Men's Tennis Plays Host to NC State and Southern Illinois on Sunday

Sunday, April 3

LOUISVILLE, KY.

7 PM

University of Louisville

Southern Illinois

Men's Tennis Plays Host to NC State and Southern Illinois on Sunday

April 01, 2016 | Men's Tennis

Cards will face NC State at 11 a.m. and SIU at 7 p.m.

The University of Louisville men's tennis team will play host to North Carolina State and Southern Illinois in a doubleheader at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. Admission is free.

"We look forward to another challenge to get better," said UofL men's tennis coach Rex Ecarma. "Last year we defeated NC State in a dramatic 4-3 match. They return several of their key players but this year's match is at Bass-Rudd which should help. Southern Illinois is a veteran team that knows us very well. They always play our Fall Invitational, so they know our courts well. We will really need to play our A game on every court to be successful."

About Louisville: Louisville enters the weekend with an 11-12 overall record
• The Cardinals are coming off of a 5-2 loss at Duke last Sunday. Senior Jeffrey Brown picked up a singles win at No. 4 while junior Sean Donohue added another single victory at the five-spot.
• Brown has won his last four singles matches.
• Senior Alex Gornet and freshman Brandon Lancaster lead the team with 19 singles wins apiece. Gornet and freshman George Hedley each has nine dual match wins in singles.
• The doubles team of junior Sean Donohue and sophomore Courtney Lock carry a 12-6 overall record and a 10-4 mark at Louisville's No. 3 team. The senior dou of Jeffrey Brown and Alex Gornet has 11 wins on the season.
• 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 420-238 overall record.

Up Next: Following Sunday's doubleheader, the Cards will go back on the road for a pair of ACC matchups at No. 22 Florida State on April 8 and No. 67 Miami on April 10.

Cards against the opponents
NC State
Series record: Louisville leads 4-2
Last meeting: March 18, 2015 – Louisville won 4-3 in Raleigh, N.C.
Scouting the Wolfpack: No. 42 NC State enters weekend with a 15-10 overall record and a 3-4 mark in ACC play prior to a Friday matchup against Duke. The Wolfpack has won its last three matches – defeating Campbell 7-0, Boston College 7-0 and Clemson 4-3.
• The Wolfpack boasts three singles players in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Simon Norenius leads the way at No. 44 while Nick Horton stands at No. 77 and Thomas Weigel is No. 85.

Southern Illinois
Series record: Louisville leads 9-3 and has won the last eight meetings.
Last meeting: March 25, 2015 – Louisville won 6-1 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Salukis: SIU brings a 9-2 record into the weekend prior to a matchup against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Friday. The Salukis are coming off of a 5-2 win over Saint Louis on March 24. Prior to that, they snapped an eight match win streak with a 4-3 loss to Troy.
• The Salukis' duo of Jonny Rigby and Michal Kanicka stands at No. 63 in the ITA doubles rankings.