University of Louisville
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
Men's Tennis Tops Middle Tennessee 7-0
March 23, 2014 | Men's Tennis
March 23, 2014
The University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated Middle Tennessee 7-0 Sunday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cardinals improve to 14-5 on the season.
"I think this is what good teams do, they bounce back from an emotional loss," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "We were coming off of a match (against Texas Tech) that we felt we could win, but extenuating circumstances caused us to lose. Good teams bounce back from that. This is a team that we had to come back from behind to win 4-3 at National indoor 4-3, just two months ago. To beat them 7-0 really showed the growth and maturity of this team."
The Cardinals took the doubles point to start the match. Sebastian Stiefelmeyer and Van Damrongsri defeated Aaron Jumonville and Yannick Born 8-3 at No. 1 and Albert Wagner and Chris Simich also won 8-3 against Sam Matheson and David Fox at No. 2 to clinch the doubles point for the Cards. Alex Gornet and Jeff Brown closed completed the doubles sweep with an 8-1 victory over Victor Hoang and Ettore Zito at No. 3.
In singles action, Gornet won the Cards' second point at No. 4 against Aaron Jumonville 6-2, 6-0. Stiefelmeyer defeated Ettore Zito 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 to bring Louisville up 3-0. Chris Simich secured the win for the Cards at No. 3 with a 6-4, 6-3 decision over Victor Hoang. Michael Lippens won 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 over Sam Matheson at No. 5 and Albert Wagner defeated David Fox 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2. Van Damrongsri closed out the match with a 6-7 (3-7), 7-6(8-6), 10-4 over Yannick Born at No. 6.
#26 Louisville 7, Middle Tennessee 0
Mar 23, 2014 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles
1. Sebastian Stiefelmeyer (LOU) def. Ettore Zito (MT) 6-3, 6-3
2. Albert Wagner (LOU) def. David Fox (MT) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
3. Chris Simich (LOU) def. Victor Hoang (MT) 6-4, 6-3
4. Alex Gornet (LOU) def. Aaron Jumonville (MT) 6-2, 6-0
5. Michael Lippens (LOU) def. Sam Matheson (MT) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
6. Van Damrongsri (LOU) def. Yannick Born (MT) 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-4)
Doubles
1. Sebastian Stiefelmeyer/Van Damrongsri (LOU) def. Yannick Born/Aaron Jumonville (MT) 8-3
2. Albert Wagner/Chris Simich (LOU) def. Sam Matheson/David Fox (MT) 8-3
3. Alex Gornet/Jeffrey Brown (LOU) def. Victor Hoang/Ettore Zito (MT) 8-1
Match Notes:
Middle Tennessee 5-11
Louisville 14-5; National ranking #26
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,1,3,5,2,6)
T-3:00 A-132
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