Friday, March 15
Charlottesville, Va.
3 p.m.
University of Louisville
at
#3 Virginia
Photo by: Chris Carter | Louisville Athletics
Men's Tennis Heads Back into ACC Play
March 14, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Cardinals take on #3 Virginia on Friday afternoon
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UofL men's tennis returns to league action with its first road ACC matches of the season this weekend. The Cardinals will visit #3 Virginia on Friday at 3 p.m. and Virginia Tech on Sunday at 1 p.m.
In the most recent team ITA rankings, Louisville came in as #39 as a team after taking a loss to the previous #39 Middle Tennessee on Sunday.
Leading the way in singles for Louisville is #76 Will Mayew, holding an 11-2 record on the season. Natan Rodrigues is not far behind with a 9-3 record, tallying eight wins at the No. 2 spot in the Cardinals lineup.
The doubles tandem of Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet still sits at No. 9 in the nation while Donnet on his own is #33 in singles.
Cards vs. #3 Virginia (12-4, 4-0 ACC)
Series Record: Virginia leads the all-time series 11-2
Last Meeting: March 10, 2023 | Virginia won in Louisville 4-2
Scouting the Cavaliers: The reigning back-to-back national champions have won five out of the last eight NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. They have four individuals ranked in singles, including #9 Chris Rodesch, and two pairs ranked in doubles. Virginia is undefeated in ACC play so far this spring, with wins over Wake Forest, NC State, North Carolina and Duke.
Cards vs. Virginia Tech (7-5, 0-4 ACC)
Series Record: Louisville leads the all-time series 14-13
Last Meeting: March 12, 2023 | Louisville won in Louisville 6-1
Scouting the Hokies: Virginia Tech has #60 Ryan Fishback leading their singles lineup in addition to Fishback and his doubles partner Maximee St-Hilaire being ranked #80 in the doubles poll. The Hokies are 0-4 to start ACC play, and have only won four points across those four matches.
In the most recent team ITA rankings, Louisville came in as #39 as a team after taking a loss to the previous #39 Middle Tennessee on Sunday.
Leading the way in singles for Louisville is #76 Will Mayew, holding an 11-2 record on the season. Natan Rodrigues is not far behind with a 9-3 record, tallying eight wins at the No. 2 spot in the Cardinals lineup.
The doubles tandem of Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet still sits at No. 9 in the nation while Donnet on his own is #33 in singles.
Cards vs. #3 Virginia (12-4, 4-0 ACC)
Series Record: Virginia leads the all-time series 11-2
Last Meeting: March 10, 2023 | Virginia won in Louisville 4-2
Scouting the Cavaliers: The reigning back-to-back national champions have won five out of the last eight NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. They have four individuals ranked in singles, including #9 Chris Rodesch, and two pairs ranked in doubles. Virginia is undefeated in ACC play so far this spring, with wins over Wake Forest, NC State, North Carolina and Duke.
Cards vs. Virginia Tech (7-5, 0-4 ACC)
Series Record: Louisville leads the all-time series 14-13
Last Meeting: March 12, 2023 | Louisville won in Louisville 6-1
Scouting the Hokies: Virginia Tech has #60 Ryan Fishback leading their singles lineup in addition to Fishback and his doubles partner Maximee St-Hilaire being ranked #80 in the doubles poll. The Hokies are 0-4 to start ACC play, and have only won four points across those four matches.
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