Men's Tennis Travels to Tennessee
January 29, 2007 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 29, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The 29th-ranked University of Louisville men's tennis team will travel to No. 41 Tennessee Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 4 p.m.
The Cardinals (3-1) are coming off of a 4-3 loss to No. 46 South Alabama. In that match, senior Slavko Radman, sophomore Robert Rotaru and freshman Horatiu Oltean picked up singles wins, U of L is led in singles by Radman who is No. 71 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Radman has a 9-4 record and is 3-0 as the Cards' top seed. Sophomore Robert Rotaru has posted a 13-6 overall record in singles and is 4-0 in dual matches playing at Nos. 3 and 4. Radman and senior Damar Johnson are No. 24 in the ITA doubles rankings and have compiled an 11-4 record, including a 2-1 mark in the No. 1 slot.
Tennessee (2-0) is No. 41 in the ITA team rankings. Junior Bobby Cameron is No. 24 in the ITA singles rankings, while Kaden Hensel is No. 35. Cameron and Hensel are fifth in the nation in the ITA doubles rankings. The team of Ben Rogers and Adam Hubble is No. 34.
"We are excited about playing the Vols in Knoxville," said U of L head coach Rex Ecarma. "In my opinion, they are a top 20 type of team. We believe they'll be in the upper echelon of a very tough Southeastern Conference and that we'd better be prepared for an all-out war. We haven't played there since 2003, when we beat them 4-2, thanks to the heroics of Jhonny Berrido. We'll need that type of effort just to compete with them this year."
U of L will return home on Feb. 2 to face Morehead State at 10 a.m. and Murray Sate at 6 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
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