2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Rodrigues, Natan
Natan Rodrigues
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Salvador Bahia, Brazil
- High School:
- Marista Patamares
Bio
• Two-Time NCAA Doubles All-American (2023 Quarterfinalist; 2024 Top 8 Seed)
• Two-Time All-ACC Doubles Second Team (2023; 2024)
As a senior (2024-25):
Personal:
• Two-Time All-ACC Doubles Second Team (2023; 2024)
As a senior (2024-25):
- Primarily played on the top court in singles competition for the Cards
- Finished the spring with a 10-8 singles record and a 10-11 doubles record
- Ranked as high as No. 77 in doubles alongside Hamza El Amine
- Entered the singles poll on April 22 at No. 88
- Upset the No. 3 duo of Luca Pow and Luciano Tacchi against No. 1 Wake Forest on March 23 with doubles partner El Amine
- Earned the clinching point in Louisville’s upset over 11-seeded Georgia Tech with a 7-5, 6-4 win over No. 118 Nate Bonetto in the first round of the ACC Tournament
- Took down No. 15 Corey Craig 6-4, 7-5 in the Cards’ narrow loss to No. 17 Florida State in the second round of the ACC Tournament
- Clinched the match for Louisville against No. 44 Middle Tennessee with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win on the top court
- Won six out of his last seven singles matches, all in straight sets
- 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 Etienne Donnet
- Earned All-American status after claiming a top-eight seed in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship; his second honor of the kind
- Ranked as high as #4 in the ITA Doubles Rankings; the best ranking ever by a Cardinal duo
- Posted 12-4 doubles record in the spring with regular partner Etienne Donnet, with a 5-2 record against nationally ranked opponents
- Was 20-10 in doubles overall, with a 15-7 record in spring and 5-3 record in fall tournaments
- Notched an 11-8 dual singles record, with a 3-5 fall record
- Played 18 singles matches from the No. 2 spot in UofL’s lineup
- Upset #38 Filipo Moroni of Wake Forest on March 22 in singles
- Ranked as high as 42 in the preseason ITA Singles Rankings and 109 in the regular season
- Teamed with Fabien Salle to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship, becoming the second pair in program history to earn All-America honors and the first since 2011.
- Named to the All-ACC Doubles Second Team with Salle
- The duo of Rodrigues and Salle clinched the doubles point at the No. 1 spot in Louisville's 4-3 NCAA tournament first round win over No. 31 Texas Tech (May 6).
- Stands second on Louisville's list for single season doubles wins in a season with a 33-8 overall doubles record.
- Posted a 19-13 record in singles and went 9-9 in dual matches playing primarily at No. 1.
- Reached his highest national singles ranking at No. 25 on November 16. Appeared in the ITA singles rankings 12 times throughout the season.
- Appeared in the ITA doubles rankings with Fabien Salle 12 times throughout the season reaching as high as No. 9 on Nov. 16 and then finishing the year at No. 9.
- Rodrigues and Salle were named the ACC Co-Doubles Team of the Week on March 14.
- ITA Ohio Valley Regional doubles champion with Salle and ITA Ohio Valley Regional singles runner-up
- Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
- Joined the team in January 2022
- Tied with David Mizrahi for a team-high in dual match singles wins with 17.
- Reached as high as No. 6 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Rankings
- Amassed six tournament titles in singles including the Bahia Juniors Cup and the 32nd Londrina Junior Cup in 2018
- Collected 11 doubles tournament championships
- Reached the doubles finals of the Roland Garros Junior Championship in 2020.
Personal:
- Nickname is The Baiano
- Has five siblings
- His father played soccer professionally in Brazil
- Post college ambition is to be a professional tennis player
- His proudest moment was reaching the doubles finals of the Roland Garros Junior Championships
- Hobbies include playing basketball and video games
- His parents are the most influential people in his life
- His greatest challenge has been coming back from appendix surgery
- Major is sport administration with a minor in athletic coaching
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