Cards Set to Host No. 23 NC State and No. 7 Wake Forest

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team returns to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center this weekend to face their fourth straight top-25 opponents in No. 23 NC State and No. 7 Wake Forest.

The 27^th-ranked Cardinals will face NC State on Friday at 2 p.m. and will take on Wake Forest on Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission is free and coozies will be given away to fans at both matches.

Prior to Sunday's match, the team will honor its two seniors, Tin Chen and Josh-Howard Tripp.

Chen transferred from ASA Miami Junior College, where he helped the Silver Storm to the 2017 NJCAA national championship and a runner-up finish in 2018. Chen finished second in the country in both singles and doubles as the flight 1 runner-up in the National Junior College Athletic Association in 2018. During his time as a Cardinal, Chen has recorded 35 wins in singles play and 28 doubles wins. Chen is also a two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree and was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2021.

Howard-Tripp transferred from Arkansas, where he won 35 singles matches in three seasons with the Razorbacks. He won 18 singles matches and posted 11 wins in dual competition during the 2017-18 season, which ranked second and third most on the team. During his time at Louisville, Howard-Tripp has recorded 11 singles wins and was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2021.

About the Cardinals

The Cardinals (14-6, 6-2 ACC) are coming off a 5-2 upset on the road of then-No. 17 Duke on Sunday.
Louisville has won eight of its last ten matches.
The Cardinals continued to rise in the latest ITA team rankings, coming in at No. 27.
David Mizrahi and Natan Rodrigues each have 13 singles wins to lead the Cardinals.
Etienne Donnet has maintained a spot in the ITA singles rankings at No. 117.
In the win against Duke, Donnet recorded a 6-1, 7-5 upset of Duke's No. 64 Garrett Johns.
Head coach Rodrigo da Silva is in his third season at the helm.

Cards Against the Opponent
Louisville vs. NC State
Series Record: NC State leads 6-5
Last Meeting: No. 17 NC State defeated Louisville 4-0 on Feb. 19, 2021 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center.
Scouting the Wolfpack: No. 23 NC State (13-6, 2-4 ACC) defeated Virginia Tech 4-1 on the road this past Sunday. Robin Catry leads the team in singles with 15 wins and is ranked 108^th in the latest ITA singles rankings. The Wolfpack are led in doubles by No. 39 Martins Rocens and Fons Van Sambeek, who have 13 wins and are 2-0 against ranked doubles teams. Head coach Kyle Spencer is in his fifth season leading the Wolfpack.

Louisville vs. Wake Forest
Series Record: Wake Forest leads 14-2
Last Meeting: No. 13 Wake Forest defeated Louisville 4-1 on Feb. 21, 2021 at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Scouting the Demon Deacons: No. 7 Wake Forest (22-5, 5-1 ACC) suffered its first conference loss of the season, a 4-1 loss to No. 11 Virginia on Sunday. The Demon Deacons will visit No. 23 Notre Dame on Friday before facing the Cardinals. Eduardo Nava and Jakob Schnaitter each have 14 wins in singles to lead the team. The duo of Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia are 14^th in the ITA doubles rankings. Tony Bresky is in his 11^th season at the helm.

Cards Set to Host No. 23 NC State and No. 7 Wake Forest

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Players Mentioned

Tin Chen

Etienne Donnet

David Mizrahi

Natan Rodrigues

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