THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech men’s tennis team (11-12, 2-7 ACC) and Louisville (13-9, 4-6 ACC) battled it out until the very last match, but the Cardinals ultimately took down Tech in a 4-3 decision.
Louisville gained an early 1-0 advantage after claiming the doubles point. Andres Martin and Keshav Chopra earned a doubles win for Tech. In their first match playing together this season, the duo defeated Louisville’s Alex Wesbrooks and Etienne Donnet, 6-3.
It was extremely close in singles play as each team won three matches. #7 Martin evened the score at 1-1 after he dominated Louisville’s #72 Natan Rodrigues 6-2, 6-4.
After a Tech loss on court two, Rohan Sachdev earned the Jackets another victory with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win over Louisville’s Sergio Hernandez. The match was tied 3-3 after #90 Chopra upset Louisville’s #50 Fabien Salle in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 decision.
Following Chopra’s victory, it was apparent that the match would come down to court five. Elias Shokry faced tough conditions and a tough opponent in Louisville’s David Mizrahi. The players split the first two sets, but Shokry fell in the third in a close 6-7 [5-7] tiebreak battle. This result granted Louisville the team victory.
Singles
#7 Martin (GT) def. #72 Rodrigues (UL); 6-2, 6-4
#26 Donnet (UL) def. #71 McDaniel (GT); 6-4, 6-4
#90 Chopra (GT) def. #50 Salle (UL); 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Sachdev (GT) def. Hernandez (UL); 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Mizrahi (UL) def. Shokry (GT); 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 [7-5]
Steinbach (UL) def. Bauer (GT); 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5
Doubles
Martin/Chopra (GT) def. Wesbrooks/Donnet (UL); 6-3
Fung/Salle (UL) def. McDaniel/McKinney (GT)
Rodrigues/Hernandez (UL) def. Shokry/Sachdev (GT); 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
UP NEXT:
Tech concludes its home schedule with a Senior Day match against Notre Dame on Sunday at 12 p.m.
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