University of Memphis Athletics
Tigers Continue Battle After Day One of Louisville Invitational
Sep 13, 2024 | Men's Tennis
LOUISVILLE, KY. – The No. 27 University of Memphis men's tennis team got two individual victories in the opening day of the Louisville Invitational.
First in the Flight A group, Michael Kouame defeated Zachary Viiala of Illinois 6-0, 7-5 to move on to tomorrow's quarterfinal round while getting his first collegiate win. Kouame, a freshman out of Paris, France, will face off against Piet Steveker of Louisville at 8 a.m. CT.
Redshirt sophomore Sam Reeve came up with the 7-5, 6-0 victory over Louie Fletcher of Bellarmine while Luis Sandoval Carvalhotook down Mitchell Sheldon in a nailbiter 6-4, 7-6 [7-3] final to advance to the Flight B quarterfinals tomorrow. Reeve will take on Notre Dame's Brian Bilsey beginning at 8 a.m. while Sandoval Carvalho will face-off with Bilsey's teammate in Noah Becker.
In doubles action, Reeve and Mortiz Kudernatsch suffered 8-6 losses to Louisville's Steveker and Enrique Pena and Kentucky's Martin Breysach and Eric Crivei. Reeve and Kundernatsch will compete in the South draw final on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. against Fernando Bulnes Garrorena and Mario Martin of Eastern Kentucky.
After dropping their first match of the day to Notre Dame's Jayanth Devaiah and Luis Llorens Saracho, Kouame and Sandoval Carvalho came back with an 8-4 victory over Eastern Kentucky's duo of Ryan Kitchin and Adrian Contreas. They will play for the West final on Sunday at 7:30 a.m.
Live results of the Louisville Invitational can be found HERE while live streams of courts can be watched HERE.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tigers Tennis, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
First in the Flight A group, Michael Kouame defeated Zachary Viiala of Illinois 6-0, 7-5 to move on to tomorrow's quarterfinal round while getting his first collegiate win. Kouame, a freshman out of Paris, France, will face off against Piet Steveker of Louisville at 8 a.m. CT.
Redshirt sophomore Sam Reeve came up with the 7-5, 6-0 victory over Louie Fletcher of Bellarmine while Luis Sandoval Carvalhotook down Mitchell Sheldon in a nailbiter 6-4, 7-6 [7-3] final to advance to the Flight B quarterfinals tomorrow. Reeve will take on Notre Dame's Brian Bilsey beginning at 8 a.m. while Sandoval Carvalho will face-off with Bilsey's teammate in Noah Becker.
In doubles action, Reeve and Mortiz Kudernatsch suffered 8-6 losses to Louisville's Steveker and Enrique Pena and Kentucky's Martin Breysach and Eric Crivei. Reeve and Kundernatsch will compete in the South draw final on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. against Fernando Bulnes Garrorena and Mario Martin of Eastern Kentucky.
After dropping their first match of the day to Notre Dame's Jayanth Devaiah and Luis Llorens Saracho, Kouame and Sandoval Carvalho came back with an 8-4 victory over Eastern Kentucky's duo of Ryan Kitchin and Adrian Contreas. They will play for the West final on Sunday at 7:30 a.m.
Live results of the Louisville Invitational can be found HERE while live streams of courts can be watched HERE.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tigers Tennis, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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