Friday, March 22
Louisville, Ky.
3 p.m.
University of Louisville
vs
#3 Wake Forest
Photo by: Caleb Jones |University of Louisville Athletics
Men's Tennis Set for Three-Match Homestand
March 21, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Cardinals will play on ACC Network Extra at noon on Sunday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UofL men's tennis hosts its second three-match weekend of the season on Friday and Sunday. The #3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons will visit the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on Friday at 3 p.m. before the Cardinals host #23 NC State on Sunday at noon and Tennessee State at 5 p.m.
The match-up between the Cardinals and the Wolfpack will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, a digital production available online to authenticated subscribers of the ACC Network through the ESPN app.
Louisville men's tennis was most recently ranked #35 on Tuesday in the latest ITA Team Rankings. Natan Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet are holding steady as the #9 doubles tandem in the country. Donnet is #45 in singles, and is joined by Will Mayew in the rankings, who comes in at #91.
Cards vs. #3 Wake Forest (17-4, 3-1 ACC)
Series Record: Louisville trailed 3-15 in the all-time series
Last Meeting: March 24, 2023 | Wake Forest won 4-1 in Winston-Salem
Scouting the Demon Deacons: Wake Forest has the #1 doubles duo in the country this week with Dhakshineswar Suresh and Holden Koons. Suresh is also #53 in singles while teammates Filippo Moroni is #38. The Demon Deacons are entering the weekend on a seven-match winning streak.
Cards vs. #23 NC State (10-4, 2-1 ACC)
Series Record: Louisville leads the all-time series 7-5
Last Meeting: April 1, 2022 | Louisville won 4-1 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Wolfpack: NC State has the most individual rankings Louisville has seen on a single team so far this season with three singles players and two doubles pairs all ranked by the ITA. The Wolfpack players are 14-15 in singles and 6-3 in doubles against nationally ranked opponents.
Cards vs. Tennessee State (3-14)
Series Record: Louisville leads the all-time series 2-0
Last Meeting: February 12, 2023 | Louisville won 7-0 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Tigers: Tennessee State enters the weekend on a four-match losing streak and has only beaten Nicholls State, New Orleans and Lipscomb so far this season.
The match-up between the Cardinals and the Wolfpack will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, a digital production available online to authenticated subscribers of the ACC Network through the ESPN app.
Louisville men's tennis was most recently ranked #35 on Tuesday in the latest ITA Team Rankings. Natan Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet are holding steady as the #9 doubles tandem in the country. Donnet is #45 in singles, and is joined by Will Mayew in the rankings, who comes in at #91.
Cards vs. #3 Wake Forest (17-4, 3-1 ACC)
Series Record: Louisville trailed 3-15 in the all-time series
Last Meeting: March 24, 2023 | Wake Forest won 4-1 in Winston-Salem
Scouting the Demon Deacons: Wake Forest has the #1 doubles duo in the country this week with Dhakshineswar Suresh and Holden Koons. Suresh is also #53 in singles while teammates Filippo Moroni is #38. The Demon Deacons are entering the weekend on a seven-match winning streak.
Cards vs. #23 NC State (10-4, 2-1 ACC)
Series Record: Louisville leads the all-time series 7-5
Last Meeting: April 1, 2022 | Louisville won 4-1 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Wolfpack: NC State has the most individual rankings Louisville has seen on a single team so far this season with three singles players and two doubles pairs all ranked by the ITA. The Wolfpack players are 14-15 in singles and 6-3 in doubles against nationally ranked opponents.
Cards vs. Tennessee State (3-14)
Series Record: Louisville leads the all-time series 2-0
Last Meeting: February 12, 2023 | Louisville won 7-0 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
Scouting the Tigers: Tennessee State enters the weekend on a four-match losing streak and has only beaten Nicholls State, New Orleans and Lipscomb so far this season.
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