Cardinals Top Wright State 7-0

Friday, February 9

LOUISVILLE, KY

12:00 PM

University of Louisville

WRIGHT STATE

February 09, 2018 | Men's Tennis

Louisville recorded its second consecutive sweep.

By: Kylie Klotzbach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team recorded its second consecutive sweep on Friday afternoon in the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center with a dominant 7-0 victory over Wright State. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 5-3 on the season.

Ciro Lampasas and Fredrik Moe won the first doubles match for the Cards, defeating Varun Kalaiarasan and Carlos Estrada Sanchez in a decisive 6-0 victory from No. 3. Louisville would not look back from the early lead as Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff and Federico Gomez topped Param Pun and Marcel Ueltzhoeffer 6-3 to seal the doubles point from the first position. When the doubles point was clinched, play was suspended on court two with George Hedley and Brandon Lancaster leading Fernando Nardelli and Javier Alvarez de la Villa and 5-2.

In singles action, Lampasas extended Louisville's lead to 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over William Morton from the fourth position. The Cards would then go on to secure the match with Santiago Salazar's 6-2, 6-1 win over Estrada Sanchez from the No. 6, followed by Parker Wynn's 6-3, 6-1 defeat of Pun from No. 2.

With the match in hand, Nicolas Rouanet stretched the Cardinals' lead to 5-0, registering a 6-1, 6-3 victory from the No. 1. Lancaster recorded a 7-5, 6-2 defeat of Ueltzhoeffer from No. 3 and Clement Filho earned a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Alvarez de la Villa to complete the 7-0 sweep over the Raiders.

Next up, the Cards complete the second portion of today's doubleheader against Charlotte at 6 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Louisville Men's Tennis 7, Wright State 0
Feb 09, 2018 at Louisville, KY
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles
1. Nicolas Rouanet (LOU) def. Fernando Nardelli (WSU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Parker Wynn (LOU) def. Param Pun (WSU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Brandon Lancaster (LOU) def. Marcel Ueltzhoeffer (WSU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Ciro Lampasas (LOU) def. William Morton (WSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Clement Filho (LOU) def. Alvarez de la Villa (WSU) 7-5, 6-3
6. Santiago Salazar (LOU) def. C. Estrada Sanchez (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff/Federico Gomez (LOU) def. Param Pun/Marcel Ueltzhoeffer (WSU) 6-3
2. George Hedley/Brandon Lancaster (LOU) vs. Fernando Nardelli/Alvarez de la Villa (WSU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Ciro Lampasas/Fredrik Moe (LOU) def. Varun Kalaiarasan/C. Estrada Sanchez (WSU) 6-0

Match Notes:
Wright State 2-3
Louisville Men's Tennis 5-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,6,2,1,3,5)
T-1:58 A-50