Men's Tennis Defeats East Tennessee State 4-3

Friday, March 19

Louisville, Ky.

3:30 PM

University of Louisville

EAST TENNESSEE STATE

March 19, 2004 | Men's Tennis

March 19, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated visiting East Tennessee State 4-3 Friday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The win extends the Cards' home winning streak to 22 matches.

U of L grabbed the doubles point to begin the match when the team of Matt Mayer and Jeremy Clark, No. 29 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, defeated Alejandro Salazar 8-6 at the top seed. ETSU's Fernando Fiuri and Felix Insaurralde teamed to beat Damar Johnson and Mark Kennedy at the No. 3 seed to tie the doubles matches. Louisville's Octavian Nicodim and Jakob Gustafsson clinched the point with a 9-7 win over Diego iglesias and Moises Serrano at No. 2

In singles, Mayer picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win over Salazar at No. 1. Johnson defeated Iglesias 6-0, 7-6 at No. 3 and Jhonny Berrido clinched the win for the Cardinal with a 7-6, 6-4 decision over Fiuri at the No. 4 seed. East Tennessee State's Posada defeated Nicodim 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 Serrano outlasted Gustafsson 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 5 and Insaurralde beat Clark 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6.

"This was a four and a half hour all-out war for these teams today," said U of L head coach Rex Ecarma. "That's three down-to-the-wire matches in a row we've won which leads me to believe that this team is understanding how to win close matches. We have now won seven of our last nine matches and 22 in a row at home. Matt Mayer was a powerful force for us today. He is at a new position and is starting to adjust very well. Jhonny Berrido won the fourth and clinching point today. He's only a sophomore and he has done that so many times for us in his career."

Louisville (11-7), No. 53 in the ITA team rankings, will face No. 49 William & Mary Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

#53 Louisville 4 - East Tennessee State 3March 19, 2004Bass-Rudd Tennis CenterSingles1 - Matt Mayer (UL) d. Alejandro Salazar (ET) 6-0, 6-22 - Oscar Posada (ET) d. Octavian Nicodim (UL) 6-3, 6-13 - #90 Damar Johnson (UL) d. Diego Iglesias (ET) 6-0, 7-64 - Jhonny Berrido (UL) d. Fernando Fiuri (ET) 7-6, 6-45 - Moises Serrano (ET) d. Jakob Gustafsson (UL) 5-7, 6-4, 7-56 - Felix Insaurralde (ET) d. Jeremy Clark (UL) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles1 - #29 Mayer/Clark (UL) d. Salazar/Posado(ET) 8-62- Nicodim/Gustafsson (UL) d. Iglesias/Serrano (ET) 9-73 - Fuiri/Insaurralde (ET) d. Johnson/ Mark Kennedy (UL) 8-6
Team records:Louisville 11-7ETSU 7-5