LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Nationally-ranked Louisville defeated the Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team Tuesday afternoon, 6-1.
 
EKU (14-7) held tough with the No. 28 Cardinals (22-5) as three of the six singles matches went to a deciding third set. Sophomore Diogo Soares won his contest at the No. 5 position thanks to outlasting UofL's Michael Lippens in a super tiebreaker, 10-6.
 
Sophomore Sebastian Mueller (No. 4) and senior Juanjo de la Llera (No. 6) each won the first sets of their respective matches, but could not hold on against their Louisville opponents.
 
Eastern Kentucky wraps up its regular season schedule this weekend at OVC opponents SIUE (April 10) and Eastern Illinois (April 11).
 
No. 28 Louisville 6, Eastern Kentucky 1
 
Singles
1. #8 Seb Stiefelmeyer (LOU) def. Alex Álvaro (EKU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Alex Gornet (LOU) def. Ramon van Flymen (EKU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Chris Simich (LOU) def. Daridge Saidi (EKU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Van Damrongsri (LOU) def. Sebastian Mueller (EKU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Diogo Soares (EKU) def. Michael Lippens (LOU) 7-6 (4), 3-6, (10-6)
6. Luis Elizondo (LOU) def. Juanjo de la Llera (EKU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. #56 Brown/Gornet (LOU) def. de la Llera/Mueller (EKU) 6-4
2. Damrongsri/Elizondo (LOU) led Álvaro/Asis (EKU) 5-4 DNF
3. Simich/Stiefelmeyer (LOU) def. Soares/van Flymen (EKU) 6-1
 
Match Notes: Eastern Kentucky (14-7); No. 28 Louisville (22-5)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1*); Singles (6, 1, 2*, 3, 4, 5)