Cards Gear Up For Three-Match Homestand

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 44-ranked University of Louisville men's tennis team is slated for another three match-weekend at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

The Cardinals (12-4, 2-0 ACC) are set to play their third Atlantic Coast Conference match of the season against the No. 35 Clemson Tigers on Friday, March 6, with first serve set for 5 p.m. On Sunday, March 8, the Cards will take on another ACC match up against No. 45 Georgia Tech at 12 p.m. before taking the court to face IU Indy at 5 p.m.

Louisville comes into the weekend riding a 3-0 home winning streak, highlighted by victories over two ranked ACC opponents in No. 58 Miami Hurricanes, 4-3, and No. 45 Florida State Seminoles, 4-2, along with a non-conference shutout against Southern Indiana, 4-0.

The Cards were one of five teams to have a perfect start to ACC play, alongside No. 3 Virginia, No. 4 Wake Forest, No. 16 Notre Dame and No. 23 NC State.

Out of 16 teams with men's tennis programs in the ACC, 14 of them are ranked in the latest ITA team poll with five in the top 25. Louisville's ranking of No. 44 is the highest the team has been since the 2023-24 season

Juniors Walid Ahouda and Hamza El Amine are the only Cards to be featured in the doubles poll, slotted at No. 90.

Cards vs No. 35 Clemson (4-8, 0-2 ACC)
Series Record: The Cards lead the all-time series 12-6.
Last Meeting: February 28, 2025 | Clemson defeated Louisville 4-0
Scouting the Tigers: Clemson enters the match with a 4-8 (0-2 ACC) record highlighted by a win over No. 14 South Carolina. The Tigers are led by three individual ranked players along with doubles duo of Henrik Bladelius and Viktor Markov, who are seen at the No. 67 spot.

Cards vs No. 45 Georgia Tech (8-4, 0-2 ACC)
Series Record: The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series 9-7.
Last Meeting: April 16, 2025 | Louisville defeated Georgia Tech 4-2 in the first round of the ACC tournament
Scouting the Yellow Jackets: Georgia Tech has opened its season 8-4 (0-2 ACC). They went on a 5-0-win streak before dropping their matches against No. 23 N.C. State (4-0) and No. 3 Wake Forest (4-0). The Yellow Jackets are slated to play Friday before traveling to face the Cards on Sunday.

Cards vs IU Indy (3-10)
Series Record: The Cards lead the all-time series 12-0 at home.
Last Meeting: February 24, 2024 | Louisville earned a 7-0 over IU Indy
Scouting the Jaguars: IU Indy has gone 3-10 on the season with home wins over North Dakota, Marquette and Ball State. The Jaguars are scheduled to compete on Friday before traveling to Louisville for Sunday's match up.

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Players Mentioned

Walid Ahouda

Hamza El Amine

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