LEXINGTON, Ky. ? The No. 63 University of Kentucky men?s tennis team does not have much time to celebrate Sunday?s upset win over No. 22 Auburn, as No. 32 Notre Dame comes to Lexington for a Tuesday afternoon match at UK?s Boone Tennis Complex. Weather permitting the match may be played outside, with first serve scheduled at 2:00 p.m. ET.
UK (7-9) is coming off of a split weekend after a 4-3 home victory over the No. 22 Tigers Sunday following a 5-2 road loss at No. 23 Alabama Friday.
No. 48 Bruno Agostinelli had a perfect weekend in singles and doubles, dispatching two ranked opponents. At No. 1 singles, the junior beat No. 85 Saketh Myneni of Alabama and No. 35 Alexey Tsyrenov of Auburn. Partnering with freshman Brad Cox, the duo won both doubles matches on the weekend and clinched the vital doubles point for the Cats against the Tigers at the No. 1 slot.
Notre Dame (10-5) returns to competition after a nine-day break, last playing at the Blue-Gray Tennis Classic in Birmingham, Ala., Mar. 13-16. The Irish went 1-2 at the tourney, collecting a win over No. 54 North Carolina State before dropping contests to No. 8 Tulsa and No. 35 Boise State.
Ranked 43rd, junior Brett Helgeson leads the Fighting Irish in singles while senior Sheeva Parbhu comes into the match at No. 83 nationally. Notre Dame and UK share two common opponents so far this season, each beating Toledo while losing to No. 1 Virginia.
The Notre Dame match is the second of Kentucky?s five-match home stand this week.
Live stats and full recap of the match will be available on UKathletics.com.