Men's Tennis Downs William & Mary 5-2

Saturday, March 26

Charlottesville, Va.

1:00 PM

University of Louisville

William & Mary

March 27, 2005 | Men's Tennis

March 27, 2005

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - - The University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated host William & Mary 5-2 Saturday at the College's Busch Tennis Courts. The 26th-ranked Cardinals improve to 15-8 on the season.

Willam & Mary opened the contest by winning the first completed doubles match, with senior Jeff Kader and freshman Alex Cojanu outlasting Damar Johnson and Mark Kennedy, 9-8 (1), at No. 3. Louisville's Jhonny Berrido and Slavko Radman teamed to beat Alex Fish and Colin O'Brien 8-5 at No. 2 and the Cardinals' No. 34 ranked doubles team of Jeremy Clark and Jakob Gustafsson clinched the point, edging Sean Kelleher and Stephen Ward 9-8 (2) at the top seed.

The Cardinals won the No. 5 singles match for a 2-0 lead. Cojanu got the Tribe on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 over Octavian Nicodim. U of L went on to win the next three completed matches as Jhonny Berrido topped Fish 6-3, 6-4 at No. 6, Radman defeated O'Brien 7-5, 6-3 and Gustafsson beat Kelleher 7-6(4), 6-3 at the three-spot to clinch the team victory, before Kader, ranked 60th in the nation in singles, closed out the contest with a 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 win over the Cards' No. 54 ranked Johnson at the top seed.

"William & Mary is a very tough and NCAA tournament experienced team," said U of L head coach Rex Ecarma. "We played with purpose and passion and we are on a mission to be successful. It took everything we had to beat this team and I' m proud of our players who won both singles and doubles. Slavko Radman, Jakob Gustafsson, Jeremy Clark and Jhonny Berrido put in a full day's work and I applaud their efforts."

U of L will play host to IUPUI and Morehead State in a doubleheader on March 30 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Wednesday, March 30. Matches are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. respectively.

#26 Louisville 5, William and Mary 2Singles1. #60 Jeff Kader (W&M) d. #54 Damar Johnson (UL) 6-7, 7-6, 6-22. Slavko Radman (UL) d. Colin O'Brien 7-5, 6-33. Jakob Gustafsson (UL) d. Sean Kelleher (W&M) 7-6 (4), 6-34. Alex Cojanu (W&M) d. Octavian Nicodim (UL) 6-4, 6-25. Jeremy Clark (UL) d. Stephen Ward 6-4, 6-16. Jhonny Berrido (UL) d. Alex Fish 6-3, 6-4Order of finish: 5, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1
Doubles1. #34 Clark/Gustafsson (UL) d. Kelleher/Ward 9-8 (2)2. Berrido/Radman (UL) d. Fish/O'Brien 8-53. Cojanu/Kader (W&M) d. Johnson/Mark Kennedy 9-8 (1)Order of finish: 3, 2, 1