Men's Tennis Wraps Up Five-Match Home Stand this Weekend

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team will conclude a five- match home stand this weekend at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cardinals will take on Clemson in an ACC matchup Friday at 3:30 p.m. On Sunday, Louisville will host Georgia Tech for another league match followed by a 5 p.m. contest against Samford. Fans are encouraged to wear pink on Sunday to help promote breast cancer awareness.

"This is an important weekend for us hosting Clemson, Georgia Tech and Samford," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "Clemson knows a lot about the philosophy of Louisville tennis since Clemson head coach, John Boetsch, was my former assistant in 2007-08. We have lost to Georgia Tech the last three times we have played them so that match is also pivotal. Lastly, Samford is an ambitious team, we will need some of our reserve players to step up and execute since that will be our third match of the weekend."

About Louisville Men's Tennis
The No. 49 Cardinals (11-4) earned two straight victories during last Sunday's doubleheader at the Bass-Rudd Tennis center, taking down ACC foe Boston College 6-1 and Detroit Mercy 5-2. Against Boston College, Federico Gomez clinched the match for the Cards with a come-from-behind 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 victory over Boston College's Chris Grasel at No. 3. Parker Wynn secured Louisville's win over Detroit Mercy, delivering a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Nathan Ponton at No. 2.

The 14th-ranked duo of Morin-Kougoucheff and Wynn leads the Cards with an overall record of 23-8 in doubles. They have compiled an 11-3 record in dual match play and are 3-1 against nationally ranked competitors. Gomez and Brandon Lancaster are 5-1 at No. 2 doubles.

No. 98 Wynn leads the Cards in singles with an 11-1 record through 15 dual matches. Federico Gomez has also recorded double-digit wins with 10. The junior holds a 3-2 record at No. 3 and 7-2 record at No. 4.

Louisville vs. Clemson:
Series Record: Louisville leads 5-4
Last Meeting: April 14, 2017 – Louisville won 4-3 at Clemson.
Scouting the Tigers: Clemson (7-3) is coming off a 4-2 loss to UNC Asheville. They are led by the No. 22 doubles pair of Simon Baudry and Alex Favrot, who are 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. In singles, No. 47 Favrot has defeated three ranked opponents, while Baudry is 14-5 on the season and 7-3 in dual match play from No. 1 and No. 2.

Louisville vs. Georgia Tech:
Series Record: Georgia Tech leads 4-2.
Last Meeting: April 9, 2017 – Louisville lost 4-3 at Georgia Tech.
Scouting the Yellow Jackets: Despite a strong start, the Yellow Jackets (5-8) were defeated 5-2 by Florida State in their last outing. Georgia Tech's 11th-ranked duo of Michael Kay and Carlos Divar won at No. 1 doubles to increase their season record to 10-2. The doubles team of Elijah Melendez and Chris Yun also had a strong showing against the Seminoles, upsetting No. 44 Terrance Whitehurst and Terrell Whitehurst to capture the doubles point. In singles, No. 54 Carlos Divar has 14 total wins for the Yellow Jackets. Before playing the Cards, Georgia Tech will host Virginia on Friday.

Louisville vs. Samford:
Series Record: The series is tied 3-3.
Last Meeting: January 20, 2017 – Louisville won 5-2 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Scouting the Bulldogs: Samford (8-7) is currently riding a three-match win streak after defeating the Citadel 5-2 and the University of Alabama Hunstville 7-0 twice in the same day. Jake Faundez and Eduardo Lourido have won seven straight and lead the Bulldogs in doubles with a 9-4 record from No. 1. In singles, Aleksander Petrovic has registered 10 wins, with records of 4-1 at No. 4 and 6-2 at No. 5. Prior to Sunday's match, Samford will host Mercer on Friday.

Up Next: The Cards travel to Tallahassee, Fla. to take on No. 20 Florida State on March 30 to kick off a four-match road swing.

Men's Tennis Wraps Up Five-Match Home Stand this Weekend

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Federico Gomez

Brandon Lancaster

Parker Wynn

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