University of Louisville
#6 Virginia
Cards Battle But Fall to No. 6 Virginia in ACC Semifinals
April 23, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Rome, Ga. — The University of Louisville men's tennis team battled but fell 4-0 to top-seeded Virginia on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the ACC Tennis Championship at the Rome Tennis Center.
Louisville falls to 19-8 (9-3 ACC) with the loss in its first ACC semifinal appearance.
No. 52 Bar Botzer and Chris Rodesch pulled away from Natan Rodrigues and Sergio Hernandez 6-3 to give Virginia the early edge in doubles. The Cards continued to battle in the remaining two doubles matches but Ryan Goetz and Inaki Montes outlasted Etienne Donnet and David Mizrahi 7-5 at the No. 1 spot to clinch the doubles point for Virginia. Matthew Fung and Alex Wesbrooks were trailing 1-0 in a 6-6 tiebreak when the doubles point was clinched.
In singles, Virginia extended its lead to 2-0 after No. 23 Chris Rodesch defeated No. 101 Etienne Donnet 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 1 spot. Gianni Ross defeated Matthew Fung 6-1, 6-3 to push the lead to 3-0. The Cavaliers clinched the match when No. 85 Ryan Goetz bested Natan Rodrigues 6-4, 6-3. Josh Howard-Tripp and David Mizrahi each took their opponents to a ten-point tiebreak and Sergio Hernandez was in a third set when the match was called.
Up next, Louisville will await its opponent and seeding in the NCAA Tournament, which will be revealed on May 2 at 6 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Louisville vs Virginia
04/23/22 at Rome, Ga.
(Rome Tennis Center)
No. 6 Virginia 4, No. 23 Louisville 0
Singles competition
1. #23 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #101 Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Inaki Montes (VA) vs. Josh Howard-Tripp (LOU-MT) 7-6 (7-1), 4-1, unfinished
3. #25 J vd Schulenburg (VA) vs. Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) 6-2, 2-6, 2-2, unfinished
4. #85 Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 6-4, 6-3
5. Bar Botzer (VA) vs. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 7-6 (10-8), 2-3, unfinished
6. Gianni Ross (VA) def. Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Inaki Montes/Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Etienne Donnet/David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 7-5
2. #52 Chris Rodesch/Bar Botzer (VA) def. Sergio Hernandez/Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 6-3
3. Gianni Ross/Alexander Kiefer (VA) vs. Alex Wesbrooks/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) 6-6 (1-0), unfinished
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,6,4)
2022 ACC Men's Tennis Championship, Match 10
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,6,4
Players Mentioned
