TULSA, Okla. – Duke's
Sean Sculley and
Nick Stachowiak played their way into the doubles main draw round of 16 Wednesday, marking another successful day for the Blue Devil tandem at the 2019 Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships.
After splitting sets with the 26th-ranked pair of Andrea Bolla and Tim Ruehl of Arizona State, Sculley and Stachowiak prevailed in a third set super tiebreaker, 10-7. The win marked the second in as many days for the Duke duo against a ranked doubles pair. The Blue Devils topped Ohio State's 53rd-ranked tandem of Justin Boulais and James Trotter Tuesday in another super tiebreaker to earn a spot in the tournament's main draw.
Sculley and Stachowiak return to action Thursday at the Michael D. Case Center in Tulsa.
SINGLES
Qualifying Round of 128
No. 59
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Niklas Gerdes (UT-Chattanooga) 6-1, 6-2
Qualifying Round of 64
No. 59
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Ilgiz Valiev (Texas Tech) 6-4, 6-1
Qualifying Round of 32
No. 79 Zeke Clark (Illinois) def. No. 59
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) 6-4, 6-2
Pre-Qualifying Round of 256
Samuel Rubell (Duke) def. Tyler Stice (Auburn) 7-6 (6), 6-3
Garrett Johns (Duke) def. Tom Moonen (Middle Tennessee State) 6-3, 6-4
Edu Güell (Duke) def. Eric Samuelsson (UNLV) 6-3, 0-1 (ret.)
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Trice Pickens (Northwestern) 7-6 (1), 6-3
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def.
Omni Kumar (Duke) 6-2, 6-2
Pre-Qualifying Round of 128
Makey Rakotomalala (Arizona State) def.
Sean Sculley (Duke) 6-4, 6-0
Samuel Rubell (Duke) def. Malik Bhatnagar (LSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Simon Junk (Ole Miss) def.
Garrett Johns (Duke) 6-4, 6-4
Corrado Summaria (Pepperdine) def.
Edu Güell (Duke) 6-1, 6-3
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Guido Marson (Texas A&M) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Pre-Qualifying Round of 64
Chase Wood (Florida State) def.
Samuel Rubell (Duke) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Connor Thomson (South Carolina) def.
Andrew Zhang (Duke) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2
DOUBLES
Main Draw First Round
Sean Sculley/
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. No. 26 Andrea Bolla/Tim Ruehl (Arizona State) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Qualifying Round of 64
Sean Sculley/
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Davis Lawley/Abdoul Ouattara (Omaha) 6-2, 6-1
Qualifying Round of 32
Sean Sculley/
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. Austen Huang/Alex Kotzen (Columbia) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (4)
Qualifying Round of 16
Sean Sculley/
Nick Stachowiak (Duke) def. No. 53 Justin Boulais/James Trotter (Ohio State) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-2)
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