Cards Take Down Notre Dame 4-0

Thursday, April 13

LOUISVILLE, KY

5:00 PM

University of Louisville

Notre Dame

Photo by: Karthik Kalvakuri | Louisville Athletics

April 13, 2023 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Cards wrap up the ACC regular season with a 4-0 win over Notre Dame

By: Sarah Ennis

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 32-ranked University of Louisville men's tennis team defeated No. 57 Notre Dame 4-0 Friday evening at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in its final Atlantic Coast Conference match of the season.

The Cardinals improve to 15-9 on the season with the win, earning their fifth straight league win to move to 6-6 in conference play.  Notre Dame drops to 13-13 (3-9 ACC).

Louisville doubles wins on courts one and three. The duo of Etienne Donnet and Fabien Salle defeated Connor Fu and Jean-Marc Malkowski 6-3 at the No. 1 spot. The Irish took court 2 as Sebastian Dominko and Matthew Haplin beat David Mizrahi and Alex Wesbrooks 6-3. The doubles point came down to court 3 as Natan Rodrigues and Sergio Hernandez took down Evan Lee and Yu Zhang 6-4 to give UofL the match's early 1-0 lead.

The Cards came out hot in singles action three courts decided in straight sets. No. 81-ranked Natan Rodrigues defeated Matthew Che 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 1 spot to stretch the lead to 2-0 for the Cardinals.

Louisville continued to roll as No. 50-ranked Fabien Salle outlasted Jean-Marc Malkowski 6-1, 7-6(7-1) on court 3 to give the Cards a 3-0 lead.

No. 28-ranked Etienne Donnet clinched the match for the Cards, defeating Connor Fu 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 2 spot.

"Notre Dame is always a rivalry match and today we came out strong and the guys got the job done," said UofL head coach Rodrigo da Silva. "I was telling the guys we had a little hiccup in the middle of the season, with some losses, but we came back and won five ACC matches in a row and we got a little momentum going. It feels nice to play at home and get a win in our last ACC match this season."

Louisville will wrap up the regular season Sunday afternoon as No. 28 Middle Tennessee visits the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center at 3:30 p.m. Prior to the match, the Cardinals will honor graduating seniors Sergio Hernandez, David Mizrahi, Fabien Salle and Alex Wesbrooks.

#32 Louisville Men's Tennis 4, #57 Notre Dame 0
Singles
1. #81 Natan Rodrigues (LOU) def. Matthew Che (ND) 6-1, 6-1
2. #28 Etienne Donnet (LOU) def. Connor Fu (ND) 7-5, 6-3
3. #50 Fabien Salle (LOU) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
4. Sergio Hernandez (LOU) vs. Yu Zhang (ND) 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
5. David Mizrahi (LOU) vs. Jameson Corsillo (ND) 6-7 (7-9), 1-0, unfinished
6. Andre Steinbach (LOU) vs. Noah Becker (ND) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
Doubles
1. Etienne Donnet/Fabien Salle (LOU) def. Connor Fu/Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND) 6-3
2. Sebastian Dominko/Matthew Halpin (ND) def. David Mizrahi/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU) 6-3
3. Natan Rodrigues/Sergio Hernandez (LOU) def. Evan Lee/Yu Zhang (ND) 6-4
Match Notes:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13-13,, 3-9 ACC; National ranking #57
Louisville Men's Tennis 15-9, 6-6 ACC; National ranking #32
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,2)
T-2:35 A-167