Men's Tennis Downs Butler 6-1

Friday, February 12

LOUISVILLE, KY.

11 AM

University of Louisville

Butler

February 12, 2016 | Men's Tennis

Cards win first match of Friday doubleheader

By: Taylor Sherrill

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated Butler 6-1 on Friday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

"Butler is a really good team and I took a really big risk by sitting out two of our best guys, Alex Gornet and Courtney Lock." said head coach Rex Ecarma. "Five true freshmen and a guy coming off an injury really came through for a decisive win. I'm really happy and proud of them. It shows the depth of our team. We really needed a win desperately and we beat a legit team today."

The Cards (4-5) opened the match by taking the doubles point. Sophomore Courtney Lock and junior Sean Donohue teamed up to defeat Spencer Lang and Adrian Mag 6-1 on court three with freshmen Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff and George Hedley secured the doubles point as they defeated Mikheil Khmiadashvil and Mason Dragos 6-3 on court two.

In singles action, Hedley put the Cards ahead 2-0 when he claimed a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles against Lang. Freshman Brandon Lancaster defeated Woldmoe 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 to push the Cards lead to 3-0. Freshman Michael Quang clinched the win with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Mag on court 6. Brown added a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles. Butler picked up a victory at No. 2 with Dragos defeating Longhi Neto 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9). Morin-Kougoucheff finished the match by outlasting Khmiadashvil 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7) at No. 1.

Louisville will be back in action later today as they host Valparaiso at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center at 6 p.m.

#46 Louisville Men's Tennis 6, Butler 1
Feb 16, 2016 at Louisville, Ky.
Singles
1. C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU) def. Mikheil Khmiadashvil (BUT) 6-7 (7-9), 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Mason Dragos (BUT) def. Carlos Longhi Neto (LOU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10)
3. Jeffrey Brown (LOU) def. Ari Gerstein (BUT) 6-4, 6-4
4. Brandon Lancaster (LOU) def. Alex Woldmoe (BUT) 6-2, 6-1
5. George Hedley (LOU) def. Spencer Lang (BUT) 6-0, 6-0
6. Michael Quang (LOU) def. Adrian Mag (BUT) 7-5, 6-0
Order of finish: 5,4,6,3,2,1
Doubles
1. Alex Gornet/Jeffrey Brown (LOU) vs. Alex Woldmoe/Ari Gerstein (BUT) 5-2, unfinished
2. C. Morin-Kougoucheff/George Hedley (LOU) def. Khmiadashvil/Dragos (BUT) 6-3
3. Courtney Lock/Sean Donohue (LOU) def. Spencer Lang/Adrian Mag (BUT) 6-1
Order of finish: 2,3

Match Notes:
Louisville Men's Tennis 4-5; National ranking #46
Butler 2-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,4,6,3,2,1)
T-2:13 A-57