Friday, March 6
Iowa City, IA
6 PM
University of Louisville
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Iowa
Cardinals Drop 4-1 Decision at Iowa
March 06, 2020 | Men's Tennis
Iowa City, Iowa – The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell to No. 28 ranked Iowa Friday evening in Iowa City.
The Cardinals (9-5) will return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. when they face No. 16 Cornell in Iowa City.
The Hawkeyes (11-2) jumped to an early lead by taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Iowa's No. 12 ranked Will Davies and Oliver Okonkwo defeated Tin Chen and Alex Wesbrooks 6-1 on court one. Kareem Allaf and Nikita Snezhko sealed the first point of the match with a 6-2 victory over Matthew Fung and Fabien Salle at the two-spot.
In singles action, Iowa added another point when Davies defeated Randy Wilson 6-3, 6-1 at the four-spot. No. 51 ranked Allaf extended the Hawkeyes lead with a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 91 Chen on court one.
Louisville attempted to rally with David Mizrahi taking down Jason Kerst 7-5, 6-3 on court five for the Cardinals first point in the match.
Iowa led 3-1 with the final three courts still in action. On court three, Salle led Joe Tyler 5-1 in a third set. Fung and Snezhko were deadlocked at 4-4 in their third set. However, the Hawkeyes were able to clinch the match on court two with Okonkwo defeating Sergio Hernandez 7-6, 7-6.
Iowa 4, Louisville 1
Match 6, 2020 at Iowa City, Iowa
Singles
1. #51 Kareem Allaf (IOWA) def. #91 Tin Chen (UL) 6-1, 6-4
2. Oliver Okonkwo (IOWA) def. Sergio Hernandez (UL) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
3. Joe Tyler (IOWA) vs. Fabien Salle (UL) 4-6, 6-4, 1-5, unfinished
4. Will Davies (IOWA) def. Randy Wilson (UL) 6-3, 6-1
5. David Mizrahi (UL) def. Jason Kerst (IOWA) 7-5, 6-3
6. Nikita Snezhko (IOWA) vs. Matthew Fung (UL) 4-6, 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles
1. #12 Will Davies/Oliver Okonkwo (IOWA) def. Tin Chen/Alex Wesbrooks (UL) 6-1
2. Kareem Allaf/Nikita Snezhko (IOWA) def. Matthew Fung/Fabien Salle (UL) 6-2
3. Matt Clegg/Joe Tyler (IOWA) vs. Sergio Hernandez/David Mizrahi (UL) 4-2, unfinished
Match Notes:
Louisville 9-5
Iowa 11-2; National ranking #28
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,5,2)
The Cardinals (9-5) will return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. when they face No. 16 Cornell in Iowa City.
The Hawkeyes (11-2) jumped to an early lead by taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Iowa's No. 12 ranked Will Davies and Oliver Okonkwo defeated Tin Chen and Alex Wesbrooks 6-1 on court one. Kareem Allaf and Nikita Snezhko sealed the first point of the match with a 6-2 victory over Matthew Fung and Fabien Salle at the two-spot.
In singles action, Iowa added another point when Davies defeated Randy Wilson 6-3, 6-1 at the four-spot. No. 51 ranked Allaf extended the Hawkeyes lead with a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 91 Chen on court one.
Louisville attempted to rally with David Mizrahi taking down Jason Kerst 7-5, 6-3 on court five for the Cardinals first point in the match.
Iowa led 3-1 with the final three courts still in action. On court three, Salle led Joe Tyler 5-1 in a third set. Fung and Snezhko were deadlocked at 4-4 in their third set. However, the Hawkeyes were able to clinch the match on court two with Okonkwo defeating Sergio Hernandez 7-6, 7-6.
Iowa 4, Louisville 1
Match 6, 2020 at Iowa City, Iowa
Singles
1. #51 Kareem Allaf (IOWA) def. #91 Tin Chen (UL) 6-1, 6-4
2. Oliver Okonkwo (IOWA) def. Sergio Hernandez (UL) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
3. Joe Tyler (IOWA) vs. Fabien Salle (UL) 4-6, 6-4, 1-5, unfinished
4. Will Davies (IOWA) def. Randy Wilson (UL) 6-3, 6-1
5. David Mizrahi (UL) def. Jason Kerst (IOWA) 7-5, 6-3
6. Nikita Snezhko (IOWA) vs. Matthew Fung (UL) 4-6, 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles
1. #12 Will Davies/Oliver Okonkwo (IOWA) def. Tin Chen/Alex Wesbrooks (UL) 6-1
2. Kareem Allaf/Nikita Snezhko (IOWA) def. Matthew Fung/Fabien Salle (UL) 6-2
3. Matt Clegg/Joe Tyler (IOWA) vs. Sergio Hernandez/David Mizrahi (UL) 4-2, unfinished
Match Notes:
Louisville 9-5
Iowa 11-2; National ranking #28
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,5,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
14
Kareem Allaf / 0 (51/-) [IOWA]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Oliver Okonkwo / 0 [IOWA]
77
#3 Singles Match
1234
6450
Joe Tyler / 0 [IOWA]
461UF
#4 Singles Match
12
31
Will Davies / 0 [IOWA]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
76
Jason Kerst / 0 [IOWA]
53
#6 Singles Match
1234
6340
Nikita Snezhko / 0 [IOWA]
464UF
Order of Finish:
4,1,5,2
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