Men's Tennis Set for ACC Championship

Thursday, April 27

Rome, Ga.

10 a.m.

University of Louisville

Notre Dame

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Seventh-seeded Cards will take on 10th-seeded Notre Dame Thursday at 10 a.m.

The University of Louisville men's tennis team earned the No. 7 seed in the ACC Championship and will take on No. 10-seeded Notre Dame Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College in Rome, Ga. The winner of the first round match will advance to the quarterfinals to face second-seeded and third-ranked Virginia Friday at 10 a.m.

"If playing in the ACC Championship isn't fun enough, playing the Fighting Irish really makes it exciting," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "We had a great match this year which we won on the final court and a rich history of memorable moments on both sides. So this match will definitely be worth the price of admission. We would love for any Cardinal fans to come down and support us."

About Louisville:
The Cardinals enter the ACC Championship with a 20-8 overall record after finishing the season with a 6-6 tally against conference opponents.
• The 20-8 regular season tally marks the third 20-win season in four years and the 10^th overall in program history for Louisville.
• The Cards stayed at No. 43 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association team rankings, dropping four spots after falling to then-No. 38 Duke and No.12 North Carolina last weekend.
• Louisville wrapped up the regular season with a 7-0 win against IUPUI in its home finale Sunday.
• The tandem of senior Sean Donohue and freshman Parker Wynn stands at No. 31 in the most recent ITA doubles rankings. The pair has compiled a 23-7 overall record including a 17-7 tally at No. 1.
• Sophomore Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff holds down the No. 1 spot in singles and had tallied a 21-15 overall record while going 10-10 in dual matches.
• Wynn leads the Cardinals with a 39-10 overall singles record and is 23-4 in dual matches playing mostly at Nos. 2 and 3. He has won nine of his last 10 matches.
• Wynn is currently second on Louisville's list for single season victories and needs three more to move into a tie for first with Sebastian Stiefelmeyer who set the record with 42 wins in 2015.
• Sophomore Brandon Lancaster is 29-13 in singles and carries an 18-8 mark in dual matches while playing mostly at No. 5.
• Donohue leads the Cards in doubles with a 30-9 overall record.
• Louisville was 17-4 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in 2017 with its only losses of the season coming at the hands of No. 1 Virginia, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 38 Duke and No. 29 Florida State.
• Head coach Rex Ecarma is in his 27th season at UofL and has compiled a 443-291 overall record.

Cards vs. Notre Dame
Series Record: Louisville holds a 10-9 edge in the series, the bulk of which took place from 2005-13 when both teams were members of the Big East Conference.
Last meeting: March 11, 2017 - Sophomore George Hedley's dramatic third-set win over Grayson Broadus lifted the University of Louisville men's tennis team to a 4-3 win over Notre Dame at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff and Parker Wynn also picked up singles points. The Cards took the doubles point as then No. 65 Sean Donohue and Wynn upended No. 12 Eddy Covalschi and Josh Hagar at No.1 and Kougoucheff and Ciro Lampasas defeated Matt Gamble and Alex Lebedev at No. 2.
Scouting the Irish: Tenth-seeded Notre Dame enters the ACC Championship with a 13-12 overall record and a 4-8 mark against conference opponents. The Irish have lost four of their last five matches to end the regular season. Last weekend, Notre Dame defeated Clemson 6-1, but fell 5-2 to top-ranked Wake Forest in its season finale.
• Josh Hagar is ranked No. 48 in singles and teams with Eddy Covalischi for a No. 32 in doubles ranking.

"Although we were among the top five in the conference throughout most of the season, we did not have a strong finish in the last weekend," said Ecarma. "We were a No. 12 seed last season, and I'm proud of the great strides we have made, but we know we still have work to do. We are prepared to compete this weekend."