Men's Tennis Defeats Boston College 6-1

Friday, April 15

LOUISVILLE, KY.

4 PM

University of Louisville

Boston College

April 15, 2016 | Men's Tennis

Cards pick up ACC win over Boston College

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated Boston College 6-1 in an ACC matchup Friday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cardinals will wrap up the regular season on Sunday when they face No. 7 Wake Forest at 12 p.m. Seniors Jeffrey Brown and Alex Gornet will be honored prior to the match.

Louisville (14-15, 1-10 ACC) took the first point of the match with doubles wins at Nos. 2 and 3. Senior Jeffrey Brown and freshman Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff gave the Cards an early advantage with a 6-1 victory over Alexandre Thirouin and Aidan McNulty at the No. 2 spot while the tandem of junior Sean Donohue and Courtney Lock secured the doubles point by beating Kent Mukai and Conor Mullins 6-4 at No. 2.

In singles action, freshman Brandon Lancaster increased the lead to 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Jeffrey Melvin at the No. 3 position. Morin-Kougoucheff defeated Hank Workman 6-2, 6-2 at the two-spot to make the score 3-0. The match was decided on court six where Donohue beat Kyle Childree 6-1, 6-1 to clinch the win. Brown added another point when he registered a 7-6, 6-3 win over Thirouin at No. 2.
Freshman George Hedley's 7-6, 6-4 win over Mukai made the score 6-0.

The match ended on court one where Gornet rebounded from a 6-3 first-set loss to McNulty and took the second set 6-3 to force a third-set tiebreaker. McNulty prevailed 10-8 in the tiebreaker to put the Eagles on the scoreboard for the 6-1 final.

Louisville 6, Boston College 1
April 15, 2016 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles
1. Aidan McNulty (BC) def. Alex Gornet (LOU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (8-10)
2. C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU) def. Hank Workman (BC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Brandon Lancaster (LOU) def. Jeff Melvin (BC) 6-4, 6-1
4. Jeffrey Brown (LOU) def. Alexandre Thirouin (BC) 7-6, 6-3
5. George Hedley (LOU) def. Kent Mukai (BC) 7-6, 6-4
6. Sean Donohue (LOU) def. Kyle Childree (BC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Alex Gornet/George Hedley (LOU) vs. Kyle Childree/Hank Workman (BC) 4-5, unfinished
2. C. Morin-Kougoucheff/Jeffrey Brown (LOU) def. Alexandre Thirouin/Aidan McNulty (BC) 6-1
3. Sean Donohue/Courtney Lock (LOU) def. Kent Mukai/Jeff Melvin (BC) 6-4

Match Notes:
Boston College 6-16, 0-11 ACC
Louisville Men's Tennis 14-15, 1-10 ACC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,2,6,4,1,5)
T-2:31 A-93