No. 20 Louisville Opens ACC Play Against No. 22 Duke, No. 10 North Carolina This Weekend

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 20-ranked University of Louisville men's tennis team will open Atlantic Coast Conference play against a pair of ranked opponents this weekend. The Cardinal will play host to No. 22 Duke Friday at 4 p.m. and No. 10 North Carolina Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission is free.

The Cardinals (9-2) bring a 9-2 overall record and four-match win streak into Friday's contest following last Saturday's 7-0 win over Belmont. Louisville stands at No. 20 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association team rankings marking the first top 20 ranking since the 2011 season.

Additionally, the Cardinals boast three players in the top 125 singles rankings and a doubles team in the top 15. In singles senior Etienne Donnet earned a career-best ranking of No. 24 and carries a team-best 17-3 overall record with a perfect 10-0 mark in dual matches, splitting time between Nos. 2 and 3. Sophomore Natan Rodrigues stands at No. 44 with a 16-5 overall singles tally and a 5-2 record at No. 1 singles. Graduate senior Fabien Salle follows at No. 49 and brings a 16-6 overall singles record and a 4-2 dual match mark into the weekend.

The duo of Rodrigues and Salle hold steady at No. 14 with a 20-5 overall record and a 4-1 mark as Louisville's top-seeded team.

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Following this weekend, Louisville will wrap up its home stand with two more ACC opponent in No. 21 Virginia on Friday and No. 65 Virginia Tech on Sunday.

Cards Against the Opponents
Duke
Series Record: Duke leads 7-2
Last Meeting: March 27, 2022 – Louisville won 5-2 in Durham, N.C.
Scouting the Blue Devils: No. 22-ranked Duke (8-4, 1-0 ACC) has won its past two matches with 7-0 victories over Boston College and No. 60 Charlotte. Prior to that, the Blue Devils fell 4-3 in a tight match at then-No. 2 Kentucky. Garrett Johns stands at No. 5 in the ITA singles rankings while the duo of Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang is ranked No. 51 in doubles.

North Carolina
Series Record: UNC leads 9-2
Last Meeting: March 25, 2022 – North Carolina won 4-1 in Chapel Hill
Scouting the Tar Heels: North Carolina brings an 8-4 overall record and a 1-0 mark in ACC play into the weekend prior to a match at No. 40 Notre Dame. The Tar Heels are coming off of a 6-1 win over Boston College.
- The Tar Heels have three nationally-ranked singles players with No. 29 Ryan Seggerman leading the way. Brian Cernoch stands at No. 72 and William Jansen is No. 112. Additionally, North Carolina boasts four nationally-ranked doubles teams with Brian Cernoch and Ryan Seggerman slotted at No. 16. The pair of Casey Kania and Seggerman at No. 23, Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay at No. 37 and William Jansen and Karl Poling rounding out the ranking doubles teams at No. 56.

No. 20 Louisville Opens ACC Play Against No. 22 Duke, No. 10 North Carolina This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Etienne Donnet

Natan Rodrigues

Fabien Salle

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