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Men's Tennis
vs ITA Regional Championship
Saturday, September 18
Cary, N.C.
All Day
Duke University
vs
Day Two
Duke Remains Strong at Bonk Invitational
9/19/2021 1:15:00 AM | Men's Tennis
CARY, N.C. – Following an impressive opening day at the Duke James Bonk Invitational, the Blue Devils continued their success at the tournament Saturday in singles play.
Duke registered seven victories on the day, led by the No. 1 seed in the B draw Arturo Kam and Faris Khan. Both advance to Sunday's final and will face off against each other for B draw title. Kam defeated Wake Forest's Ben Draper 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-0 before besting teammate Niroop Vallabhaneni 6-5 (ret.). Khan defeated Juan Sebastian Zabala of East Tennessee State 6-4, 6-2 before beating the No. 3 seed in the B draw and fellow teammate Jake Krug 6-4, 6-1
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Vallabhaneni advanced to Saturday's semifinals after defeating Elon's Daniel Martin 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2, while Jake Krug made it to the semis by beating Deji Thomas-Smith of Liberty 6-2, 6-2.
The finals doubles matches of the tournament are set to begin at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Cary Tennis Park followed by the singles finals. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
SINGLES RESULTS
Quarterfinals (A Draw)
Josh Wilson (LU) def. Connor Krug (Duke) 6-4, 6-4
Fifth Place Bracket (A Draw)
Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) def. Connor Krug (Duke) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
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Consolation Quarterfinals (A Draw)
(4) Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Logan Zapp (UNC) by way of w/o
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Consolation Semifinals (A Draw)
(1) Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. (4) Andrew Zhang (Duke) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Quarterfinals (B Draw)
(1) Arturo Kam (Duke) def. Ben Draper (WF) 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-0
Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) def. Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2
(3) Jake Krug (Duke) def. Deji Thomas-Smith (LU) 6-2, 6-2
Faris Khan (Duke) def. Juan Sebastian Zabala (ETSU) 6-4, 6-2
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Semifinals (B Draw)
(1) Arturo Kam (Duke) def. Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) 6-5 (ret.)
Faris Khan (Duke) def. (3) Jake Krug (Duke) 6-4, 6-1
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Duke registered seven victories on the day, led by the No. 1 seed in the B draw Arturo Kam and Faris Khan. Both advance to Sunday's final and will face off against each other for B draw title. Kam defeated Wake Forest's Ben Draper 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-0 before besting teammate Niroop Vallabhaneni 6-5 (ret.). Khan defeated Juan Sebastian Zabala of East Tennessee State 6-4, 6-2 before beating the No. 3 seed in the B draw and fellow teammate Jake Krug 6-4, 6-1
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Vallabhaneni advanced to Saturday's semifinals after defeating Elon's Daniel Martin 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2, while Jake Krug made it to the semis by beating Deji Thomas-Smith of Liberty 6-2, 6-2.
The finals doubles matches of the tournament are set to begin at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Cary Tennis Park followed by the singles finals. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
SINGLES RESULTS
Quarterfinals (A Draw)
Josh Wilson (LU) def. Connor Krug (Duke) 6-4, 6-4
Fifth Place Bracket (A Draw)
Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) def. Connor Krug (Duke) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
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Consolation Quarterfinals (A Draw)
(4) Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Logan Zapp (UNC) by way of w/o
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Consolation Semifinals (A Draw)
(1) Jakob Schnaitter (WF) def. (4) Andrew Zhang (Duke) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Quarterfinals (B Draw)
(1) Arturo Kam (Duke) def. Ben Draper (WF) 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-0
Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) def. Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2
(3) Jake Krug (Duke) def. Deji Thomas-Smith (LU) 6-2, 6-2
Faris Khan (Duke) def. Juan Sebastian Zabala (ETSU) 6-4, 6-2
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Semifinals (B Draw)
(1) Arturo Kam (Duke) def. Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) 6-5 (ret.)
Faris Khan (Duke) def. (3) Jake Krug (Duke) 6-4, 6-1
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