DURHAM – Duke men's tennis head coachÂ
Ramsey Smith announced the team's spring schedule on Friday and it is highlighted by 15 home matches.
The Blue Devils open the season with four straight home matches beginning on Jan. 14 when they welcome Coastal Carolina to Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The following weekend, Duke hosts UNC Wilmington (Jan. 21) before Elon and North Carolina Central come to Durham for a double-header on Jan. 23.
Duke next hits the road for the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Columbia, S.C., where it will face Liberty (Jan. 29) and either the event hosts South Carolina or LSU (Jan. 30). The Blue Devils then remain away from home for a match at Illinois (Feb. 4) and Northwestern (Feb. 6).
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Duke is back home Feb. 11 and 13 against VCU and Kentucky, respectively, before competing at the National Team Indoors from Feb. 17-20 in Seattle, Wash.
The Blue Devils then host nine of their next 12 matches at home starting with Campbell on Feb. 26. Duke kicks off ACC competition the following weekend when it welcomes Virginia (March 4) and Virginia Tech (March 6). Additional home matches include North Carolina (March 16), Notre Dame (March 25), Louisville (March 27), Georgia Tech (April 1), and a double-header with Clemson and North Carolina A&T (April 3).
The three road matches during that stretch are at Florida State (March 11), Miami (March 13), and Boston College (March 18).
Duke wraps up the regular season at N.C. State and Wake Forest on April 15 and 17, respectively.
The Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga., will serve as the host site for the ACC Men's Tennis Championships which run from April 20-24.
The NCAA Tournament opens with the NCAA Regionals at select campus sites on May 13-15 with the winners advancing to the NCAA Team Championships in Champaign, Ill., from May 19-22. The NCAA Individual Championships will follow the team championships, May 23-28.
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