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Men’s Tennis Falls Short to Louisville in Sunday Matchup

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Illinois State men's tennis team was defeated by Louisville, 5-1, in the Sunday night match on March 31 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The match brings the Redbirds to 12-8 overall this season.

Louisville downed Illinois State in flight two of doubles to begin match play. The Cardinals collected the doubles point in the No. 1 spot with C. Morin-Kougoucheff and Fabien Salle overcoming Egehan Sertkaya and Aleksa Lazarevic, 7-5.

Louisville quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead, after earning wins behind Alex Wesbrooks and Brandon Lancaster in the No.