
Cards Fall at No. 14 Virginia
March 13, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Charlottesville, Va. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team fell 6-1 to the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar's Head Resort on Sunday afternoon.
Louisville (11-5, 4-1 ACC) sees its eight-match winning streak snapped while Virginia improves to (10-5, 4-0 ACC) with the win.
In doubles, the Cardinals battled but Virginia would ultimately take the doubles point behind a pair of 6-4 wins.
Virginia earned singles wins on Courts 1, 3 and 4 to extend their lead to 4-0 but Louisville responded when Matthew Fung defeated Alexander Kiefer 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 10-6 to earn a point for the Cardinals.
Louisville took the two remaining singles matches to a third set including an impressive effort by Josh-Howard Tripp on Court 2, where he fell to No. 58 Jeff von der Schulenburg 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 14-12. David Mizrahi was outlasted by William Woodall 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4) to conclude the match.
Up next, the Cardinals return to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center to host Miami on Friday at 3 p.m. and Florida State on Sunday at noon.
Tennis Match Results
Louisville Men's Tennis vs Virginia
3/13/2022 at Charlottesville, Va.
(Boar's Head Sports Club)
No. 14 Virginia 6, No. 36 Louisville 1
Singles competition
1. #15 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #92 Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-4
2. #58 Jeff von der Schulenburg (VA) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (LOU-MT) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 14-12
3. Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Gianni Ross (VA) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-3
5. William Woodall (VA) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Alexander Kiefer (VA) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 10-6
Doubles competition
1. #11 Chris Rodesch/Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Natan Rodrigues/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) 6-4
2. Gianni Ross/William Woodall (VA) def. Alex Wesbrooks/Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) 6-4
3. Inaki Montes/Jeff von der Schulenburg (VA) vs. David Mizrahi/Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 5-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Louisville Men's Tennis 11-5, 3-1 ACC; National ranking #36
Virginia 11-5, 4-0 ACC; National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,4,6,2,5)
Louisville (11-5, 4-1 ACC) sees its eight-match winning streak snapped while Virginia improves to (10-5, 4-0 ACC) with the win.
In doubles, the Cardinals battled but Virginia would ultimately take the doubles point behind a pair of 6-4 wins.
Virginia earned singles wins on Courts 1, 3 and 4 to extend their lead to 4-0 but Louisville responded when Matthew Fung defeated Alexander Kiefer 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 10-6 to earn a point for the Cardinals.
Louisville took the two remaining singles matches to a third set including an impressive effort by Josh-Howard Tripp on Court 2, where he fell to No. 58 Jeff von der Schulenburg 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 14-12. David Mizrahi was outlasted by William Woodall 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4) to conclude the match.
Up next, the Cardinals return to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center to host Miami on Friday at 3 p.m. and Florida State on Sunday at noon.
Tennis Match Results
Louisville Men's Tennis vs Virginia
3/13/2022 at Charlottesville, Va.
(Boar's Head Sports Club)
No. 14 Virginia 6, No. 36 Louisville 1
Singles competition
1. #15 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #92 Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-4
2. #58 Jeff von der Schulenburg (VA) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (LOU-MT) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 14-12
3. Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Gianni Ross (VA) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-3
5. William Woodall (VA) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Alexander Kiefer (VA) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 10-6
Doubles competition
1. #11 Chris Rodesch/Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Natan Rodrigues/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) 6-4
2. Gianni Ross/William Woodall (VA) def. Alex Wesbrooks/Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) 6-4
3. Inaki Montes/Jeff von der Schulenburg (VA) vs. David Mizrahi/Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 5-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Louisville Men's Tennis 11-5, 3-1 ACC; National ranking #36
Virginia 11-5, 4-0 ACC; National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,4,6,2,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,6,2,5
Players Mentioned
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