DURHAM, N.C. – Four Blue Devils will be featured in the 2019 Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club Nov. 1-3 in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
Junior
Edu Güell and freshmen
Michael Heller,
Garrett Johns and
Samuel Rubell will represent Duke at the event.
The Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic is the only clay court event on the ITA/NCAA calendar throughout the competitive season. This unique tournament will feature men's players from 10 schools across the east coast: The U.S. Naval Academy, Michigan, Notre Dame, Illinois, Louisville, Florida, Florida State, South Florida and Duke.
The last time Duke played in the event
Robert Levine ran through the singles slate in 2016. Levine was tabbed as the top seed in the event and went unbeaten for his first title as a Blue Devils.
The event will begin on Friday with the first round of doubles at 9 a.m. with the first round of men's singles to follow at approximately 11:30 a.m. Duke's first round matches are below.
Friday afternoon, men's singles second round and first round of consolation will play at approximately 3 p.m. followed by doubles quarterfinals at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Saturday's schedule will feature the doubles semifinals (9 a.m.) and the singles quarter- and semifinals. Consolation rounds in singles will also be played throughout the day on Saturday.
Duke will wrap up play on Sunday as the singles and doubles championships at 11:30 a.m. and to be announced, respectively.
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Singles:
Garrett Johns [6] (Duke) vs. Brian Berdusco [27] (Florida)
Samuel Rubell [7] (Duke) vs. Jack Dabek [26] (U.S. Naval Academy)
Edu Güell [8] (Duke) vs. Connor Somers [25] (Notre Dame)
Michael Heller [21] (Duke) vs. Nick Beaty [12] (Michigan)
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Doubles:
Michael Heller/
Samuel Rubell [6] (Duke) vs. Rana-Roop Singh Buhlar/Sebastian Arcila [11] (Florida State)
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