Cards Set to Open ACC Tournament Against Georgia Tech

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's tennis team will travel to Cary, N.C. for the ACC Tournament to face 11-seeded Georgia Tech as the 14-seed. This is the second year in a row the Cards and Yellow Jackets will face off in their first match of the tournament.

Louisville finished the regular season 12-17 with a 2-11 record in league play. Over the weekend, the Cards defeated all three opponents they faced including two ranked teams: No. 44 Middle Tennessee and No. 60 Notre Dame. This bumped the Cards to No. 59 in the ITA rankings, marking the first time they entered the team poll this season.

Will Mayew leads the charge in singles play, coming in at No. 81 in the latest poll. Over the season, he has accumulated a strong 14-6 solo record and has won six of his last nine matches, all ending in straight sets.

Louisville last faced Georgia Tech on March 2 of this year as the Yellow Jackets defeated the Cards 4-1. Mayew was the lone scorer of the match for Louisville as he defeated Krish Arora 6-2, 6-0 on Court 3.

Last season, the Yellow Jackets and Cards faced each other in the opening round of the ACC tournament where Georgia Tech came out victorious by a score of 4-0.

The winner of Wednesday's contest will play No. 6 seeded Florida State on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET.

Cards vs. Georgia Tech (12-11, 5-8 ACC)
Series Record: Georgia Tech leads the all-time series 9-6
Last Meeting: March 2, 2025 | The Yellow Jackets defeated the Cardinals 4-1
Scouting the Yellow Jackets: ITA ranks Georgia Tech at No. 45 with two players in the singles poll: Christophe Clement (102) and Nate Bonetto (118). Bonetto and Gianluca Carlini are ranked as one of the top duos in the country at No. 13. The Yellow Jackets have lost seven matches in a row coming into Wednesday's contest.

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