Men's Tennis Plays Host to Virginia

Friday, March 2

LOUISVILLE, KY

4:00 PM

University of Louisville

VIRGINIA

March 01, 2018 | Men's Tennis

Cards open ACC play against defending national champion Virginia Friday at 4 p.m.

By: Kylie Klotzbach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After a two-week hiatus from competition, the University of Louisville men's tennis team welcomes Virginia to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Friday, March 2 at 4 p.m. for its ACC home opener.

"We are excited to play Virginia," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "Not only are they the three-time defending NCAA Champions, they have probably spent more time at #1 the last 8 seasons than any other program. We have had a lot of time to prepare and plan to go over every detail of our game plan, then execution will determine our outcome."

About Louisville Men's Tennis
The No. 35 Cards (8-3) are currently riding a five-match winning streak and have held four of their last five opponents scoreless. In their last outing, Louisville defeated Northwestern by a mark of 4-2 on the road.

Over the last three matches, Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff has defeated two ranked opponents in singles action. Against Charlotte the Louisville junior upset No. 63 Luca Keist at the No. 1, earning ACC Men's Tennis Co-Player of the Week honors. Morin-Kougoucheff picked up his second win over a ranked opponent against Northwestern, downing No. 92 Antonioni Fasano 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 and improving to 2-0 against nationally ranked competitors.

In the latest ITA rankings, Morin-Kougoucheff and Parker Wynn were recognized as the No. 18 doubles pair. The duo holds an overall record of 19-8 and are 7-3 from the first position in dual match play. In other doubles action, Federico Gomez and Brandon Lancaster are undefeated with a 3-0 record from No. 2. In singles, Wynn leads the Cardinals with 18 overall wins and an undefeated dual match mark of 8-0.

Louisville vs. Virginia
Series Record: Virginia leads 6-0
Last Meeting: April 28, 2017 – Louisville fell 4-0 to the Cavaliers in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championships.
Scouting the Cavaliers: Last time out, the Cavaliers (6-3) earned their third straight victory, defeating Mercer by a mark of 5-2. Virginia is led by Aswin Lizen, who has an overall record of 20-1 and is undefeated in dual match play. As a result of his performance, the junior was tabbed as the No. 18 singles player in the latest ITA rankings. In doubles action, Ammar Alhaqbani and Matthew Lord have compiled a 5-2 record, going 2-2 from No. 1 and 3-0 from No. 3.

Up Next: The Cards travel to South Bend, Ind. on Saturday, March 10 for an ACC matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Match time is slated to begin at 12 p.m.