Mayer and Clark No. 18 in ITA Doubles Rankings
April 08, 2004 | Men's Tennis
April 8, 2004
The University of Louisville men's tennis doubles team of Matt Mayer and Jeremy Clark has moved up eight spots to No. 18 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings. It marks is the second highest doubles ranking in school history.
Mayer a senior from Houston and Clark, a sophomore from Stanville, Ky., have combined for a 17-6 overall doubles record and are 14-5 in dual matches, playing mostly as the Cardinals' top seed.
"Matt and Jeremy are a doubles team that started off as an intelligent experiment that worked," said U of L head coach Rex Ecarma. "There are a lot of different factors that create a good doubles team and each of them had about half the factors. Obviously together they make a very good whole. To be ranked 18th in the nation is incredible accomplishment, especially since they've only played one full semester with each other. They are the second-highest nationally ranked doubles team in U of L history, with Cody Conley and Joachim Lien, being ranked 13th, being the highest."
No. 45 U of L (17-7) have won 27 consecutive home matches and will close out the regular season against No. 41 Virginia Tech on Saturday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
