Louisville Falls at Notre Dame

Saturday, April 3

South Bend, Ind.

1:00 P.M.

University of Louisville

Notre Dame

Tin Chen during the match against Middle Tennessee at the Bass Rudd Tennis Center on April 1.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

April 03, 2021 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Kyle Echsner

Louisville, Ky. -- The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell at Notre Dame 4-0 Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 8-8 (2-6, ACC) while the Irish improve to 10-8 (4-4, ACC) on the season.

Notre Dame jumped out to an early 1-0, taking the doubles point with Matthew Che and Richard Ciamarra defeating Alex Wesbrooks and Kyle Tang 6-0 on court three. Shortly after, court one finished with Fabien Salle and Matthew Fung falling to Tristan McCormick and Axel Nefve 6-1.

The Irish kept their momentum going in singles, winning three straight courts to clinch the match. On court two, Ciamarra flew past Salle 6-1, 6-0.
Connor Fu defeated Fung 6-1, 6-1 on court five. David Mizrahi stumbled 6-2, 6-3 on court six to William Howells.

Courts one, three, and four we left unfinished. At the time the matches were abandoned, Sergio Hernandez was winning 6-1, 5-5 on court three against McCormick.

Up Next: The Cardinals will look to bounce back next week when they welcome Clemson to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Friday at 5 p.m.

Notre Dame Men's Tennis 4, Louisville Men's Tennis 0
Apr 03, 2021 at Notre Dame, IN
(Eck Tennis Pavilion)
Singles
1. Axel Nefve (NDMTEN) vs. Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 6-4, unfinished
2. Richard Ciamarra (NDMTEN) def. Fabien Salle (LOU-MT) 6-1, 6-0
3. Tristan McCormick (NDMTEN) vs. Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) 1-6, 5-5, unfinished
4. Matthew Che (NDMTEN) vs. Josh Howard-Tripp (LOU-MT) 6-4, unfinished
5. Connor Fu (NDMTEN) def. Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Brandon Ancona (NDMTEN) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Tristan McCormick/Axel Nefve (NDMTEN) def. Fabien Salle/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) 6-1
2. Brandon Ancona/William Howells (NDMTEN) vs. Sergio Hernandez/Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 3-2, unfinished
3. Matthew Che/Richard Ciamarra (NDMTEN) def. Alex Wesbrooks/Kyle Tang (LOU-MT) 6-0

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,5,6)