Men's Tennis Hits the Road for a Pair of ACC Matches

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team will hit the road for a pair of ACC matches this weekend. The Cardinals (9-9, 0-4 ACC) will face second-ranked North Carolina (16-1, 1-1 ACC) on Friday at 3 p.m. and No. 40 Virginia Tech (10-3, 2-1)on Sunday at 1 p.m.

"North Carolina won the 2016 National Indoor Championships and is the second national champion that we will play this month alone," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "The first was Virginia who won the 2015 NCAA Championship. This is great opportunity for us to get back on the map. We have to have the attitude of a hunter this weekend. Our second match in Blacksburg will be against a Virginia Tech team who was a number one seed in the NCAA Regionals and returned almost their entire team."

About Louisville
The Cardinals enter the weekend with a 9-9 overall record and an 0-4 mark in ACC play. Louisville is coming off of a 7-0 win over Northern Kentucky on Sunday, prior to that, Louisville fell 5-2 to Clemson in the first match of Sunday's doubleheader.

• Senior Alex Gornet and freshman Brandon Lancaster lead the team with 19 singles wins apiece. Gornet carries a 7-7 mark in dual matches while playing mostly as Louisville's No. 1 spot while Lancaster is 6-4 playing mostly at No. 4. Gornet.

• The senior doubles team of Jeffrey Brown and Alex Gornet has registered a team-best 11 wins in doubles. Hedley and fellow freshman Christian Morin-Kougoucheff have teamed for an 8-2 dual match record at No. 2. Junior Sean Donohue and Lock carry a 7-2 mark at Louisville's No. 3 team.

• Courtney Lock became Louisville's first ACC Men's Tennis Player of the Week on January 19.

• Head coach Rex Ecarma is in his 26th season at UofL and has a 418-235 overall record.

Up Next: Following today's doubleheader, the Cards will return to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center for a doubleheader against Illinois State and Tennessee Tech on March 24.

Scouting the Opponents
North Carolina
Series Record: Tied 2-2
Last Meeting: March 20, 2015 0 Louisville won 5-2 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Tar Heels: North Carolina enters the weekend with a 16-1 overall record and a 1-1 mark in ACC play. The Tar Heels were the top-ranked team in the nation before falling at No. 51 Florida State in their conference opener. UNC got back on track with a 6-1 win over Miami to move to 1-1 in ACC play.
• In February, UNC won the 2016 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Indoor National Championship by taking down then-top-ranked Virginia 4-2.
•North Carolina boasts four players in the ITA singles rankings. Ronnie Schneider stands at No. 12 in the nation while Brett Clark is No. 29. Jack Murray (No. 74) and Robert Kelly (No. 89) round out the ranked singles players. Brett Clark and Robert Kelly are the third-ranked doubles team in the nation while Brayden Schnur and Jack Murray are No. 30 in the ITA doubles rankings.

Virginia Tech
Series Record: Virginia Tech leads 11-9
Last Meeting: April 3, 2015 – The Hokies won 5-2 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Hokies: Virginia Tech is currently No. 40 in the ITA team rankings and carry a 10-3 overall record and a 2-1 mark in ACC play prior to a Friday match at No. 23 Florida State. The Hokies have won their last two matches, defeating Boston College 7-0 in an ACC matchup on Sunday and following that with a 7-0 win over VCU on Wednesday.
• Joao Monteiro is ranked No. 18 in singles while Edoardo Tessar stands at No. 59. Andreas Bjerrus leads the team with a 9-1 record in dual matches playing mostly at No. 2.
•Andreas Bjerrehus and Jaoa Monteiro are No. 21 in doubles nationally and carry a 7-1 record at the Virginia Tech's No. 1 team.

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Players Mentioned

Jeffrey Brown

Sean Donohue

Alex Gornet

Brandon Lancaster

Courtney Lock

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