Blue Devils Beat Kentucky, NC Central Sunday

Sunday, February 9

Durham, N.C.

1 P.M.

Duke University

Kentucky

Blue Devils Beat Kentucky, NC Central Sunday

2/9/2020 9:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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DURHAM, N.C. – Bouncing back from Friday night's loss, Duke men's tennis secure two victories on Sunday, defeating Kentucky (4-1) and blanking NC Central (7-0) in the Sheffield Tennis Center.

The Blue Devils finished the weekend at 2-1, improving to 9-1 overall. Kentucky, who was receiving votes in the latest Oracle/ITA rankings, fell to 7-4 while NC Central dropped to 0-5.

Match 1
Beginning with doubles play, Spencer Furman and Luca Keist blanked their Kentucky opponents, 6-0, on court two. The Wildcats answered, picking up a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles. For the third match in a row, the doubles decision played out on the top court as No. 6 Nick Stachowiak and Sean Sculley edged Gabriel Diallo and Millen Hurrion in a tiebreaker (7-6 [2]).

Heading into singles with a 1-0 lead, Garrett Johns was the first to finish with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court six, followed by Furman with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 52 Alexandre LeBlanc on court four. Kentucky's Diallo made it a 3-1 match with a win on three (6-4, 6-3) over Keist.

After falling short in the first set, sophomore Edu Güell pulled away with a three-set victory (2-6, 6-3, 6-3) at No. 2 singles to clinch the match for the Blue Devils, winning 4-1.

Match 2
Carrying momentum from the earlier win, Duke cruised through doubles as Furman/Keist were first off with a 6-1 feat on court two. No. 6 Stachowiak/Sculley secured the doubles point once again, winning 6-3 on the top court over NC Central's Thanos Spyropoulos and Christos Dagklis.

Playing in his first match at No. 2 singles, Samuel Rubell breezed past his opponent with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. No. 113 Andrew Zhang finished next on court five with a 6-2, 6-1 win before Johns secured Duke's victory with a 6-4, 6-3 win on court four.

Continuing action, Furman notched his first victory at No. 1 singles this season, taking down Spyropoulos with a 6-2, 6-3 win. Coming back after a 6-1 loss in the first set, Samir Agadi garnered the first dual win as a Blue Devil in a super tiebreaker (1-6, 6-3, 1-0 [7]) on court six. Omni Kumar closed out the match with his second with of the spring at No. 3 singles (6-3, 7-5).

The Blue Devils have a few weeks off before they return to competition on Friday, Feb. 28 against Virginia Tech. First serve versus the Hokies is set for 3 p.m.

Results vs. Kentucky
Singles (6,4,3,2*)
1. Nick Stachowiak (DU) vs. Millen Hurrion (UK) 6-7 (5-7), 5-2, unf.
2. Edu Guell (DU) def. César Bourgois (UK) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Gabriel Diallo (UK) def. Luca Keist (DU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Spencer Furman (DU) def. #52 Alexandre LeBlanc (UK) 6-3, 6-4
5. Samuel Rubell (DU) vs. Kento Yamada (UK) 5-7, 6-3, 3-1, unf.
6. Garrett Johns (DU) def. Kevin Huempfner (UK) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles (2,3,1*)
1. #6 Nick Stachowiak/Sean Sculley (DU) def. Gabriel Diallo/Millen Hurrion (UK) 7-6 (7-2)
2. Spencer Furman/Luca Keist (DU) def. Kevin Huempfner/Alexandre LeBlanc (UK) 6-0
3. César Bourgois/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) def. Garrett Johns/Samuel Rubell (DU) 6-3

Results vs. NC Central
Singles (2,5,4*,1,6,3)
1. Spencer Furman (DU) def. SPYROPOULOS,Thanos (NCCUM) 6-2, 6-3
2. Samuel Rubell (DU) def. BARAN,Amit (NCCUM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Omni Kumar (DU) def. DAGKLIS,Christos (NCCUM) 6-3, 7-5
4. Garrett Johns (DU) def. CLARK,Miles (NCCUM) 6-4, 6-3
5. #113 Andrew Zhang (DU) def. BROMLEY,Sebastian (NCCUM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Samir Agadi (DU) def. JUEZ TORRES,Pablo (NCCUM) 1-6, 6-3, 10-7
Doubles (2,1*)
1. #6 Nick Stachowiak/Sean Sculley (DU) def. SPYROPOULOS,Thanos/DAGKLIS,Christos (NCCUM) 6-3
2. Spencer Furman/Luca Keist (DU) def. BARAN,Amit/CLARK,Miles (NCCUM) 6-1
3. Samuel Rubell/Garrett Johns (DU) vs. JUEZ TORRES,Pablo/BROMLEY,Sebastian (NCCUM) 4-2, unf.

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