Men's Tennis Participates in UofL Spring Sports Media Day
January 16, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Rodrigo da Silva, Matthew Fung and Etienne Donnet were available to the media on Wednesday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - UofL men's tennis head coach Rodrigo da Silva along with fifth-year student-athletes Matthew Fung and Etienne Donnet were available at the Cardinals' Spring Sport Media Day on Wednesday afternoon.
The full press conference is available here.
"We're very excited for the start of the year," said da Silva in his opening statement. "This time of year is very exciting, getting all of the guys coming back and getting ready for the season. It's exciting but also a little bit anxious. We've got a young team; we've got six freshmen on the team right now. I'm just super excited to see how they're going to perform. Then we have these two guys right here that I think are in their ninth year in college right now, so hopefully they have the leadership to take the team to a new level. So I'm excited about it, to get started."
The Cardinals open their season on Wednesday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center with a doubleheader against Xavier at noon and Bellarmine at 5 p.m. ET. Louisville is undefeated against both teams, with the series dating back to nearly the inception of the program.
About Louisville Men's Tennis
The full press conference is available here.
"We're very excited for the start of the year," said da Silva in his opening statement. "This time of year is very exciting, getting all of the guys coming back and getting ready for the season. It's exciting but also a little bit anxious. We've got a young team; we've got six freshmen on the team right now. I'm just super excited to see how they're going to perform. Then we have these two guys right here that I think are in their ninth year in college right now, so hopefully they have the leadership to take the team to a new level. So I'm excited about it, to get started."
The Cardinals open their season on Wednesday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center with a doubleheader against Xavier at noon and Bellarmine at 5 p.m. ET. Louisville is undefeated against both teams, with the series dating back to nearly the inception of the program.
About Louisville Men's Tennis
- The Cardinals have 16 homes matches in the 2024 regular season, starting with the season-opening doubleheader.
- In the ITA singles poll following the fall season, Etienne Donnet was No. 16 after stellar finishes at the ITA All-American Championships and ITF M15 in Tallahassee. Will Mayew was also ranked in the poll, coming in at No. 56. Both were their highest individual rankings ever in the ITA singles poll.
- The 11-man roster is comprised of six freshmen, two sophomores, one junior and two fifth-year seniors. One of the freshmen, Enrique Pena, just arrived in The Ville in January.
- Etienne Donnet, Matthew Fung and Will Mayew are serving as the captains for the 2023-24 squad.
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