Cards Fall to Georgia Tech 4-1

Sunday, April 7

Atlanta, GA

12:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Georgia Tech

Fabien Salle returns the ball against Notre Dame

April 07, 2019 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Freshman Fabien Salle registered a point at No. 3 singles

By: Lori Korte

The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell 4-1 to No. 49 Georgia Tech in an ACC road match Sunday afternoon at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex.

"It was very competitive in singles," said UofL head coach Rex Ecarma. "It was 5-6 at No. 1, won the first set at No. 2 and No. 3, was 4-5 at No. 4, won the first set at No. 5 singles and at No. 6 we were up 5-3 with two set points. Then it got away from us. Fabien won and Fede was at 7-6 4-4. Brandon was up 6-3 4-2, but they never went away and eventually overtook us."

The Cardinals (15-10, 3-7 ACC) will close out the regular season next weekend when they play host to No. 43 Virginia Tech on Friday at 2:30 p.m. and No. 11 North Carolina on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Georgia Tech (10-9, 5-5) took the doubles point to start the match with a pair of 6-1 wins on courts 1 and 3.

Louisville answered quickly in singles when freshman Fabien Salle registered a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Phillip Gresk at the No. 3 spot to even the score at 1-1. Georgia Tech regained the lead on court 1 where No. 62 Carlos Divar bested No. 115 Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff 7-5, 6-3. The Yellow Jackets added another point on court four with Pablo Schelcher's 6-4, 6-3 win over Sergio Hernandez. The match was decided at the No. 6 spot where Brandon Freestone beat Clement Filho 7-5, 6-3.

#49 Georgia Tech 4, Louisville Men's Tennis 1
Apr 07, 2019 at Atlanta, Ga.
(Ken Byers Tennis Complex)
Singles
1. #62 Carlos Divar (GT) def. #115 C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Andrew Li (GT) vs. Brandon Lancaster (LOU) 3-6, 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
3. Fabien Salle (LOU) def. Phillip Gresk (GT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Pablo Schelcher (GT) def. Sergio Hernandez (LOU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Cole Gromley (GT) vs. Federico Gomez (LOU) 6-7 (2-7), 4-4, unfinished
6. Brandon Freestone (GT) def. Clement Filho (LOU) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles
1. Phillip Gresk/Carlos Divar (GT) def. #90 C. Morin-Kougoucheff/Fabien Salle (LOU) 6-1
2. Cole Gromley/Zummy Bauer (GT) vs. Federico Gomez/George Hedley (LOU) 2-3, unfinished
3. Pablo Schelcher/Joseph Gandolfo (GT) def. Alex Wesbrooks/Marcus Sulen (LOU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Louisville Men's Tennis 15-10, 3-7
Georgia Tech 10-9, 5-5; National ranking #49
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,4,6)