Cardinals Fall 4-1 to No. 17 Virginia in ACC Opener

Sunday, January 20

Charlottesville, VA

11:00 a.m.

University of Louisville

Virginia

Louisville men's tennis David Mizrahi returns the ball

Photo by: Jermaine Bibb | Louisville Athletics

January 20, 2019 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

David Mizrahi picks up a single point for the Cardinals

By: Lori Korte

The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell 4-1 to No. 17 Virginia in its ACC opener Sunday in Charlottesville, Va.

"UVA played mistake-free doubles to open up the match," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "They won four deuce points early and we were fighting from behind. After they won No. 1 singles, the rest of the matches could have gone either way. David won and Sergio was winning. Fabien was up in the second set early. It's obvious we have a special group of freshmen. UVA added two players in their top four. They are very improved team from last year."

Virginia (2-0, 1-0 ACC) started the match by taking the doubles points with wins on courts 2 and 3. The Cavalier duo of Brandon Nakashima and Henrik Wiersholm defeated Lousville's Federico Gomez and Sergio Hernandez Ramirez 6-1 at No. 3 and clinched the point at the two-spot where Aswin Lizen and Gianni Ross topped Brandon Lancaster and Alex Wesbrooks 6-3.

In singles action, Carl Soderlund defeated No. 104 Lancaster at the No. 1 seed to give Virginia a 2-0 lead. Wiersholm defeated Gomez 6-3, 6-4 at the four-spot to make the score 3-0. David Mizrahi put the Cardinals on the scoreboard with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Matthew Lord at No. 6. With the victory, the freshman improves his dual match record to a team-best 4-0.

The match was decided on court three where No. 38 Gianni Ross defeated freshman Fabien Salle 6-2, 7-5 for the 4-1 final.

Up next, the Cardinals (3-1, 0-1 ACC) will travel to Gainesville, Fla., to face Florida Atlantic in the first round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.

#17 Virginia 4, Louisville 1
1/20/2019 at Charlottesville, Va.
(Boar's Head Sports Club)
Singles
1. Carl Soderlund (VA) def. #104 Brandon Lancaster (LOU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Brandon Nakashima (VA) vs. Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
3. #38 Gianni Ross (VA) def. Fabien Salle (LOU) 6-2, 7-5
4. Henrik Wiersholm (VA) def. Federico Gomez (LOU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Aswin Lizen (VA) vs. Sergio Hernandez Ramirez (LOU) 3-6, 5-5, unfinished
6. David Mizrahi (LOU) def. Matthew Lord (VA) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Carl Soderlund/Matthew Lord (VA) vs. Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff/Fabien Salle (LOU) 5-3, unfinished
2. Aswin Lizen/Gianni Ross (VA) def. Brandon Lancaster/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU) 6-3
3. Brandon Nakashima/Henrik Wiersholm (VA) def. Federico Gomez/Sergio Hernandez Ramirez (LOU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Louisville 3-1, 0-1 ACC
Virginia 2-0, 1-0 ACC; National ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,4,6,3)
T-2:00 A-257