Cards Head West for ITA Fall National Championships

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team will travel to San Diego, Calif. to compete at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Fall Championships from Nov. 2-6 at the Barnes Tennis Center.

Senior Fabien Salle, sophomore Natan Rodrigues, senior David Mizrahi, freshman Will Mayew, and senior Etienne Donnet will all be making the trip for the Cards.

Singles will start for the Cardinals at 1:15 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday as Salle will matchup against Michigan's Andrew Fenty. Rodrigues will then face Blake Croyder of Georgia at 2:45 p.m. (ET) Louisville will then begin doubles at 4:30 p.m. (ET) when Mayew and Mizrahi face Wisconsin's Gabriel Huber and Michael Minasyan. The first day for the Cards will conclude with Salle and Rodrigues against Texas-San Antonio's Sebastain Rodriguez and Alan Magadan at 7:30 p.m. (ET).

The duo of Salle and Rodrigues earned a spot after winning the doubles championship at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals, defeating Mizrahi and Mayew, who also earned a spot following the finals appearance. Salle also claimed the singles championship, defeating Rodrigues in what was an All-Louisville final. Donnet was named an alternate after falling short of the finals at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals.

As a tandem, Salle and Rodrigues have secured 14 doubles victories through the fall season, While Mizrahi and Mayew have tallied six wins.

Salle also leads the team in singles victories this fall, posting an 11-2 record to this point. Rodrigues has secured 10 wins, while Mayew and Donnet each have seven.

Louisville Schedule at ITA National Fall Championships
Wednesday, Nov. 2 (Main Draw)
(All times Eastern)
Singles
#84 Fabien Salle vs. #42 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) – 1:15 p.m.
Natan Rodrigues vs.#117 Blake Croyder (Georgia) 11: 45 a.m.
Doubles
Will Mayew/David Mizrahi vs. Gabriel Huber/Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) 1:30 p.m.
Natan Rodrigues/Fabien Salle vs. Sebastian Rodriguez/Alan Magadan (Texas-San Antonio) 4:30 p.m.

About the ITA National Fall Championships
The Championships are the grand finale to the fall collegiate tennis season and feature 64 of the nation's top collegiate singles players (32 men and 32 women) and 64 doubles teams (32 men's team and 32 women's teams). The event is in its fifth year, having replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships beginning in 2017.

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