Friday, March 25
Chapel Hill, NC
4:00 PM
University of Louisville
at
North Carolina
Cards Set to Visit North Carolina and Duke
March 24, 2022 | Men's Tennis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 29th-ranked University of Louisville men's tennis team hits the road to continue conference play this weekend when the Cardinals will take a pair of ranked opponents in No. 24 North Carolina and No. 17 Duke.
The Cardinals will face North Carolina on Friday at 4 p.m. before going against Duke on Sunday at noon.
About the Cardinals
Cards Against the Opponent
Louisville vs. North Carolina
Series Record: North Carolina leads 8-2
Last Meeting: No. 1 North Carolina defeated Louisville 4-1 on Mar. 5, 2021, at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
Scouting the Tar Heels: No. 24 North Carolina (9-6, 4-2 ACC) is coming off a 6-1 victory over Boston College on Mar. 20. The Tar Heels are led in singles by Brian Cernoch, who is ranked No. 28 in the latest ITA rankings. The doubles teams of Cernoch and Mac Kiger and Casey Kania and Logan Zapp are ranked No. 5 and No. 67 respectively. Head coach Sam Paul is in his 29th season.
Louisville vs. Duke
Series Record: Duke leads 7-1
Last Meeting: No. 37 Duke defeated Louisville 4-2 on April 22, 2021, in the first round of the ACC Tournament
Scouting the Blue Devils: No. 17 Duke (12-4, 5-1 ACC) is coming off a 7-0 win over Boston College on Mar. 18. Garrett Johns leads the Blue Devils in singles with a 14-6 record and is No. 64 in the latest ITA rankings. Faris Khan and Connor Krug each have 18 singles wins for Duke. The duo of Khan and Niroop Vallabhaneni leads the team in doubles with 11 wins. Head coach Ramsey Smith is in his 14th season at the helm.
The Cardinals will face North Carolina on Friday at 4 p.m. before going against Duke on Sunday at noon.
About the Cardinals
- The Cardinals (13-5, 5-1 ACC) are coming off a two-match home stand that saw the team rally to defeat then-No. 25 Miami 4-2 and then-No. 34 Florida State 4-2.
- Louisville jumped 18 spots in the latest ITA rankings to No. 29 which is the highest ranking the team has earned this season.
- The duo of Natan Rodrigues and Matthew Fung entered the latest ITA doubles rankings at No. 71.
- Sergio Hernandez, David Mizrahi, and Rodrigues each have 12 wins for the Cardinals in singles.
- Etienne Donnet remained in the ITA singles rankings for the second consecutive week at No. 117.
- Head coach Rodrigo da Silva is in his third season at the helm.
Cards Against the Opponent
Louisville vs. North Carolina
Series Record: North Carolina leads 8-2
Last Meeting: No. 1 North Carolina defeated Louisville 4-1 on Mar. 5, 2021, at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
Scouting the Tar Heels: No. 24 North Carolina (9-6, 4-2 ACC) is coming off a 6-1 victory over Boston College on Mar. 20. The Tar Heels are led in singles by Brian Cernoch, who is ranked No. 28 in the latest ITA rankings. The doubles teams of Cernoch and Mac Kiger and Casey Kania and Logan Zapp are ranked No. 5 and No. 67 respectively. Head coach Sam Paul is in his 29th season.
Louisville vs. Duke
Series Record: Duke leads 7-1
Last Meeting: No. 37 Duke defeated Louisville 4-2 on April 22, 2021, in the first round of the ACC Tournament
Scouting the Blue Devils: No. 17 Duke (12-4, 5-1 ACC) is coming off a 7-0 win over Boston College on Mar. 18. Garrett Johns leads the Blue Devils in singles with a 14-6 record and is No. 64 in the latest ITA rankings. Faris Khan and Connor Krug each have 18 singles wins for Duke. The duo of Khan and Niroop Vallabhaneni leads the team in doubles with 11 wins. Head coach Ramsey Smith is in his 14th season at the helm.
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