Sunday, February 11
Louisville, Ky.
12 p.m.
University of Louisville
3
vs
4
#8 Harvard
Louisville Edged Out 4-3 by #8 Harvard
February 11, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Donnet, Rodrigues upset #4 doubles duo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UofL men's tennis dropped a heartbreaker to No. 8 Harvard on Sunday afternoon in the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The highlight of the day came when the Cardinals' top doubles tandem, No. 50 Natan Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet, knocked off No. 4 Daniel Milavsky and Cooper Williams of Cornell.
"We had a very tough match against Harvard today," said head coach Rodrigo da Silva. "The atmosphere was great, but unfortunately, we were not able to come up with the win. Harvard played tough at the right moments and they deserved the win. Thank you to all of the fans who came to watch, and now, it's back to work."
#8 Harvard 4, Louisville 3
Sunday's action got off to an exciting start as the Cardinals duo of Will Mayew and Matthew Fung defeated David Lins and Henry von der Schulenburg on court five 6-3. It was Fung's first match and victory of the spring.
In a back forth battle on court three, the Crimson bested Miguel Avendaño and Andre Steinbach 7-5 to even doubles play. Coming down to court one, it was the No. 50 duo of Rodrigues and Donnett upsetting No. 4 Milavsky and Williams in a 7-5 thriller to ultimately clinch the doubles point for the Cards.
No. 61 Mayew got singles play started defeating Ronan Jachuck on court four 6-4 and 6-1. The Crimson responded by defeating Natan Rodrigues 6-4, 6-4 to put Harvard on the board for the first time of the match. The Cards dropped the third singles match of the day where Melchior Delloye outlasted Piet Steveker 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to even up the score at 2-2.
Kosuke Nakanishi won his match over Murali 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on court six to give the Cards the slight edge at 3-2. The next court to finish was No. 3 where Andre' Steinbach was defeated in three sets by Milavsky.
The match came down to Court 1 and after nearly four hours of tennis, Harvard's No. 12 Williams survived No. 34 Donnet in three sets, with the final coming all the way down to 7-5.
Up Next
The Cards are back in action at home next Saturday, February 17th at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center to host a doubleheader against Belmont (noon) and Butler (4 p.m.)
Harvard 4, Louisville 3
February 11, 2024 at Louisville, Ky. | (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles Competition
1. #12 Cooper Williams (HU) def. #34 Etienne Donnet (LOU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-5
2. Henry v Schulenburg (HU) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Daniel Milavsky (HU) def. Andre' Steinbach (LOU) 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-3
4. #61 Will Mayew (LOU) def. Ronan Jachuck (HU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Melchior Delloye (HU) def. Piet Steveker (LOU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) def. Rohan Murali (HU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #50 Natan Rodrigues/Etienne Donnet (LOU) def. #4 Daniel Milavsky/Cooper Williams (HU) 7-6
2. Ronan Jachuck/Masato Perera (HU) def. Andre' Steinbach/Miguel Avendano (LOU) 7-5
3. Will Mayew/Matthew Fung (LOU) def. David Lins/Henry v Schulenburg (HU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Harvard 6-1; National ranking #8
Louisville 5-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,2,5,6,3,1)
"We had a very tough match against Harvard today," said head coach Rodrigo da Silva. "The atmosphere was great, but unfortunately, we were not able to come up with the win. Harvard played tough at the right moments and they deserved the win. Thank you to all of the fans who came to watch, and now, it's back to work."
#8 Harvard 4, Louisville 3
Sunday's action got off to an exciting start as the Cardinals duo of Will Mayew and Matthew Fung defeated David Lins and Henry von der Schulenburg on court five 6-3. It was Fung's first match and victory of the spring.
In a back forth battle on court three, the Crimson bested Miguel Avendaño and Andre Steinbach 7-5 to even doubles play. Coming down to court one, it was the No. 50 duo of Rodrigues and Donnett upsetting No. 4 Milavsky and Williams in a 7-5 thriller to ultimately clinch the doubles point for the Cards.
No. 61 Mayew got singles play started defeating Ronan Jachuck on court four 6-4 and 6-1. The Crimson responded by defeating Natan Rodrigues 6-4, 6-4 to put Harvard on the board for the first time of the match. The Cards dropped the third singles match of the day where Melchior Delloye outlasted Piet Steveker 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to even up the score at 2-2.
Kosuke Nakanishi won his match over Murali 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on court six to give the Cards the slight edge at 3-2. The next court to finish was No. 3 where Andre' Steinbach was defeated in three sets by Milavsky.
The match came down to Court 1 and after nearly four hours of tennis, Harvard's No. 12 Williams survived No. 34 Donnet in three sets, with the final coming all the way down to 7-5.
Up Next
The Cards are back in action at home next Saturday, February 17th at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center to host a doubleheader against Belmont (noon) and Butler (4 p.m.)
Harvard 4, Louisville 3
February 11, 2024 at Louisville, Ky. | (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
Singles Competition
1. #12 Cooper Williams (HU) def. #34 Etienne Donnet (LOU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-5
2. Henry v Schulenburg (HU) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Daniel Milavsky (HU) def. Andre' Steinbach (LOU) 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-3
4. #61 Will Mayew (LOU) def. Ronan Jachuck (HU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Melchior Delloye (HU) def. Piet Steveker (LOU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
6. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) def. Rohan Murali (HU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #50 Natan Rodrigues/Etienne Donnet (LOU) def. #4 Daniel Milavsky/Cooper Williams (HU) 7-6
2. Ronan Jachuck/Masato Perera (HU) def. Andre' Steinbach/Miguel Avendano (LOU) 7-5
3. Will Mayew/Matthew Fung (LOU) def. David Lins/Henry v Schulenburg (HU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Harvard 6-1; National ranking #8
Louisville 5-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,2,5,6,3,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Cooper Williams / 0 (12/-) [HU]
667
725
#2 Singles Match
12
Henry v Schulenburg / 0 [HU]
66
44
#3 Singles Match
123
Daniel Milavsky / 0 [HU]
756
673
#4 Singles Match
12
Ronan Jachuck / 0 [HU]
41
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Melchior Delloye / 0 [HU]
366
622
#6 Singles Match
123
Rohan Murali / 0 [HU]
633
466
Order of Finish:
4,2,5,6,3,1
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