Friday, February 7
LOUISVILLE, KY
4:00 PM
University of Louisville
3
vs
4
OREGON
Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics
Cards Fall Short Against Oregon
February 07, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Louisville, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team dropped a close match to Oregon 4-3 Friday evening at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
"We had a strong start against Oregon today by winning doubles and had the momentum going," said UofL head coach Rodrigo da Silva. Â "I'm super proud of the guys and the way they fought. We had a chance to win, but it just didn't turn out that way. We were right there and that's all I can ask for from our guys. We fought hard and played well, but they played better than us today."Â
The Cardinals (5-3) started the match by taking the doubles point with wins at the Nos. 2 and 3. Sophomores Fabien Salle and Alex Wesbrooks gave the Cards and early edge with their 6-3 win over Riki Oshima and Jesper Klov-Nilsson at No. 3. On court two, the freshman duo of Daniel Fainblum and Matthew Fung took down Charles Roberts and Brandon Lam 6-3 to clinch the first point of the match.Â
In singles action, Oregon took took the first two matches at Nos. 1 and 5. At the top-seed, Joshua Charlton, No. 29 in the ITA singles rankings, defeated Louisville's No. 66 ranked Tin Chen 6-3, 6-2 at the and Luke Vandescasteele beat Fainblum 7-6, 6-1.
The Cardinals would respond by taking the No. 3 and No. 6 spots to take the 3-2 lead over the Ducks. Salle picked up a 6-3, 7-6 decision against Ty Gentry, followed by a Matthew Fung win over esper Klov-Nilsson by a score of 6-4, 7-5.
The Ducks would even the contest at 3-3 with a hard-fought victory at the No. 2 spot. Sophomore Sergio Hernandez took Emmanuel Coste to a third set, but was defeated by a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 decision.
The match came down to the No. 4 spot where sophomore David Mizrahi was engaged in a three-set battle with Riki Oshima. The players split sets with Mizrahi winning the first 6-2 and Oshima taking the second 7-6 to force the decisive third set. Oshima prevailed 6-2 in the third to clinch the victory for the Ducks.
The Cards will welcome Boston College and Cleveland State to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Sunday for a double header starting at 12 p.m.
Oregon 4, Louisville Men's Tennis 3
Ferurary 7, 2020 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles
 1. #29 Joshua Charlton (OREGON) def. #66 Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emmanuel Coste (OREGON) def. Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Fabien Salle (LOU-MT) def. Ty Gentry (OREGON) 6-3, 7-6
4. Riki Oshima (OREGON) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
5. Luke Vandecasteele (OREGON) def. Daniel Fainblum (LOU-MT) 7-6, 6-1
6. Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Jesper Klov-Nilsson (OREGON) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
1. #9 Joshua Charlton/Ty Gentry (OREGON) vs. Sergio Hernandez/Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 5-3
2. Daniel Fainblum/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Charles Roberts/Brandon Lam (OREGON) 6-3
3. Fabien Salle/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU-MT) def. Riki Oshima/Jesper Klov-Nilsson (OREGON) 6-3
Match Notes:
Oregon 7-2 Louisville Men's Tennis 5-3 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,5,3,6,2,4) T-2:55Â A-80Â
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"We had a strong start against Oregon today by winning doubles and had the momentum going," said UofL head coach Rodrigo da Silva. Â "I'm super proud of the guys and the way they fought. We had a chance to win, but it just didn't turn out that way. We were right there and that's all I can ask for from our guys. We fought hard and played well, but they played better than us today."Â
The Cardinals (5-3) started the match by taking the doubles point with wins at the Nos. 2 and 3. Sophomores Fabien Salle and Alex Wesbrooks gave the Cards and early edge with their 6-3 win over Riki Oshima and Jesper Klov-Nilsson at No. 3. On court two, the freshman duo of Daniel Fainblum and Matthew Fung took down Charles Roberts and Brandon Lam 6-3 to clinch the first point of the match.Â
In singles action, Oregon took took the first two matches at Nos. 1 and 5. At the top-seed, Joshua Charlton, No. 29 in the ITA singles rankings, defeated Louisville's No. 66 ranked Tin Chen 6-3, 6-2 at the and Luke Vandescasteele beat Fainblum 7-6, 6-1.
The Cardinals would respond by taking the No. 3 and No. 6 spots to take the 3-2 lead over the Ducks. Salle picked up a 6-3, 7-6 decision against Ty Gentry, followed by a Matthew Fung win over esper Klov-Nilsson by a score of 6-4, 7-5.
The Ducks would even the contest at 3-3 with a hard-fought victory at the No. 2 spot. Sophomore Sergio Hernandez took Emmanuel Coste to a third set, but was defeated by a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 decision.
The match came down to the No. 4 spot where sophomore David Mizrahi was engaged in a three-set battle with Riki Oshima. The players split sets with Mizrahi winning the first 6-2 and Oshima taking the second 7-6 to force the decisive third set. Oshima prevailed 6-2 in the third to clinch the victory for the Ducks.
The Cards will welcome Boston College and Cleveland State to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Sunday for a double header starting at 12 p.m.
Oregon 4, Louisville Men's Tennis 3
Ferurary 7, 2020 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles
 1. #29 Joshua Charlton (OREGON) def. #66 Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-2
2. Emmanuel Coste (OREGON) def. Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Fabien Salle (LOU-MT) def. Ty Gentry (OREGON) 6-3, 7-6
4. Riki Oshima (OREGON) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 2-6, 7-6, 6-2
5. Luke Vandecasteele (OREGON) def. Daniel Fainblum (LOU-MT) 7-6, 6-1
6. Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Jesper Klov-Nilsson (OREGON) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
1. #9 Joshua Charlton/Ty Gentry (OREGON) vs. Sergio Hernandez/Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 5-3
2. Daniel Fainblum/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Charles Roberts/Brandon Lam (OREGON) 6-3
3. Fabien Salle/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU-MT) def. Riki Oshima/Jesper Klov-Nilsson (OREGON) 6-3
Match Notes:
Oregon 7-2 Louisville Men's Tennis 5-3 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,5,3,6,2,4) T-2:55Â A-80Â
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Joshua Charlton / 0 (29/-) [OREGON]
66
32
#2 Singles Match
123
Emmanuel Coste / 0 [OREGON]
166
623
#3 Singles Match
12
Ty Gentry / 0 [OREGON]
36
67
#4 Singles Match
123
Riki Oshima / 0 [OREGON]
276
662
#5 Singles Match
12
Luke Vandecasteele / 0 [OREGON]
76
61
#6 Singles Match
12
Jesper Klov-Nilsson / 0 [OREGON]
45
67
Order of Finish:
1,5,3,6,2,4
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