DURHAM, N.C. – Four Duke men's tennis student-athletes will compete in the Wake Forest Invitational this weekend, Nov. 8-10, in Winston Salem, N.C.
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Seniors
Spencer Furman and
Samir Agadi and freshmen
Andrew Zhang and
Omni Kumar will represent the Blue Devils in competition this weekend.
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The Wake Forest Invitational will be the first matches this fall for Agadi and Furman. Â
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Zhang holds a 9-2 record in singles this fall. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich., native has been impressive for the Blue Devils with a 1-1 record against ranked opponents. In his most recent outing, Zhang advanced the quarterfinals in singles and semifinals in doubles of the ITA Carolina Regional.
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Kumar is in his first season with the Blue Devils. He holds a 2-3 record during the fall season in singles. The Irvine, Calif., native made a run through the consolation draw at the Bonk Invitational but fell in the consolation final.
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In the opening round in Winston Salem, Zhang is in the A1 singles draw, Furman and Kumar are in the A2 singles draw and Agadi will play in the F singles draw. Zhang takes the court against Antoine Sanchez of Stetson at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning. Kumar faces Rafael Tosetto (Tennessee Tech) at 12:30 a.m. while Furman plays Justin Barki of Princeton at the same time. Agadi also takes the court at 12:30 a.m., going against Charles Parry of Wake Forest.
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Duke will partner up Furman/Zhang and Agadi/Kumar in doubles. Furman and Zhang will take on Linus Bergevi and Sanchez (Stetson) at 9:30 a.m. in the A3 doubles draw. Agadi and Kumar face William Clark and Sam Kavarana of Davidson at 10:00 a.m.
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Singles
A1 Draw
Round of 16
Andrew Zhang (Duke) vs. Antoine Sanchez (Stetson)
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A2 Draw
Round of 16
Spencer Furman (Duke) vs. Justin Barki (Princeton)
Omni Kumar (Duke) vs. Rafael Tosetto (Tennessee Tech)
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Doubles
A3 Draw
Spencer Furman/
Andrew Zhang (Duke) vs. Linus Bergevi/Antoine Sanchez (Stetson)
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B2 Draw
Samir Agadi/
Omni Kumar (Duke) vs. William Clark/Sam Kavarana (Davidson)
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