By: Samantha Negron
Match 7: Kennesaw State at Louisville
Date:Â Tuesday, March 3 at 1p.m.
Location:Â Â Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
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The Kennesaw State men's tennis team looks to get back on track against Louisville on Tuesday (Mar. 3) at 1 p.m. in Louisville, KY. Â The Owls fell to Tennessee Tech on Friday (Feb. 28). KSU will be seeking its first win against an opponent from a Power Five conference.Â
Scouting Louisville
The Cardinals are currently 7-4 on the season and 2-1 for conference matches. Tin Chen (5-0) and Fabien Salle (5-1) lead the Cardinals in singles play this season. In doubles, Matthew Fung and Tin Chen are 3-1 playing primarily at No. 2. Â
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The Series
Tuesday's match is the first meeting between the two in program history.
The Last Time Out
The Kennesaw State men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Tennessee Tech on Saturday (Feb. 29) at the Tech Tennis Courts.
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The Golden Eagles won the doubles point and five of the six singles matches to snatch the victory.
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The doubles matches were all tightly contested.Â
Bryan Triana andÂ
Gaston Muhammad defeated Evzen Holis and Carlos Vicente by a score of 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.Â
Kevin Patel andÂ
Drew Lahey fell 6-4 to Riku Kubota and Lucca Silva.Â
Sergio Ingles andÂ
Drew Lahey lost 7-6 to Fanis Kontopolos and Elias Grubert
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Ingles collected the Owls lone point of the day when he took down Rafael Tosetto by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 10-4 to collect his second win of the season.
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Next Up
The Owls hit the road again to take on Jacksonville State on Wednesday (Mar. 11) at 4 p.m.
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