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Day Two
Blue Devils Continue To Roll In Duke Invitational
1/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. ? Day two of the Duke Invitational saw another good performance by the Blue Devils' men's tennis squad as they won eight of their nine singles matches and two doubles contests.
“I am really impressed with our singles,” said head coach Ramsey Smith. “Today I was excited with how we started off in the second sets. Yesterday we won really good first sets and relaxed mentally to allow our opponents to get back into the matches. Today we focused hard and took care of business against some really good players.”
Duke has won 18 of its 19 singles contests through the first two days of the Duke Invitational. Of the 18 wins, 15 have come in straight sets.
Sophomore Reid Carleton, who is ranked No. 25 in the country, will challenge for the singles title on Monday after earning his second straight win in the tournament to lead the points standings with 19 points. He defeated Charles Bottoni of East Tennessee State in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 to improve to 12-3 this season. Also among the tournament leaders is junior Dylan Arnould, who is currently in second place. He is also 2-0 in the Duke Invitational after a 6-4, 6-0 win over Grega Teraz of ETSU on Sunday. Arnould evens his season record to 6-6 with the victory.
Four other Duke players won in straight sets. Sophomore Alain Michel earned a 6-4, 6-1 to improve to 7-5 this season while Torsten Wietoska took his record to 5-4 with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Jared Pinsky cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win to improve to 9-5 this season. Aaron Carpenter is now 5-0 all-time in the Duke Invitational after winning 6-1, 6-2 to take his season record to 7-2.
A pair of freshmen showed some determination after losing the first set on Sunday. David Holland fell behind early but came back to win in three sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Luke Marchese forced a super tiebreaker with a 6-2 win in the second set. He quickly fell behind 3-1 but fought back to win the tiebreaker 12-10 for the 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10) win.
“We have 10 good players on our team,” said Smith. “Everyone has stepped up in the last couple of days which is exciting to see. Reid (Carleton) and Kiril (Dimitrov) have separated themselves as are top two guys but Dylan (Arnould) played great today and we are going to be deep this season with a lot of options.”
The Blue Devils won two doubles matches on the second day of the tournament. No. 38 Dimitrov and Michel earned an 8-3 win over Alex Ahlgren and Enrique Olivares of East Tennessee State. The Duke pair is now 6-5 on the year. Holland and Pinsky improved to 3-1 as a doubles team with an 8-6 victory over Robin Akser and Daniel Isaza of ETSU.
The Duke Invitational will conclude on Monday. Matches are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with Duke players scheduled to start play at 2 p.m.
Duke Invitational Results ? Day Two
Doubles
No. 38 Kiril Dimitrov/Alain Michel (Duke) def. Alex Ahlgren/Enrique Olivares (ETSU), 8-3 ? 5 pts
Charles Bottoni/Grega Teraz (ETSU) def. Reid Carleton/Torsten Wietoska (Duke), 8-3 ? 4 pts
David Holland/Jared Pinsky (Duke) def. Robin Akser/Daniel Isaza (ETSU), 8-6 ? 3 pts
Sander Gille/Matej Zlatkovic (ETSU) def. Dylan Arnould/Aaron Carpenter (Duke), 8-5 ? 2 pts
Damon Gooch/Philip Nemec (Elon) def. No. 5 Clay Donato/Taylor Fogleman (UNC), 8-5 ? 5 pts
Andrew Crone/Zach Hunter (UNC) def. Chase Helpingstine/Alberto Rojas (Elon), 9-8 ? 4 pts
Luke Mojica/Alex Rafiee (UNC) def. Carlin Murray/Cody Stauffer MacDowell (Elon), 8-3 ? 3 pts
Clark Howell/Oscar Podlewski (Elon) def. Cameron Ahari/Kyle Baker (UNC), 8-5 ? 2 pts
Singles
No. 9 Enrique Olivares (ETSU) def. No. 45 Kiril Dimitrov (Duke), 6-2, 6-4 ? 10 pts
No. 25 Reid Carleton (Duke) def. Charles Bottoni (ETSU), 6-4, 6-2 ? 9 pts
Dylan Arnould (Duke) def. Grega Teraz (ETSU), 6-4, 6-0 ? 8 pts
Alain Michel (Duke) def. Matej Zlatkovic (ETSU), 6-4, 6-1 ? 7 pts
Torsten Wietoska (Duke) def. Sander Gille (ETSU), 6-3, 6-2 ? 6 pts
David Holland (Duke) def. Alex Ahlgren (ETSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 ? 5 pts
Jared Pinsky (Duke) def. Daniel Isaza (ETSU), 6-3, 6-1 ? 4 pts
Luke Marchese (Duke) def. Robin Akser (ETSU), 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10) ? 3 pts
Aaron Carpenter (Duke) def. Jason Ramski (ETSU), 6-1, 6-2 ? 2 pts
No. 59 Taylor Fogleman (UNC) def. Oscar Podlewski (Elon), 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 ? 10 pts
Andrew Crone (UNC) def. Philip Nemec (Elon), 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 ? 9 pts
Chase Helpingstine (Elon) def. Luke Mojica (UNC), 6-1, 6-4 ? 8 pts
Carlin Murray (Elon) def. Kyle Baker (UNC), 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 ? 7 pts
Alberto Rojas (Elon) def. Zach Hunter (UNC), 7-5, 6-1 ? 6 pts
Cody Stauffer MacDowell (Elon) def. Cameron Ahari (UNC), 6-2, 6-4 ? 5 pts
Alex Rafiee (UNC) def. Kevin Beard (Elon), 6-3, 6-3 ? 4 pts
Taylor Meyer (UNC) def. Alex Crockford (Elon), 6-1, 6-1 ? 3 pts
“I am really impressed with our singles,” said head coach Ramsey Smith. “Today I was excited with how we started off in the second sets. Yesterday we won really good first sets and relaxed mentally to allow our opponents to get back into the matches. Today we focused hard and took care of business against some really good players.”
Duke has won 18 of its 19 singles contests through the first two days of the Duke Invitational. Of the 18 wins, 15 have come in straight sets.
Sophomore Reid Carleton, who is ranked No. 25 in the country, will challenge for the singles title on Monday after earning his second straight win in the tournament to lead the points standings with 19 points. He defeated Charles Bottoni of East Tennessee State in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 to improve to 12-3 this season. Also among the tournament leaders is junior Dylan Arnould, who is currently in second place. He is also 2-0 in the Duke Invitational after a 6-4, 6-0 win over Grega Teraz of ETSU on Sunday. Arnould evens his season record to 6-6 with the victory.
Four other Duke players won in straight sets. Sophomore Alain Michel earned a 6-4, 6-1 to improve to 7-5 this season while Torsten Wietoska took his record to 5-4 with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Jared Pinsky cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win to improve to 9-5 this season. Aaron Carpenter is now 5-0 all-time in the Duke Invitational after winning 6-1, 6-2 to take his season record to 7-2.
A pair of freshmen showed some determination after losing the first set on Sunday. David Holland fell behind early but came back to win in three sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Luke Marchese forced a super tiebreaker with a 6-2 win in the second set. He quickly fell behind 3-1 but fought back to win the tiebreaker 12-10 for the 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10) win.
“We have 10 good players on our team,” said Smith. “Everyone has stepped up in the last couple of days which is exciting to see. Reid (Carleton) and Kiril (Dimitrov) have separated themselves as are top two guys but Dylan (Arnould) played great today and we are going to be deep this season with a lot of options.”
The Blue Devils won two doubles matches on the second day of the tournament. No. 38 Dimitrov and Michel earned an 8-3 win over Alex Ahlgren and Enrique Olivares of East Tennessee State. The Duke pair is now 6-5 on the year. Holland and Pinsky improved to 3-1 as a doubles team with an 8-6 victory over Robin Akser and Daniel Isaza of ETSU.
The Duke Invitational will conclude on Monday. Matches are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with Duke players scheduled to start play at 2 p.m.
Duke Invitational Results ? Day Two
Doubles
No. 38 Kiril Dimitrov/Alain Michel (Duke) def. Alex Ahlgren/Enrique Olivares (ETSU), 8-3 ? 5 pts
Charles Bottoni/Grega Teraz (ETSU) def. Reid Carleton/Torsten Wietoska (Duke), 8-3 ? 4 pts
David Holland/Jared Pinsky (Duke) def. Robin Akser/Daniel Isaza (ETSU), 8-6 ? 3 pts
Sander Gille/Matej Zlatkovic (ETSU) def. Dylan Arnould/Aaron Carpenter (Duke), 8-5 ? 2 pts
Damon Gooch/Philip Nemec (Elon) def. No. 5 Clay Donato/Taylor Fogleman (UNC), 8-5 ? 5 pts
Andrew Crone/Zach Hunter (UNC) def. Chase Helpingstine/Alberto Rojas (Elon), 9-8 ? 4 pts
Luke Mojica/Alex Rafiee (UNC) def. Carlin Murray/Cody Stauffer MacDowell (Elon), 8-3 ? 3 pts
Clark Howell/Oscar Podlewski (Elon) def. Cameron Ahari/Kyle Baker (UNC), 8-5 ? 2 pts
Singles
No. 9 Enrique Olivares (ETSU) def. No. 45 Kiril Dimitrov (Duke), 6-2, 6-4 ? 10 pts
No. 25 Reid Carleton (Duke) def. Charles Bottoni (ETSU), 6-4, 6-2 ? 9 pts
Dylan Arnould (Duke) def. Grega Teraz (ETSU), 6-4, 6-0 ? 8 pts
Alain Michel (Duke) def. Matej Zlatkovic (ETSU), 6-4, 6-1 ? 7 pts
Torsten Wietoska (Duke) def. Sander Gille (ETSU), 6-3, 6-2 ? 6 pts
David Holland (Duke) def. Alex Ahlgren (ETSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 ? 5 pts
Jared Pinsky (Duke) def. Daniel Isaza (ETSU), 6-3, 6-1 ? 4 pts
Luke Marchese (Duke) def. Robin Akser (ETSU), 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10) ? 3 pts
Aaron Carpenter (Duke) def. Jason Ramski (ETSU), 6-1, 6-2 ? 2 pts
No. 59 Taylor Fogleman (UNC) def. Oscar Podlewski (Elon), 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 ? 10 pts
Andrew Crone (UNC) def. Philip Nemec (Elon), 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 ? 9 pts
Chase Helpingstine (Elon) def. Luke Mojica (UNC), 6-1, 6-4 ? 8 pts
Carlin Murray (Elon) def. Kyle Baker (UNC), 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 ? 7 pts
Alberto Rojas (Elon) def. Zach Hunter (UNC), 7-5, 6-1 ? 6 pts
Cody Stauffer MacDowell (Elon) def. Cameron Ahari (UNC), 6-2, 6-4 ? 5 pts
Alex Rafiee (UNC) def. Kevin Beard (Elon), 6-3, 6-3 ? 4 pts
Taylor Meyer (UNC) def. Alex Crockford (Elon), 6-1, 6-1 ? 3 pts
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