Cards Send Four Singles Players, Two Doubles Teams to ITA Ohio Valley Regional Round of 16

Friday, October 20

Knoxville, TN

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University of Louisville

Ohio Valley Regional

Cards Send Four Singles Players, Two Doubles Teams to ITA Ohio Valley Regional Round of 16

October 20, 2017 | Men's Tennis

Updated Draws

Lancaster, Morin-Kougoucheff, Rouanet and Wynn advance in singles; Hedley/Gomez, Wynn/Morin-Kougoucheff win in doubles

By: Lori Korte

The University of Louisville men's tennis team advanced four singles players and two doubles teams to the round of 16 of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Ohio Valley Regionals Friday at the University of Tennessee's Goodfriend Tennis Center.

"This was a good day for the Cardinals," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "The top 128 players from 22 universities started singles competition yesterday morning and now the final 16 are left and four of them are Nicolas, Brandon, Parker and Chris. All four grinded out two wins each against very good players. We are the only university here left with four competitors. We also have two doubles teams in the final 16 as well. Our extremely tough September tournament schedule is now paying off."

In singles action, junior Brandon Lancaster, the No. 31 seed defeated Indiana's Will Piekarsky 6-2, 6-2 and upended Kentucky's sixth-seeded Trey Yates 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 to advance in the tournament. Lancaster is joined in the round of 16 by senior Nicolas Rouanet topped Indiana's Zach Broadney 7-5, 6-0 and Kai Lemke from Memphis 6-3, 7-6(6). Junior Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff registered a 6-3, 6-4 win over IUPUI's Jac Newis and followed by outlasting the No. 28 seed Felix Rauch from Memphis 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5). Louisville's ninth-seeded sophomore Parker Wynn bested Ball State's Nemania Guzina 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) and the No. 18 seed Indiana's Keivon Tabrizi 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 to reach Saturday's round of 16.

The doubles pair of juniors George Hedley and Federico Gomez continued its run in the tournament with an 8-5 decision against Vanderbilt's Max Freeman and George Harwell while second-seeded Wynn and Morin-Kougoucheff posted an 8-3 win over Vandy's Tate Allwardt and Alex Ross.

The ITA Ohio Valley Regional Saturday will continue with two rounds of doubles and one round of singles.

USTA Ohio Valley Regional Results
Knoxville, Tenn.
Oct. 20, 2017
Doubles
George Hedley/Federico Gomez (UL) d. Max Freeman/George Harwell (Vandy) 8-5
(2) Parker Wynn/Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff (UL) d. Tate Allwardt/Alex Ross (Vandy) 8-3
Singles
Second Round
(31) Brandon Lancaster (UL) d. Will Piekarsky (IU) 6-2, 6-2
Nicolas Rouanet (UL) d. Zach Broadney (IU) 7-5, 6-0
Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff (UL) d. Jac Newis (IUPUI) 6-3, 6-4
Parker Wynn (UL) d. Nemanja Guzina (Ball State) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
(19) Gonzalo Morell (MTSU) 6-4, 6-3 d. Federico Gomez (UL) 6-4, 6-3
Antonio Cembellin (IU) d. Ciro Lampasas (UL) 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
Alex Ross (Vanderbilt) d. (30) Clement Filho (UL) 6-3, 6-4
Third Round
Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff (UL) d. (28) Felix Rauch (Memphis) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
(8) Antony Cembellin (IU) d. Ciro Lampasas (UL) 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
Nicolas Rouanet (UL) d. Kai Lemke (Memphis) 6-3, 7-6(6)
(31) Brandon Lancaster (UL) d. (6) Trey Yates (UK) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
(9) Parker Wynn (UL) d. (18) Keivon Tabrizi (IU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Consolation
George Hedley (UL) d. Ryan Smith (UT) 6-2, 6-3