Cardinals Play Host to UIC, Bellarmine Wednesday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team opens its 2023 season against on Wednesday when the Cardinals play host to UIC at 1 p.m. and Bellarmine at 5 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. Admission is free.

The Cards enter the spring season with four players ranked inside the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) top-125 singles rankings. Sophomore Natan Rodrigues stands at No. 25, marking the first top 25 showing by a Cardinal since 2014-15. Graduate student Fabien Salle enters at No. 36, while senior Etienne Donnet is No.42. Senior Matthew Fung rounds out the ranked Cardinals at No. 61.

Louisville also had two pairs slotted in the ITA top 60 doubles rankings. Salle and Rodrigues launched into the top 10 at No. 9 after appearing at No. 48 in the preseason polls. David Mizrahi and Will Mayew secured the No. 58 spot after a strong showing in the fall season.

The Cardinals posted a 19-9 overall record in the 2021-22 season while finishing 9-3 in ACC play. Louisville was able to reach its first ACC semifinal since joining the conference in 2014-2015 and made the program's 13th NCAA tournament appearance.

The Cards return six letter winners from a season ago, including Donnet who was an All-ACC first-team selection playing a majority of the season at the No. 1 spot.

Scouting the Opponents
UIC, Jan. 18 - 1 p.m. | Live Scoring | Live Stream
Series Record: First meeting
About the Flames: UIC finished the 2021-22 season with a 5-19 overall record and finished 2-6 in the Horizon League. The Flames advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament before being knocked out by No.1-seeded Youngstown State, 1-4.

Bellarmine, Jan. 18 - 5 p.m. | Live Scoring | Live Stream
Series Record: Louisville leads 29-10
Last Meeting: January 18, 2022 - Louisville defeated Bellarmine 7-0 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
About the Knights: Bellarmine finished the 2021-22 season with a 5-15 overall record and finished 1-7 in the ASUN. All of the Knights' wins came in home matches, finishing 5-6 while ending the season 0-8 in road matches. Bellarmine ended the 2021-22 season on a seven-match losing streak.

Up Next
Louisville will remain home for another doubleheader on Sunday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cards will take on Northwestern at 12 p.m. followed by Eastern Kentucky at 5 p.m.

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