Hurricanes Set to Battle Cardinals

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team will play its final contest of a three-match road trip when the Hurricanes battle conference foe Louisville on Friday.

No. 22 Miami (15-5, 6-1 ACC) and the Cardinals will hit the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center at 1:30 p.m. with live video being made available HERE and live stats accessible HERE.

Friday’s match will mark the seventh meeting between the Canes and Cardinals, with Miami holding a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series. In the most recent contest, then-No. 46 Miami topped then-No. 38 Louisville, 4-1, at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

This season, the Hurricanes enter the match after splitting a pair of contests in the Tar Heel State against Duke and No. 11 North Carolina. Overall, the Hurricanes have won seven of their last eight matches and hold their highest position in the Oracle/ITA national rankings since Jan. 26, 2010, when the team was listed No. 20.

The Canes are led by a pair of sophomores featured on the national singles list, with Adria Soriano Barrera coming in at No. 27 and Bojan Jankulovski ranked No. 81.

Louisville (12-8. 1-5 ACC) enters the match riding a three-match losing streak, most recently dropping a tightly-contested home decision to then-No. 27 Florida State, 4-3, on Friday.

Following Friday’s match, Miami will return to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center to face Virginia Tech (April 5, 2 p.m.) and fifth-ranked Virginia (April 7, noon).

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