Men's Tennis Plays Host to Illinois State and Tennessee Tech on Thursday

The University of Louisville men's tennis team will play host to Illinois State at 11 a.m. and Tennessee Tech at 6 p.m. in a doubleheader at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Thursday. Admission is free.

"This will be a very challenging non-conference doubleheader," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "Both of these teams are talented and experienced. We will need a great performance from our team to be successful."

About Louisville: Louisville enters the weekend with a 7-9 overall record and an 0-6 mark in ACC play. The Cardinals are coming off of a 6-1 loss at No. 40 Virginia Tech on Sunday. Senior Jeffrey Brown picked up a singles win at the No. 5 for Louisville. Junior Sean Donohue and sophomore Courtney Lock also tallied a doubles win at the three-spot.

• Senior Alex Gornet and freshman Brandon Lancaster lead the team with 19 singles wins apiece. Gornet and freshman George Hedley each have seven dual match wins in singles.

• The senior doubles team of Jeffrey Brown and Alex Gornet is tied for the team lead with 11 wins in doubles while junior Sean Donohue and sophomore Courtney Lock carry an 11-4 overall record and a 9-2 mark at Louisville's No. 3 team.

• 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 418-237 overall record.

Up Next: Following Thursday's doubleheader, the Cards will hit the road to face Duke in an ACC matchup.

Cards against the opponents:
Illinois State
Series Record: Indiana State leads 6-4
Last meeting: March 21, 2004 – Louisville won 7-0 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Redbirds: The Redbirds bring a 7-9 record into Thursday's match and are coming off of a 6-1 win over Boston University on Sunday.
• Christoffer Greve leads the team with an 18-6 overall singles record and is 12-3 in dual matches playing mostly at No. 4.
• Greve pairs with Dylan Steffens for a 12-9 doubles record with a 7-6 mark in dual matches at No. 3.

Tennessee Tech
Series Record: Louisville leads 10-2
Last meeting: March 24, 2015 – Louisville won 6-1 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Golden Eagles: The Golden Eagles bring a 6-5 record into Thursday's match. Tennessee Tech has won its last two matches defeating Tennessee State 6-1 and Belmont 6-1 in a pair of Ohio Valley Conference matchups.
• Eduardo Mena carries a 23-5 overall singles record and is 12-1 as the Golden Eagles' No. 1 player.
• Alex Arovin and Alberto Esteban are 8-6 at No. 1 doubles.

Duke
Series Record: Duke leads 1-0
Last meeting: April 17, 2015 – Duke won 5-2 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Blue Devils: Duke enters the weekend with an 8-9 overall record and a 2-3 mark against ACC opponents prior to Friday's matchup against Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils are coming off of a 5-2 win against Boston College which snapped a two-match losing streak after Duke dropped a pair of 5-2 decisions to Notre Dame and Florida State.
• Vincent Lin carries a team-test 18-13 overall singles record and is 10-7 in dual matches playing mostly at Nos. 3 and 4.

Men's Tennis Plays Host to Illinois State and Tennessee Tech on Thursday

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Players Mentioned

Jeffrey Brown

Sean Donohue

Alex Gornet

George Hedley

Brandon Lancaster

Courtney Lock

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