CARY, N.C. – The Yellow Jackets dropped their first round match of the ACC Championships, falling to Louisville 4-2.
Louisville struck first in doubles, claiming court one 6-3, with Louisville’s Andre Steinbach and Kosuke Nakanishi defeating Tech’s Nate Bonetto and Gianluca Carlini. The Cardinals closed out doubles with a 6-1 win from Natan Rodrigues and Hamza El Amine over Gabriele Brancatelli and Krish Arora.
In singles, Miguel Avendano put Louisville up 2-0 following a straight set win over Carlini, 6-1, 6-2.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 3-0 following a 6-3, 6-2 win from Kosuke Nakanishi over Richard Biagiotti.
Christophe Clement put Tech on the board with a straight set win over Steinbach, winning 6-2, 7-5.
Brancatelli put the match at 3-2 following a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) win from the number two spot, defeating Louisville’s Will Mayew.
Louisville closed out the match with a 7-5, 6-4 win from Rodrigues over Bonetto.
Louisville 4, Georgia Tech 2
Singles
- Natan Rodrigues (LOU) def. #118 Nate Bonetto (GT) 7-5, 6-4
- Gabriele Brancatelli (GT) def. #81 Will Mayew (LOU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
- #102 Christophe Clement (GT) def. Andre Steinbach (LOU) 6-2, 7-5
- Miguel Avendano (LOU) def. Gianluca Carlini (GT) 6-1, 6-2
- Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) def. Richard Biagiotti (GT) 6-3, 6-2
- Robert Bauer (GT) vs. Hamza El Amine (LOU) 7-5, 1-6, 0-3, unfinished
Doubles
- Andre Steinbach/Kosuke Nakanishi (LOU) def. #13 Nate Bonetto/Gianluca Carlini (GT) 6-3
- Natan Rodrigues/Hamza El Amine (LOU) def. Gabriele Brancatelli/Krish Arora (GT) 6-1
- Christophe Clement/Richard Biagiotti (GT) vs. Will Mayew/Miguel Avendano (LOU) 4-3, unfinished
Full Steam Ahead
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