Men's Tennis Falls 6-1 to No. 7 Wake Forest in Season Finale

Sunday, April 17

LOUISVILLE, KY.

12 PM

University of Louisville

Wake Forest

Men's Tennis Falls 6-1 to No. 7 Wake Forest in Season Finale

April 17, 2016 | Men's Tennis

Senior Jeffrey Brown picks up a singles win against No. 7 Wake Forest

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell 6-1 to seventh-ranked Wake Forest in its regular season finale Sunday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Wake Forest (26-5, 10-2 ACC) took an early lead with doubles wins on courts 1 and 2. No. 76 Petros Chrysochos and Jon Ho teamed to beat senior Jeffrey Brown and freshman Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff 6-2 at No. 2 and the 14^th- ranked pair of Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim secured the point with a 6-3 decision over senior Alex Gornet and freshman George Hedley at No. 1. At the three-spot, junior Sean Donohue and sophomore Courtney Lock were leading Romain Bogaerts and Dennis Uspensky 4-3 with their match was abandoned due to the point being clinched.

In singles action, No. 122 Romain Bogaerts defeated freshman Brandon Lancaster fell 6-3, 6-2 to at No. 5. Seraphim picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win over Donohue at No. 6. The match was decided at the two-spot where Morin-Kougoucheff fell 6-2 to No. 21 Chrysochos in the first set, but rallied to the second 6-1 to force a decisive third set. Chrysochos prevailed 6-2 in the third set to clinch the match. On court one, No. 14 Skander Mansouri defeated Gornet 7-5, 6-3 to make the score 5-0.

Brown put the Cardinals on the scoreboard at the No. 3 position where he dropped the first set 6-2 to Ho, but rebounded to win the next two sets by scores of 6-4 each.

The match ended on court five where freshman George Hedley battled with Uspensky. The Demon Deacon won the first set 6-3, but Hedley fought back with a 7-5 win in the second before Uspensky gained a 6-4 edge in the third to make the final score 6-1.

"I really liked the way No. 3 doubles came out aggressively, I felt good about that court," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "The highlight of our match was Jeff Brown who played lights out in the second and third sets. He was extremely decisive and tough and he played Louisville tennis. George (Hedley) had a chance, but lost to one of the top three recruits in America and went 6-4 in the third, so we can see what kind of freshman we have in George. Chris (Morin-Kougoucheff) played one of the top players in the ACC and went into three sets. We won one and two courts went into three sets, we had some functional pieces out there, but we didn't have enough of them. Hopefully starting Wednesday we can piece it together for a couple of days in the ACC Championship."

The Cardinals (14-16, 1-11 ACC) will travel to Cary, N.C. to face Boston College in the first round of the ACC Championship on Wednesday at 1 p.m.

#7 Wake Forest 6, Louisville Men's Tennis 1
April 17, 2016 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles
1. #14 Skander Mansouri (WF) def. Alex Gornet (LOU) 7-5, 6-3
2. #21 Petros Chrysochos (WF) def. C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
3. Jeffrey Brown (LOU) def. Jon Ho (WF) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. #122 Romain Bogaerts (WF) def. Brandon Lancaster (LOU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Dennis Uspensky (WF) def. George Hedley (LOU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
6. Christian Seraphim (WF) def. Sean Donohue (LOU) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 4,6,2,1,3,5
Doubles
1. #14 Skander Mansouri/Christian Seraphim (WF) def. George Hedley/Alex Gornet (LOU) 6-3
2. #76 Petros Chrysochos/Jon Ho (WF) def. Jeffrey Brown/C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU) 6-2
3. Courtney Lock/Sean Donohue (LOU) def. Romain Bogaerts/Dennis Uspensky (WF) 4-3
Order of finish: 2,1
Match Notes:
Wake Forest 26-5, 10-2; National ranking #7
Louisville Men's Tennis 14-16, 1-11
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,6,2,1,3,5)
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