Sunday, January 26
Columbus, Ohio
9 a.m.
University of Louisville
1
vs
4
Denver
Louisville Drops Match to Denver
January 26, 2025 | Men's Tennis
Louisville falls to 4-2 on the season
COLUMBUS, Ohio – UofL men's tennis dropped its second match of the weekend on Sunday morning, falling 4-1 to Denver in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted by Ohio State.
The Cardinals opened the day with a dominant 6-2 doubles win by Russell Lokko and Miguel Avendaño on Court 2. Kosuke Nakanishi and Piet Steveker lost to the Pioneers on Court 3 just before Andre' Steinbach and Enrique Peña won 7-5 on Court 1 to clinch the doubles point for Louisville.
Singles lasted just over two hours and the Cards battled right to the very end. Steveker was the first to surrender a point to Denver on Court 4. Peña fell 6-2, 6-3 on Court 5 to give Denver a 2-1 edge over UofL.
Multiple Cardinals continued to battle in their second and third sets and tiebreaks, but ultimately Steinbach lost his second set tiebreaker 7-5 to fall in his match before Lokko did the same on Court 6, resulting in the Denver victory.
Louisville will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 2 for a doubleheader at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cardinals will start with the Battle of the Bluegrass against the Kentucky Wildcats at noon before facing Belmont at 5 p.m.
Denver 4, Louisville 1
Doubles
Steinbach/Peña def. Robb-Wilcox/Yamaguchi 7-5
Lokko/Avendaño def. Papajcik/Mishiro 6-2
Coats/Sancho Arbizu def. Nakanishi/Steveker 6-4
Singles
Daniel Sancho Arbizu def. Andre' Steinbach 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Raffaello Papjcik vs. Kosuke Nakanishi 7-5, 6-6, unfinished
Miguel Avendaño vs. Rikuto Yamaguchi 6-4, 6-7 (7-0), 2-1, unfinished
Samuel Rovai def. Piet Steveker 6-0, 6-0
Connor Robb-Wilcox def. Enrique Peña 6-2, 6-3
Theo Coats def. Russell Lokko 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes
Louisville 4-2
Denver 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,5,1,6)
Official: Julio Colon T-2:00
The Cardinals opened the day with a dominant 6-2 doubles win by Russell Lokko and Miguel Avendaño on Court 2. Kosuke Nakanishi and Piet Steveker lost to the Pioneers on Court 3 just before Andre' Steinbach and Enrique Peña won 7-5 on Court 1 to clinch the doubles point for Louisville.
Singles lasted just over two hours and the Cards battled right to the very end. Steveker was the first to surrender a point to Denver on Court 4. Peña fell 6-2, 6-3 on Court 5 to give Denver a 2-1 edge over UofL.
Multiple Cardinals continued to battle in their second and third sets and tiebreaks, but ultimately Steinbach lost his second set tiebreaker 7-5 to fall in his match before Lokko did the same on Court 6, resulting in the Denver victory.
Louisville will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 2 for a doubleheader at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cardinals will start with the Battle of the Bluegrass against the Kentucky Wildcats at noon before facing Belmont at 5 p.m.
Denver 4, Louisville 1
Doubles
Steinbach/Peña def. Robb-Wilcox/Yamaguchi 7-5
Lokko/Avendaño def. Papajcik/Mishiro 6-2
Coats/Sancho Arbizu def. Nakanishi/Steveker 6-4
Singles
Daniel Sancho Arbizu def. Andre' Steinbach 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
Raffaello Papjcik vs. Kosuke Nakanishi 7-5, 6-6, unfinished
Miguel Avendaño vs. Rikuto Yamaguchi 6-4, 6-7 (7-0), 2-1, unfinished
Samuel Rovai def. Piet Steveker 6-0, 6-0
Connor Robb-Wilcox def. Enrique Peña 6-2, 6-3
Theo Coats def. Russell Lokko 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes
Louisville 4-2
Denver 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,5,1,6)
Official: Julio Colon T-2:00
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