University of Louisville
Notre Dame
Cards Rally to Defeat Notre Dame
April 06, 2022 | Men's Tennis
No. 25 Louisville improves to 16-7 (8-3 ACC) with the win and the 16 wins are the most in a season since 2018-19 when the team finished with a 16-13 record.
Natan Rodrigues and Sergio Hernandez got the Cardinals off to a strong start in doubles, defeating Peter Conklin and Connor Fu 6-1. Etienne Donnet and Tin Chen upset No. 67 Matthew Halpin and Jean-Marc Malkowski 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for Louisville.
Notre Dame responded by winning the first three singles matches to take a 3-1 advantage. No. 91 Donnet defeated No. 123 Aditya Vashistha 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 1 spot to make the score 3-2 and get the Cardinals back in the match. David Mizrahi rallied against Braeden Ho 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to tie the match at 3-3.
At the No. 4 spot, Hernandez came back to defeat Conklin 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 and clinch the match for Louisville. Hernandez also clinched the Cardinals' previous win against then No. 23 NC State on Apr. 1.
Up next, Louisville wraps up its two-match road trip on Sunday against Boston College at 10 a.m.
Tennis Match Results
Louisville Men's Tennis vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
04/06/2022 at South Bend, Ind.
(Eck Tennis Pavilion)
No. 25 Louisville 4, No. 29 Notre Dame 3
Singles competition
1. Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) def. Aditya Vashistha (ND-M) 7-5, 6-2
2. Connor Fu (ND-M) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-3
3. Matthew Che (ND-M) def. Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 6-1, 6-4
4. Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) def. Peter Conklin (ND-M) 4-6, 7-6, 7-5
5. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 6-3, 6-2
6. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) def. Braeden Ho (ND-M) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Tin Chen/Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) def. Matthew Halpin/Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) 6-4
2. Sergio Hernandez/Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) def. Peter Conklin/Connor Fu (ND-M) 6-1
3. Matthew Che/Aditya Vashistha (ND-M) vs. Matthew Fung/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU-MT) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Louisville Men's Tennis 16-7; National ranking #25
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14-11; National ranking #29
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,3,2,1,6,4)
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:
5,3,2,1,6,4
Players Mentioned
