No. 23 Cards Hit the Road for Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No 23-ranked University of Louisville men's tennis team will return to action on Friday when the Cardinals head to Bloomington, Ind., to face Indiana University for a 5 p.m. matchup.

The Cardinals (7-2) are coming off of last Sunday's doubleheader in which they defeated Michigan State 6-1 and Tennessee State 7-0. Prior to that, Louisville battled with No. 2 Kentucky, but fell short in a 4-3 loss.

Louisville stands at No. 23 in the ITA team rankings released on Feb. 8 after dropping one spot from its season-high No. 22. The Cardinals also boast four singles players in the top 125 and a pair of nationally-ranked doubles teams.

In singles, Fabien Salle stands at No. 26, a career-best for the graduate student who carries a 15-6 overall record and is 3-2 in dual matches. Sophomore Natan Rodrigues is slotted at No. 47 and has compiled a 14-5 singles record with a 3-2 mark in dual matches. Etienne Donnet follows at No. 53 with a perfect 9-0 mark in dual matches and a 16-3 overall singles tally. Fellow senior Matthew Fung rounds out the ranked Cardinals at No. 121 with a 7-5 overall record in singles (3-2 dual).

In doubles, Salle and Rodrigues stand at No. 14 in the ITA doubles rankings. The duo brings a 19-5 overall doubles record (3-1 dual) into the weekend. The No. 39-ranked tandem of graduate student David Mizrahi and freshman Will Mayew have teamed for a 10-4 doubles tally (2-0 dual).

Scouting the Opponent:
Indiana
Series Record: Louisville leads 13-9 (dating back to 1982)
Last Meeting: Feb. 26, 2022- UL won 4-0 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
About the Hoosiers: Indiana brings an 8-1 record into Friday's match. The Hoosiers have won their last six matches following their lone loss of the season, a 4-1 setback to Middle Tennessee. Patrick Fletchall leads the Hoosiers with a 6-2 dual match record as Indiana's top-seeded player. The duo of Fletchall and Ilya Tiraspolsky stands at No. 46 in the ITA doubles rankings with a 3-0 record at No. 1.

Up Next:
Louisville will return to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center to kick off a five-match homestand starting on Feb. 25 against Belmont at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Etienne Donnet

Matthew Fung

Will Mayew

Natan Rodrigues

Fabien Salle

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