team of Rafael Abreu and Fabrizio Sestini defeated Jeremy Clark and Matt Mayer 8-3 at No. 1 and Jacob Martin and Alex Menichini topped Javier Herrera and Damar Johnson 8-2.

In singles action, Menchini, No. 22 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings, defeated Mayer 6-4, 6-3 at the top seed. Farbizio Sestini topped Jhonny Berrido 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 and Martin closed the match with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over Jakob Gustafsson at No. 6.

U of L (6-6) will play Dayton and Morehead in a doubleheader Tuesday March 9. Match times are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. respectively.

#6 TCU (8-0) 4, #56 Louisville (6-6) 0SINGLES1. #22 Alex Menichini (TCU) def. Matt Mayer (UL) 6-4, 6-32. Hector Almada (TCU) vs. Octavian Nicodim (UL) DNF3. Fabrizio Sestini (TCU) def. Jhonny Berrido (UL) 6-1, 6-24. Jacopo Tezza (TCU) vs. #99 Damar Johnson (UL) DNF5. Rafael Abreu (TCU) vs. Jeremy Clark (UL) DNF6. Jacob Martin (TCU) def. Jakob Gustafsson (UL) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6*DOUBLES1. #10 Abreu/Sestini (TCU) def. Clark/Mayer (UL) 8-32. Almada/Tezza (TCU) vs. Gustafsson/Nicodim (UL) DNF3. Martin/Menichini (TCU) def. Javier Herrera/Johnson (UL) 8-2Order of Finish: 3, 1** Clinching point