Cards Fall to MTSU in Regular Season Finale

Sunday, April 16

LOUISVILLE, KY

3:30 PM

University of Louisville

Middle Tennessee

Men's tennis seniors honored on senior day

April 16, 2023 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

No. 32 UofL wraps up regular season play with a 4-1 loss to No. 28 MTSU

By: Cortney VanLiew

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 32 University of Louisville men's tennis team fell 4-1 to No. 28 Middle Tennessee State at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in the final match of the regular season.

The Cardinals moved to 15-10 on the season, while Middle Tennessee State advances to 19-7 overall.

Louisville dropped the doubles point after coming down to the wire on court one. The duo of Sergio Hernandez and Natan Rodrigues downed the No. 3 pair from MTSU in dominant fashion, winning 6-1. At No. 2 doubles, David Mizrahi and Alex Wesbrooks dropped their doubles match 6-4. Etienne Donnet and Fabien Salle fought to the final point on court one before falling 7-6 (11-9).

No. 50-ranked Salle gave the Cards their lone point of the match with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles. Hernandez fell 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 singles and Andre Steinbach dropped his match at No. 5 singles 7-5, 6-0. The Blue Raiders clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles over No. 28-ranked Donnet.

"Tough day for Louisville," said head coach Rodrigo da Silva. "We were trying to finish the season with a win for the seniors. They did so much for the program. Today, Middle Tennessee played better than us. The guys fought hard, I'm always proud of how they fight. Now, we have to focus on ACC, and hopefully stay ready for the NCAAs and do something for the seniors that we didn't do at home."

Louisville has earned the No. 7 seed in the ACC Championship and will take on 10^th-seeded Notre Dame Thursday at 6 p.m. at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.

Prior to the match, Louisville honored graduating seniors: Sergio Hernandez, David Mizrahi, Fabien Salle and Alex Wesbrooks.

#28 Middle Tennessee 4, #32 Louisville Men's Tennis 1
Singles
1. #81 Natan Rodrigues (LOU) vs. Francisco Rocha (MTSU) 6-1, 3-6, 1-1, unfinished
2. #76 Stijn Slump (MTSU) def. #50 Etienne Donnet (LOU) 6-4, 6-4
3. #50 Fabien Salle (LOU) def. #125 O. Brostrom Poulsen (MTSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Sergio Hernandez (LOU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Andre Steinbach (LOU) 7-5, 6-0
6. David Mizrahi (LOU) vs. Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) 7-5, 3-4, unfinished
Doubles
1. #48 Francisco Rocha/O. Brostrom Poulsen (MTSU) def. Etienne Donnet/Fabien Salle (LOU) 7-6 (11-9)
2. Stijn Slump/Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Alex Wesbrooks/David Mizrahi (LOU) 6-4
3. Sergio Hernandez/Natan Rodrigues (LOU) def. Ondrej Horak/Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Middle Tennessee 19-7; National ranking #28
Louisville Men's Tennis 15-10; National ranking #32
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,5,4,2)
T-1:56 hrs A-132