Cards Sweep Doubleheader in Regular Season Finale

Saturday, April 12

LOUISVILLE, KY

1 p.m.

University of Louisville

#60 Notre Dame

April 12, 2025 | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Louisville defeated No. 60 Notre Dame 4-3 and Dayton 4-0

By: Nathan Larson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville men's tennis team was perfect on Saturday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center, taking down both No. 60-ranked Notre Dame and the Dayton Flyers. The Cards closed out a tight match against the Fighting Irish, 4-3, while winning handedly over Dayton, 4-0.

Prior to the start of the Notre Dame match, Louisville honored Natan Rodrigues for Senior Day.

"What an amazing last day of the regular season, " said head coach Rodrigo da Silva. "After being down 3-0 against Notre Dame, the guys kept fighting and gave ourselves a chance to win the match. Andre' [Steinbach] came up big to clinch the match for us. Then one hour later, we are playing a Dayton team with 20 wins. The guys came out strong and took care of business. I am really proud of how they played and competed. Now we need to get ready for the ACCs"

Louisville 4, No. 60 Notre Dame 3

Notre Dame earned the doubles point to start the match as the competition was down to the wire.

The No. 22 duo Sebastian Dominko and Chase Thompson took down Kosuke Nakanishi and Andre' Steinbach 6-2 to begin. Louisville's No. 90 tandem of Hamza El Amine and Natan Rodrigues quickly tied doubles play with a 6-4 win on Court 2.The Cards pair of Will Mayew and Miguel Avendaño put up a strong fight, but were bested by Luis Llorens and Peter Nad in a 7-6 (7-2) set.

The Fighting Irish continued their hot-streak in singles competition, taking Louisville's six then one courts in straight sets.

But the Cardinals were not done yet as Avendaño helped start a rally by beating out Nad on Court 5 by a score of 6-3, 6-4.

Rodrigues earned himself a Senior day win, defeating Yu Zhang 6-1, 6-2 on Court 2.

Nakanishi took the following point in a thrilling tiebreaker where the sophomore reigned victorious with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) victory.

On the only court to go into three sets, Steinbach claimed the thriller 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-2 to help the Cards secure a 4-3 win over Notre Dame.

Louisville 4, Dayton 0

Louisville made quick work of Dayton in doubles. Cardinals' Steveker and Steinbach defeated the Dayton duo of Andreas Nygaard and Rishi Dore, 6-1, which kickstarted the second match of the day. Avendaño and Russell Lokko clinched the point shortly after, defeating Brady Hussey and Kyle McNally 6-3 on Court 2.

A medical resignation from Dayton's Kaia Mendibe gave Louisville its first singles point in a match with Enrique Pena on Court 4.

Steveker defeated Hussey on Court 5 shortly after, with a score of 6-2, 6-2.

Sealing the deal for the Cardinals' victory was sophomore Russell Lokko on Court 6, winning 6-2, 6-3.

Louisville blanked the Flyers 4-0 in the Cards' second match of the day, ending a productive afternoon, winning both matches on Saturday.

Moving forward, Louisville is the 14-seed in the 2025 ACC Men's Tennis Championship Tournament and will play against 11-seed Georgia Tech on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET in Cary, N.C.

It is the second consecutive year that Louisville and Georgia Tech have faced off in the opening round of the ACC Tournament; the Cards played the Yellow Jackets in 2024, falling to Georgia Tech 4-0. The programs met most recently on March 2 and the Yellow Jackets defeated Louisville 4-1 in Atlanta.

Louisville 4, #60 Notre Dame 3
Singles competition
1. #18 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. #85 Will Mayew (LOU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Natan Rodrigues (LOU) def. Yu Zhang (ND) 6-1, 6-2
3. Andre Steinbach (LOU) def. Chase Thompson (ND) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-2
4. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) def. Luis Llorens Saracho (ND) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
5. Miguel Avendano (LOU) def. Peter Nad (ND) 6-3, 6-4
6. Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Piet Steveker (LOU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #22 Sebastian Dominko/Chase Thompson (ND) def. Kosuke Nakanishi/Andre Steinbach (LOU) 6-2
2. #90 Hamza El Amine/Natan Rodrigues (LOU) def. Jameson Corsillo/Yu Zhang (ND) 6-4
3. Luis Llorens Saracho/Peter Nad (ND) def. Miguel Avendano/Will Mayew (LOU) 7-6 (7-2)
Match Notes:
Notre Dame 13-14; National ranking #60
Louisville 11-17
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,1,5,2,4,3)
T-3:36

Louisville 4, Dayton 0
Singles competition
1. #85 Will Mayew (LOU) vs. Kyle McNally (UD) 7-6, 2-2, unfinished
2. Miguel Avendano (LOU) vs. Mikkel Zinder (UD) 3-6, 6-3, unfinished
3. Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) vs. Sai Dore (UD) 3-6, 6-2, 3-1, unfinished
4. Enrique Pena (LOU) def. Kaia Mendibe (UD) 4-6, 3-0, retired
5. Piet Steveker (LOU) def. Brady Hussey (UD) 6-2, 6-2
6. Russell Lokko (LOU) def. Alfons Ridstrom (UD) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Enrique Pena/Natan Rodrigues (LOU) vs. Eric Suk/Mikkel Zinder (UD) 5-2, unfinished
2. Miguel Avendano/Russell Lokko (LOU) def. Brady Hussey/Kyle McNally (UD) 6-3
3. Andre Steinbach/Piet Steveker (LOU) def. Sai Dore/Andreas Nygaard (UD) 6-1
Match Notes:
Dayton 20-3
Louisville 12-17
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,5,6)
T-01:58