Cardinals Hit the Road to Face Notre Dame

Louisville, Ky. – After a two-week break from action, the University of Louisville men's tennis team will travel to South Bend, Ind. to face Notre Dame for an ACC match-up Friday at 3:30 p.m.

About Louisville
The No. 47 ranked Cardinals (7-3, 2-0 ACC) enter the weekend after splitting four straight home matches. Louisville was defeated by Northwestern (1-4) and Oregon (3-4) and captured wins against Boston College (6-1) and Cleveland State (5-2).

Louisville is led in singles by junior Tin Chen, who carries a 20-5 overall record and is 5-2 at No. 1 in dual matches. Sophomore Sergio Hernandez follows with a 15-6 record and is 6-3 at the No. 2 spot.
Hernandez and fellow sophomore Fabien Salle leads the Cardinals in doubles with an overall record of 13-3.

Chen was named ACC Men's Tennis Co-Player of the Week on January 21 after leading Louisville to a 4-3 upset of No. 10 Virginia. The junior clinched the match with a 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 win against No. 68 Gianni Ross at No. 1.

Chen stands at No. 76 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) singles rankings. In the fall, he became the first player in program history to capture the ITA/Ohio Valley Regional singles title.

Head coach Rodrigo da Silva is in his first season at the helm at Louisville. He took over the program in September 2019 after spending four seasons as the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He makes his return to UofL where he spent six years (2009-14) as an assistant coach, helping guide the Cardinals to three BIG EAST Conference tournament titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances.

Cards Against the Field
Notre Dame
Series Record: Tied 11-11
Last Meeting: March 10, 2019 Notre Dame won 0-4.
Scouting the Irish: Notre Dame (5-4, 1-0 ACC) is currently coming off a 4-3 loss to Michigan last weekend. The Irish are led by No. 10 ranked Richard Ciamarra and No. 98 ranked Tristan McCormick in singles. In doubles, Ciamarra and McCormick are currently ranked No. 28 as well as McCormick and Nefve at No. 29. The head coach of Notre Dame is Ryan Sachire.

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Players Mentioned

Tin Chen

Sergio Hernandez

Fabien Salle

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