Cards Drop Match to No. 9 Stanford

Saturday, March 15

Stanford, Calif.

8:30 p.m.

University of Louisville

#9 Stanford

Photo by: Nicole Finch | Louisville Athletics

March 16, 2025 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Top-ranked Cardinal claim the back-and-forth match

By: Sara Miller

STANFORD, Calif. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team put up a strong fight, but ultimately fell 4-2 to No. 9 Stanford in a close loss on Saturday night.

No. 9 Stanford 4, Louisville 2

Doubles competition was fierce between Louisville (6-12, 0-6 ACC) and Stanford (12-4, 4-2 ACC). Will Mayew and Miguel Avendaño were the first to finish with a 6-3 victory on Court 3. Shortly after, Stanford's tandem of Hudson Rivera and Nico Godsick took home a 6-3 win on Court 2.

The point came down to Court 1 where the competition was stiff. The pairs traded sets back-and-forth, forcing the court to be decided by a tiebreaker. After a gritty contest, the No. 37 Stanford duo of Samir Banerjee and Alex Razeghi took down Andre' Steinbach and Kosuke Nakanishi by a score of 7-6(9).

Singles play remained just as competitive. Court 1 was first to finish as Kyle Kang quickly claimed a 6-3, 6-0 win over Natan Rodrigues.

The Cards got on the board soon after as Piet Steveker earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory on Court 6.

Razeghi made quick work on Court 3, getting a 6-3, 6-1 victory minutes before Mayew finished on Court 2 with a 7-5, 6-2 win.

After the final two courts went into third sets, Stanford clinched the win with a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 win on Court 4.

Sophomore Kosuke Nakanishi was battling on his court as the final set went into a tiebreaker. Nakanishi and Harsh Hemang Parikh were trading points, but the match was abandoned at 7-5, 3-6, 6-6 with the tiebreaker being left at an impressive 8-8.

Louisville will head back home for a three-match weekend. The Cards will face No. 5 NC State on Friday at 4 p.m. with a Sunday doubleheader against No. 1 Wake Forest and crosstown rival Bellarmine beginning at noon.

No. 9 Stanford 4, Louisville 2
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. No. 37 Banerjee/Razeghi (STAN) d. Steinbach/Nakanishi (LOU), 7-6 (9)
2. Godsick/Rivera (STAN) d. Rodriguez/El Amine (LOU), 6-3
3. Avendano/Mayew (LOU) d. Barki/Kang (STAN), 3-6
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

SINGLES COMPETITION
1. Kyle Kang (STAN) d. Natan Rodrigues (LOU), 6-3, 6-0
2. Will Mayew (LOU) d. Hudson Rivera (STAN), 7-5, 6-2
3. Alex Razeghi (STAN) d. Andre' Steinbach (LOU), 6-3, 6-1
4. Nico Godsick (STAN) d. Hamza El Amine (LOU), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2
5. Harsh Hemang Parikh (STAN) vs. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-6 (8-8) uf
6. Piet Steveker (LOU) d. Nathan Barki (STAN), 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 6, 3, 2, 4