2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Donnet, Etienne
Etienne Donnet
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Lyon, France
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma State
- High School:
- CNED
Bio
Three-Time All-ACC Singles (First Team 2022; Second Team 2023; Second Team 2024)
First-Time All-ACC Doubles (Second Team 2024)
NCAA Doubles All-American (2024 Top 8 Seed); advanced to national semifinal
At Louisville
As a fifth-year senior (2023-24)
As a senior (2022-23):
• Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Championship
• Named to the All-ACC Singles Second Team
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
• Posted a 26-9 overall singles record and a 19-5 mark in dual matches playing mostly at No.2.
• Tallied eight wins against nationally-ranked players in singles
• Led the team in dual match wins in singles
• Clinched the win at No. 2 singles in Louisville's 4-3 victory over No.31 Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Team Championship (May 6)
• Reached his highest ITA singles ranking at No. 24 on Feb. 21 - appeared in the top 60 in singles 11 times throughout the season
• Teamed with Sergio Hernandez to appear at No. 68 in the ITA doubles rankings on March 7
• Registered a 13-15 overall record in doubles.
As a junior (2021-22):Â
• Named to the All-ACC First TeamÂ
• Posted a 16-11 overall singles record and went 14-10 in dual matches at the No. 1 spot
• Led the team with 12 doubles wins in dual matches
•Tabbed ACC Co-Singles Player of the Week on March 8Â
• Ranked for 10 consecutive weeks in ITA singles rankings, finishing the season at a career-high 88
• Collected a singles victory against Georgia Tech’s Andres Martin, ranked No.12 nationally at the time
• Named ACC Men’s Tennis Co-Singles Player of the Week for the week of March 8
• Sidelined for most of the fall due to injury
• Posted a 2-1 singles record at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional
• Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor RollÂ
At Oklahoma State
As a sophomore (2020-21):Â
• Helped Oklahoma State reach the second round of the 2020-21 NCAA team championship
• Went 9-9 in singles, splitting time between Nos. 4, 5, and 6
• Tallied a singles victory in the Cowboys’ first-round NCAA matchup against Navy
• Collected three wins in doubles, going 3-6 overall while playing mostly at No. 3.Â
As a freshman (2019-20)Â
• Finished 5-2 overall in singles play before the season was cut short due to the spread of COVID-19
• Primarily played at the No. 5 and 6 spots in singles
• Clinched the match in the Cowboys’ upset of No. 4 Michigan in February
• Went 5-2 in doubles play with partner Dominik KellovskyÂ
• Played at the No. 3 spot in doubles with Dominik Kellovsky
• ITA Scholar-Athlete.Â
Personal:Â
• Full name is Etienne Donnet
• Birthdate is February 16, 2001
• Son of Emmanuel and Maud
• Has two younger brothers
• Post college ambition is to play professionally
First-Time All-ACC Doubles (Second Team 2024)
NCAA Doubles All-American (2024 Top 8 Seed); advanced to national semifinal
At Louisville
As a fifth-year senior (2023-24)
- Advanced to 2024 NCAA Men's Doubles Championship semifinals, falling to Ohio State in a three-set heartbreaker
- Named All-ACC Doubles Second Team with partner Natan RodriguesÂ
- Earned All-American status after claiming a top-eight seed in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship; his first honor of the kind
- Ranked as high as #4Â in the ITA Doubles Rankings; the best ranking by a Cardinal duo everÂ
- Posted 12-4 doubles record in the spring with regular partner Natan Rodrgiues, with a 5-2 record against nationally ranked opponents
- Logged a 19-6 doubles record overall with a 17-5 mark in dual matches
- Won eight of his first nine doubles matches, including an upset of the #4 pair from Harvard Â
- Finished the year with an 18-11 record in singles, including a 12-9 mark in the spring
- Defeated five nationally ranked opponents during the course of the year
- Ranked as high as #16 in the ITA Singles Rankings in the fall, his best career ranking
As a senior (2022-23):
• Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Championship
• Named to the All-ACC Singles Second Team
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
• Posted a 26-9 overall singles record and a 19-5 mark in dual matches playing mostly at No.2.
• Tallied eight wins against nationally-ranked players in singles
• Led the team in dual match wins in singles
• Clinched the win at No. 2 singles in Louisville's 4-3 victory over No.31 Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Team Championship (May 6)
• Reached his highest ITA singles ranking at No. 24 on Feb. 21 - appeared in the top 60 in singles 11 times throughout the season
• Teamed with Sergio Hernandez to appear at No. 68 in the ITA doubles rankings on March 7
• Registered a 13-15 overall record in doubles.
As a junior (2021-22):Â
• Named to the All-ACC First TeamÂ
• Posted a 16-11 overall singles record and went 14-10 in dual matches at the No. 1 spot
• Led the team with 12 doubles wins in dual matches
•Tabbed ACC Co-Singles Player of the Week on March 8Â
• Ranked for 10 consecutive weeks in ITA singles rankings, finishing the season at a career-high 88
• Collected a singles victory against Georgia Tech’s Andres Martin, ranked No.12 nationally at the time
• Named ACC Men’s Tennis Co-Singles Player of the Week for the week of March 8
• Sidelined for most of the fall due to injury
• Posted a 2-1 singles record at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional
• Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor RollÂ
At Oklahoma State
As a sophomore (2020-21):Â
• Helped Oklahoma State reach the second round of the 2020-21 NCAA team championship
• Went 9-9 in singles, splitting time between Nos. 4, 5, and 6
• Tallied a singles victory in the Cowboys’ first-round NCAA matchup against Navy
• Collected three wins in doubles, going 3-6 overall while playing mostly at No. 3.Â
As a freshman (2019-20)Â
• Finished 5-2 overall in singles play before the season was cut short due to the spread of COVID-19
• Primarily played at the No. 5 and 6 spots in singles
• Clinched the match in the Cowboys’ upset of No. 4 Michigan in February
• Went 5-2 in doubles play with partner Dominik KellovskyÂ
• Played at the No. 3 spot in doubles with Dominik Kellovsky
• ITA Scholar-Athlete.Â
Personal:Â
• Full name is Etienne Donnet
• Birthdate is February 16, 2001
• Son of Emmanuel and Maud
• Has two younger brothers
• Post college ambition is to play professionally
Louisville Men's Tennis - NCAA Quarterfinal Recap
Thursday, May 23
UofL MTEN Etienne Donnet Post Match Interview 4-7-24
Sunday, April 07
UofL MTEN Matthew Fung Post Match Interview 4-7-24
Sunday, April 07
MTEN Natan Rodrigues - Post-Match Interview - March 3, 2024
Monday, March 04
