Cards Set for Three-Match Weekend

Friday, January 16

LOUISVILLE, KY

5 p.m.

University of Louisville

Cornell

January 15, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Louisville will start at home against Cornell before going on the road to face Northwestern and Chicago State

By: Logan Ringstaff

LOUISVILLE, Ky.- After a successful doubleheader at home to open the season, the University of Louisville men's tennis team will welcome Cornell for a home match before traveling to Illinois for a doubleheader against Northwestern and Chicago State.

The Cards will face Cornell on Friday with first serve set for 5 p.m. ET. On Sunday, the match against Northwestern will start at 1 p.m. ET followed by a trip down the road to face Chicago State at 6 p.m. ET to conclude the Sunday doubleheader.

Louisville (2-0, 0-0 ACC) started its season with two 4-0 victories on Wednesday in their doubleheader against Eastern Kentucky. The Cards swept both matches and now move on to three matches this weekend. Junior Walid Ahouda was the standout player of the day for the Cards, securing two singles victories and one doubles victory.

In its latest polls, the ITA ranked Cardinals players Ahouda and Hamza El Amine in singles at No. 68 and No. 122, respectively. The two juniors are also ranked as doubles pair at No. 58 alongside Andre' Steinbach and Matei Onofrei who entered the polls at No. 21.

Cards vs Cornell (0-0, 0-0 IVY)
Series Record: The all-time series is tied 2-2
Last Meeting: The Big Red beat the Cards 4-1 at home
Scouting the Big Red: This road matchup for Cornell will be their first match of the season. The Big Red had a successful 2026 season where they went 16-8 overall and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship.

Cards vs Northwestern (0-0, 0-0 BIG)
Series Record: The Cards lead the all-time series 10-9
Last Meeting: The Cards beat the Wildcats 5-2 at home
Scouting the Wildcats: This will be the second matchup of the year for the Wildcats following a match against Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon. Northwestern had a 12-17 overall record and were bested in the opening round of its conference tournament.

Cards vs Chicago St. (0-0, 0-0 NEC)
Series Record: The Cards lead the all-time series 3-0
Last Meeting: The Cards beat the Cougars 7-0
Scouting the Cougars: This will be the second match of the season for the Cougars after facing Western Michigan on Friday afternoon. Chicago State played 12 matches in 2025 where they only won one match which was a forfeit by St. Louis.