Friday, March 29
Durham, N.C.
5 p.m.
University of Louisville
1
at
6
#14 Duke
Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics
Louisville Drops Match 6-1 to #14 Duke
March 29, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Mayew earns Cardinals’ lone point
DURHAM, N.C. – Louisville Men's Tennis dropped a tough 6-1 battle against the #14 Duke Blue Devils in Durham on Friday evening.
The Cardinals will first able to win from the third doubles spot. Matthew Fung and Andre' Steinbach teamed up to take down a duo of Blue Devils 6-3. Will Mayew and Enrique Peña dropped a match on Court 2 6-4 against #25 Zhang/Heller.
The doubles point all came down to Court 1 in a top-10 showdown between #6 Johns/Rodenas and #9 Etienne Donnet and Natan Rodrigues. Duke ultimately won the match 7-5 to claim the doubles point and an early lead over the Cardinals.
UofL won the first sets on just two courts, but on two others, the Cards were able to force a third set. Donnet and Rodrigues both dropped their singles matches in straight sets against top-55 ranked individuals.
Steinbach fell to his opponent on Court 3 in three sets, giving the Blue Devils the fourth point to clinch the match. Playing it out, Miguel Avendaño was the next to fall, defeated by his opponent 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
Mayew made an incredible comeback on Court 4 to earn the Cardinals' lone point of the day. After losing the first set 6-2, he bounced back to win 6-4, forcing a third set. He ultimately won that third 7-5 against Duke's Connor Krug.
The last Cardinal playing was freshman Kosuke Nakanishi. He won his first set 7-5 before dropping the second. The third set was competitive, but Duke proved too strong, taking the final set of the night 6-4.
Louisville will play against the #24 Tar Heels of UNC on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. ET.
#14 Duke 6, #38 Louisville 1
Singles competition
1. #30 Garrett Johns (DU) def. #45 Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) 6-4, 6-4
2. #52 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. Andrew Zhang (DU) def. Andre' Steinbach (LOU-MT) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
4. #90 Will Mayew (LOU-MT) def. Connor Krug (DU) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Alexander Visser (DU) def. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU-MT) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
6. Jake Krug (DU) def. Miguel Avendano (LOU-MT) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #6 Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. #9 Etienne Donnet/Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 7-5
2. #25 Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (DU) def. Will Mayew/Enrique Pena (LOU-MT) 6-4
3. Andre' Steinbach/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Faris Khan/Teddy Truwit (DU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Louisville 13-9 (2-5 ACC); National ranking #38
Duke 14-7 (6-2 ACC); National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,2,3,6,4,5)
The Cardinals will first able to win from the third doubles spot. Matthew Fung and Andre' Steinbach teamed up to take down a duo of Blue Devils 6-3. Will Mayew and Enrique Peña dropped a match on Court 2 6-4 against #25 Zhang/Heller.
The doubles point all came down to Court 1 in a top-10 showdown between #6 Johns/Rodenas and #9 Etienne Donnet and Natan Rodrigues. Duke ultimately won the match 7-5 to claim the doubles point and an early lead over the Cardinals.
UofL won the first sets on just two courts, but on two others, the Cards were able to force a third set. Donnet and Rodrigues both dropped their singles matches in straight sets against top-55 ranked individuals.
Steinbach fell to his opponent on Court 3 in three sets, giving the Blue Devils the fourth point to clinch the match. Playing it out, Miguel Avendaño was the next to fall, defeated by his opponent 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
Mayew made an incredible comeback on Court 4 to earn the Cardinals' lone point of the day. After losing the first set 6-2, he bounced back to win 6-4, forcing a third set. He ultimately won that third 7-5 against Duke's Connor Krug.
The last Cardinal playing was freshman Kosuke Nakanishi. He won his first set 7-5 before dropping the second. The third set was competitive, but Duke proved too strong, taking the final set of the night 6-4.
Louisville will play against the #24 Tar Heels of UNC on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. ET.
#14 Duke 6, #38 Louisville 1
Singles competition
1. #30 Garrett Johns (DU) def. #45 Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) 6-4, 6-4
2. #52 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. Andrew Zhang (DU) def. Andre' Steinbach (LOU-MT) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
4. #90 Will Mayew (LOU-MT) def. Connor Krug (DU) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
5. Alexander Visser (DU) def. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU-MT) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
6. Jake Krug (DU) def. Miguel Avendano (LOU-MT) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #6 Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. #9 Etienne Donnet/Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 7-5
2. #25 Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (DU) def. Will Mayew/Enrique Pena (LOU-MT) 6-4
3. Andre' Steinbach/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) def. Faris Khan/Teddy Truwit (DU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Louisville 13-9 (2-5 ACC); National ranking #38
Duke 14-7 (6-2 ACC); National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,2,3,6,4,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
44
Garrett Johns / 0 (30/-) [DU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
62
Pedro Rodenas / 0 (52/-) [DU]
76
#3 Singles Match
123
160
Andrew Zhang / 0 [DU]
646
#4 Singles Match
123
267
Connor Krug / 0 [DU]
645
#5 Singles Match
123
724
Alexander Visser / 0 [DU]
566
#6 Singles Match
123
712
Jake Krug / 0 [DU]
566
Order of Finish:
1,2,3,6,4,5
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