March 16, 2011
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – With a quick turnaround from defeating the USTA Junior National Team, 5-2 on Tuesday, the 21st-ranked University of Notre Dame men’s tennis team will face No. 14 Kentucky Thursday at 1:00 p.m. (ET) at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Ky.
SCOUTING THE IRISH – Notre Dame is currently 10-7 on the season – The Irish most recently competed in an exhibition match versus the USTA Junior National Team and won 5-2 – The Irish improved from No. 25 in the Campbell/ITA Tennis Rankings to No. 21 (released March 15) – Junior Casey Watt (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) is ranked No. 58 in the singles rankings ââ’¬¦ Daniel Stahl (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) is perfect through four matches now, most notably, he downed Texas A&M’s 80th-ranked Alexis Klegou in straight sets, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 and No. 65 Abe Souza of Illinois in a two-set match (6-4, 6-1).
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS – Kentucky currently carries a 13-5 record heading into the match against Notre Dame – The Wildcats rank 14th in the Campbell/ITA Tennis Rankings – Most recently, Kentucky fell to (then) No. 9 Georgia, 4-3 – Eric Quigley is ranked No. 4 in the Campbell/ITA National Singles Rankings, Alex Musialek is No. 47, Anthony Rossi is No. 77 and Alberto Gonzalez is No. 117 – In the doubles rankings, Gonzalez and Tom Jomby are No. 41 and Brad Cox and Quigley are No. 48.
ALL-TIME SERIES vs. KENTUCKY
Notre Dame vs. Kentucky 13-11-1
Notre Dame vs. Kentucky under Bayliss 6-7
Bayliss vs. Kentucky 6-7
First Meeting (1928) ND, 4-3
Most Recent Meeting (2009) Kentucky, 5-2
Complete results and a recap will be posted to und.com following each match. Live results of each match are available at und.com and fans can follow the team on Twitter (@NDmenstennis).
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