Men's Tennis Shuts Out Boston College 4-0 in First Round of ACC Championship

Wednesday, April 20

Cary, N.C.

1:00 PM

University of Louisville

Boston College

Men's Tennis Shuts Out Boston College 4-0 in First Round of ACC Championship

April 20, 2016 | Men's Tennis

Cards will face fifth-seeded Georgia Tech on Thursday

CARY, N.C. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated Boston College 4-0 in the first round of the ACC Championship on Wednesday afternoon at Cary Tennis Park. The 12^th-seeded Cards will face fifth-seeded Georgia Tech in the second round on Thursday at 4 p.m.

"I am happy that we put it all together with a clutch doubles point and dominating singles," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "We lost a very close match to Georgia Tech during the regular season and hope that our overall improvement can make a difference tomorrow."

Louisville (15-16) took the first point of the match with doubles wins on courts 1 and 3. Junior Sean Donohue and sophomore Courtney Lock teamed to give the Cards an early edge with a 6-3 win over Kent Mukai and Jeff Melvin at No. 3. Senior Alex Gornet and freshman George Hedley secured the point at the No. 1 spot where they beat Kyle Childree and Hank Workman 6-4. On court two, Alexandre Thirouin and Aidan McNulty were leading senior Jeffrey Brown and freshman Christian Morin-Kougoucheff 5-4 when the doubles point was decided.

"Alex and George were solid the entire doubles point and Sean and Courtney came back from an 0-3 deficit to win 6-3. They showed composure," said Ecarma.

In singles action, Hedley quickly added to the lead when he defeated Kukai 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5. Morin-Kougoucheff followed with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Workman at the two-spot. The match was decided on court three where Brown registered a 6-0, 6-4 win against Melvin for the 4-0 final.

In the unfinished matches, Gornet picked up a 6-4 first-set win and was leading McNulty 2-1 in the second set at No. 1. Freshman Brandon Lancaster dropped his first set 6-3 to Thirouin, but was leading 4-2 in the second set on court 4. Donohue took his first set 6-3 against Kyle Childree and was up 2-1 in the second.

"We started with quick first set wins with Jeff and George. Then Christopher was down 1-3 and won 11 straight games. Jeff's match was at 4-4 in the second set then he won the next two games to clinch our program's first win in an ACC Tournament," said Ecarma.

Louisville 4 – Boston College 0
ACC Men's Tennis First Round
Cary, N.C.
Cary Tennis Park
Singles

Alex Gornet (UL) vs. Aidan McNulty (BC) 6-4, 2-1 DNF
Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff (UL) d. Hank Workman (BC) 6-3, 6-0
Jeffrey Brown (UL) d. Jeff Melvin (BC) 6-0, 6-4
Brandon Lancaster (UL) d. Alexandre Thirouin (BC) 6-3, 2-4 DNF
George Hedley (UL) d. Kent Mukai (BC) 6-1, 6-1
Sean Donohue (UL) vs. Kyle Childree (BC) 6-3, 1-2

Order of finish: 5,2,3
Doubles

Alex Gornet/George Hedley (UL) d. Kyle Childree/Hank Workman (BC) 6-4
Jeffrey Brown/C.r Morin-Kougoucheff (UL) vs. Alexandre hirouin/Aidan McNulty (BC) 4-5 DNF
Courtney Lock/Sean Donohue (UL) d. Kent Mukai/Jeff Melvin (BC) 6-3

Order of finish: 3,2