Men's Tennis Travels to Ohio State
March 18, 2013 | Men's Tennis
March 18, 2013
The University of Louisville men's tennis team will travel to No. 9 Ohio State for a match Tuesday at 5 p.m.
"We have another great opportunity to play against another Top 6 program. We won #2 doubles and had 4 singles matches in the third set vs. Oklahoma. Hopefully we learned from that match we can compete at this top tier level. These players want to play great competition and a win can help us greatly."
About Louisville
The Cardinals (9-8) enter the week at No. 43 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association team rankings. Louisville has been idle since suffering a 6-1 loss to No. 6 Oklahoma on March 8. Sophomore Sebastian Stiefelmeyer is currently No. 95 in the ITA singles rankings and carries a 19-11 overall record with an 8-6 mark at No. 1. The doubles team of freshman Alex Gornet and Albert Wagner carries a team-best 13-5 record.
Cards against Ohio State
Series Record: Ohio State leads 10-1
Last meeting: Feb. 9, 2012 - Then-No. 3 Ohio State won 6-1 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. Michael Lippens posted the Cards' lone singles point.
Scouting the Buckeyes: No. 19 Ohio State brings a 15-2 overall record into the match. The Buckeyes have four players ranked in the nation's top 50: No. 3 Peter Kobelt, No. 20 Blaz Rola, No. 37 Connor Smith and No. 45 Chris Diaz. They also have three ranked doubles teams including: No. 16 Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith, No. 28 Devin McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen and No. 51 Blaz Rola and Kevin Metka.
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