Cards Set to Host No. 25 Miami and No. 34 Florida State This Weekend

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team returns to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center this weekend where the Cardinals will face a pair of ranked ACC opponents in No. 25 Miami and No. 34 Florida State.

Louisville faces Miami on Friday at 3 p.m. and coozies will be given away to fans in attendance. Following Friday's match, Louisville will host Florida State on Sunday at noon and t-shirts will be given away to fans in attendance. Admission is free for both matches.

About the Cardinals

The Cardinals (11-5, 3-1 ACC) are coming off a two-match road trip that saw the team defeat Virginia Tech 6-1 and fall to No. 14 Virginia 6-1.
Louisville has won eight of its last nine matches.
The Cardinals are No. 47 in the latest ITA team rankings.
Natan Rodrigues and Matthew Fung highlighted the road trip with a 6-3 upset of Virginia Tech's No. 9 Jordan Chrysostom and Ryan Fishback.
Sergio Hernandez, David Mizrahi, and Rodrigues each have 10 wins for the Cardinals in singles.
Etienne Donnet entered the ITA's singles rankings at No. 96 for the first collegiate national singles ranking of his career.
Hernandez and Tin Chen have posted a 5-0 record in doubles.
Head coach Rodrigo da Silva is in his third season at the helm.

Cards Against the Opponent
Louisville vs. Miami
Series Record: Miami leads 4-3
Last Meeting: Louisville defeated No. 22 Miami 4-0 on Mar. 29, 2019, at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
Scouting the Hurricanes: No. 24 Miami (12-3, 1-2 ACC) is coming off a 4-2 loss at home to No. 40 Duke on Mar. 13. The duo of Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestad is tabbed at No. 23 in the latest ITA national rankings and Dan Martin is ranked No. 99 in singles. The Hurricanes have won seven of their last 10 matches. Aljosa Piric is in his fifth season leading the Hurricanes.

Louisville vs. Florida State
Series Record: Florida State leads 6-1
Last Meeting: Louisville defeated Florida State 4-1 on Mar. 28, 2021 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Scouting the Seminoles: No. 17 Florida State (10-5, 1-3 ACC) is coming off a 4-2 loss to No. 31 North Carolina on Mar. 13 and will travel to Notre Dame on Friday before facing the Cardinals on Sunday. The Seminoles are led in singles by No. 82 Loris Pourroy and the pair of Josh Karpenschif and Maks Silagy have recorded 15 wins in doubles play. Head coach Dwayne Hultquist is in his 23^rd season at the helm.

Cards Set to Host No. 25 Miami and No. 34 Florida State This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Tin Chen

Etienne Donnet

Matthew Fung

Sergio Hernandez

David Mizrahi

Natan Rodrigues

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