Friday, March 17
Tallahassee, FL
4:00 PM
University of Louisville
at
Florida State
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Cards Travel to Florida State, Miami for ACC Road Matches
March 16, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Cards will start a four-match road swing at No. 17 Florida State and No. 58 Miami this weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's tennis team will hit the road for a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference matches at No. 17 Florida State Friday and No. 58 Miami Sunday.
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The Cardinals (10-5, 1-3 ACC) stand at No. 29 in the most recent ITA team rankings released on March 14. Last weekend, they split a pair of conference matches, falling 4-2 against then-No. 13 Virginia on Friday and defeating No. 51 Virginia Tech 6-1 on Sunday.
Following this weekend, Louisville will continue its ACC road swing at No. 16 Wake Forest and NC State.
Cards Against the Opponents
Florida State
Series Record: Florida State leads 6-2
Last Meeting: March 20, 2022 – Louisville won 4-3 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
Scouting the Seminoles: No. 17 Florida State brings a 10-5 overall record and a 2-2 mark in ACC play into Friday's match. The Seminoles are coming off of a 7-0 at North Carolina Central. Prior to that, they lost 4-0 at then-No. 32 NC State in the first of the two Sunday matches. Last Friday, FSU defeated then-No. 14 Wake Forest 4-2 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Miami
Series Record: Louisville leads 5-4
Last Meeting: Jan. 29, 2023 – Louisville won 4-1 in Athens at the ITA Kickoff Weekend
Scouting the Hurricanes: Miami enters the weekend with an 8-6 overall record and an 0-4 mark in ACC play prior to a Friday match against Notre Dame. The Hurricanes are coming off of a pair of losses at then-No. 32 NC State and No. 14 Wake Forest last weekend.
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The Cardinals (10-5, 1-3 ACC) stand at No. 29 in the most recent ITA team rankings released on March 14. Last weekend, they split a pair of conference matches, falling 4-2 against then-No. 13 Virginia on Friday and defeating No. 51 Virginia Tech 6-1 on Sunday.
- Louisville boasts three nationally-ranked singles players. Etienne Donnet leads the way at No. 36 while carrying a 19-4 overall record and a 12-1 mark in dual matches. Graduate senior Fabien Salle is slotted at No. 50 with an 18-8 singles record and a 6-4 tally in dual matches. Sophomore Natan Rodrigues rounds out the ranked singles players at No. 60 with a 16-7 overall record, going 5-4 in dual matches.
- The current ACC Co-Doubles Team of the Week, Rodrigues and Salle stand at No. 28 in the doubles rankings. They have teamed for a 22-6 record and are 6-2 as Louisville's top-seeded team.
Following this weekend, Louisville will continue its ACC road swing at No. 16 Wake Forest and NC State.
Cards Against the Opponents
Florida State
Series Record: Florida State leads 6-2
Last Meeting: March 20, 2022 – Louisville won 4-3 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
Scouting the Seminoles: No. 17 Florida State brings a 10-5 overall record and a 2-2 mark in ACC play into Friday's match. The Seminoles are coming off of a 7-0 at North Carolina Central. Prior to that, they lost 4-0 at then-No. 32 NC State in the first of the two Sunday matches. Last Friday, FSU defeated then-No. 14 Wake Forest 4-2 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
- The Seminoles are led by Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc who stands at No. 4 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings while Youcef Rihane is ranked 107 nationally.
Miami
Series Record: Louisville leads 5-4
Last Meeting: Jan. 29, 2023 – Louisville won 4-1 in Athens at the ITA Kickoff Weekend
Scouting the Hurricanes: Miami enters the weekend with an 8-6 overall record and an 0-4 mark in ACC play prior to a Friday match against Notre Dame. The Hurricanes are coming off of a pair of losses at then-No. 32 NC State and No. 14 Wake Forest last weekend.
- Miami stands at No. 58 in the most recent ITA team rankings. Dan Martin leads the way in singles with a No. 40 national ranking while Martin Katz follows at No. 76.
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