Upcoming Event: Men's Tennis versus ITA Regional Championship on October 16, 2025
Men's Tennis
vs ITA Regional Championship
Saturday, October 18
Cary, N.C.
All Day
Duke University
vs
Day Three at ITA Regional Qualifier
Duke Sends Three To Carolina Regional Semifinals
10/18/2014 8:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CARY, N.C. – The USTA/ITA Carolina Regional singles semifinals will have a heavy Duke feel as the Blue Devils had three student-athletes advance to the final four on Saturday. Duke played Round of 16 and quarterfinal singles as well as Round of 16 doubles on Saturday at the Cary Tennis Park. In addition to the three Blue Devils moving to the singles semifinals, Duke had two doubles teams advance to the quarterfinals to be played on Sunday.
The first Duke player to move to the semifinals was senior Jason Tahir, the No. 4 seed in the draw, who opened the day with a comeback victory against North Carolina's Jack Murray, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Tahir was even at one set each in the second match before defeating No. 5 seed Hunter Harrington of Clemson 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
Freshman Nicolas Alvarez, the No. 9 seed in the draw, downed No. 6 seed Austin Powell of N.C. State 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Alvarez was forced to come from behind as he lost the first set to North Carolina's Ronnie Schneider 6-7 (6) before storming back to upset the No. 2 seed 6-1, 6-4 in the last two sets. Tahir and Alvarez will play each other at 10 a.m. Sunday to advance to Monday's championship.
Completing the Duke trio was senior Raphael Hemmeler, who earned a 6-3, 6-1 triumph against Christian Seraphim of Wake Forest in the Round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Hemmeler also lost his first set before taking the last two. North Carolina's Oystien Stero took the opener 7-6 (2) before Hemmeler responded with 6-3, 6-3 wins to take the match and a place in the semifinals. He'll face No. 1 seed Brayden Schnur of North Carolina at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Sophomore TJ Pura's run was ended in the Round of 16 as Schneider won 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4.
In doubles action, redshirt senior Cale Hammond and Tahir advanced to the quarterfinals with an 8-3 victory against UNC Wilmington's Javier Restrepo and Andres Torres. The Duke duo will take on No. 1 seed Schnur and Brett Clark of North Carolina around noon Sunday. If Hammond and Tahir win, they will play in the semifinals on Sunday afternoon.
Alvarez and Hemmeler, the No. 4 seed, also moved to Sunday's quarterfinals with a hard-fought 8-7 (5) victory against Clemson's Austin Ansair and Luke Johnson. Alvarez and Hemmeler will face North Carolian's Esben Hess-Olesen and Maik Uhrich around noon Sunday. The winner will play in the semifinals on Sunday afternoon.
#GoDuke
Raphael Hemmeler,
Players Mentioned
PLAYER
/ Men's Tennis
PLAYER
/ Men's Tennis
PLAYER
/ Men's Tennis
PLAYER
/ Men's Tennis
PLAYER
/ Men's TennisCoach Ramsey win vs NCState ACC Tourney 4/18/25
Friday, April 18
Coach Ramsey Win vs UND ACC Tournament 4/17/25
Thursday, April 17
Duke vs. Virginia: Coach Smith Post-Match Interview
Saturday, March 01
Duke Athletics: A Tour of Campus
Saturday, October 19
