Men's Tennis Travels to Florida for a Pair of ACC Matchups

The University of Louisville men's tennis team will travel to Florida for a pair of ACC matches this weekend. The Cardinals will take on No. 23 Florida State in Tallahassee on Friday at 5 p.m. and then travel to Miami to face the Hurricanes on Sunday at 12 p.m. which will be televised on ESPN3.

"This will be a big challenge for us," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "Florida State is doing very well nationally and Miami beat them. We will prepare very hard. We have some winning pieces. Doubles has been on fire for us and Brandon Lancaster is doing well in singles. Chris, Alex, and Christian also earned singles wins Sunday but we need a total team effort."

About Louisville
The Cardinals enter the weekend with a 12-13 overall record (0-8 ACC). Louisville picked up a 4-3 win over Southern Illinois in its most recent contest. In that match, the Cardinals won the doubles point and got singles wins from senior Alex Gornet and freshmen Brandon Lancaster and Christian Haushammer. Prior to that, the Cards dropped a pair of hard-fought ACC matchups, falling 4-3 to NC State and 5-2 to Duke.

Lancaster carries a team-best 21-10 overall singles record with an 8-7 mark in dual matches. Gornet follows at 20-17 with eight dual match wins. Senior Jeffrey Brown leads the team with eight dual match wins and has victories in four of his last five singles matches.

Gornet and Brown recently rejoined the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's doubles rankings, standing at No. 81 nationally. The duo has tallied 12 wins while junior Sean Donohue and sophomore Courtney Lock has a team-best 14-6 doubles mark and is 12-4 playing mostly at No. 3.

Up Next: Following this weekend, the Cardinals will return to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center where they will wrap up the regular season with three home matches. Louisville will play host to Belmont and Boston College in a doubleheader on April 15 and will honor seniors Brown and Gornet in the regular season finale against Wake Forest on April 17.

Cards against the opponents
No. 23 Florida State
Series Record: FSU leads 2-0
Last meeting: March 8, 2015
Scouting the Seminoles: Florida State enters the weekend with a 14-7 overall record and a 6-3 mark in ACC play. The Seminoles are coming off of a 4-0 loss to then-No. 18 Oklahoma last Sunday, but prior to that, beat Notre Dame 4-3 in South Bend.
• FSU is led by Benjamin Lock (brother of Louisville sophomore Courtney Lock) who is ranked 10^th in the nation and carries a 21-11 overall record and an 11-6 mark at No. 1 singles. Marco Nunez stands at No. 74 in singles with a 9-7 tally at No. 2. Lock and Nunez pair for a No. 19 national ranking and hold an 11-5 mark at No. 1 doubles.

No. 75 Miami
Series Record: Tied 1-1
Last meeting: April 5, 2015 – Louisville won 7-0 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Hurricanes: No. 75 Miami enters the weekend with a 7-11 overall record and a 2-6 mark in ACC play prior to a Friday matchup against NC State. The Hurricanes have lost their last four matches against ACC opponents Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Clemson.
• Miami is led by Piotr Lomacki who carries a 12-6 mark at No.1 singles and stands at No. 43 in the ITA singles rankings. No. 70 Christian Langmo holds a 7-1 mark at No. 2. Max Andrews and Bernard Tefel are No. 66 in the ITA doubles standings with a 6-3 record.

Men's Tennis Travels to Florida for a Pair of ACC Matchups

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Players Mentioned

Jeffrey Brown

Sean Donohue

Alex Gornet

Christian Haushammer

Brandon Lancaster

Courtney Lock

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