Blue Devils Earn 4-2 Victory over No. 24 Miami

Sunday, March 13

Coral Gables, Fla.

12 p.m.

Duke University

[24] Miami

Blue Devils Earn 4-2 Victory over No. 24 Miami

3/13/2022 4:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 40 Duke men's tennis completed a weekend sweep after it beat No. 24 Miami, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

The win marked the Blue Devils' second consecutive over a nationally ranked foe, as they also defeated No. 17 Florida State, 4-3, on Friday. Duke shifts to 10-4 on the year, including a 3-1 mark in ACC play. Miami dips to 12-4 and 1-3, respectively.

"Well, we did it the hard way today," Duke head coach Ramsey Smith said. "We lost the doubles point and got down in singles early on the road against a tough team in tough conditions. But we battled, we dug in, and hung in there long enough to grab the momentum at the end. We had great support from a bunch of Duke tennis alumni, and it was extra special to win in front of them. It was a gusty team effort, and I couldn't be prouder of the guys."

Miami jumped on things early, winning two of the three doubles matches. Juan Martin Jalif and Franco Aubone started the day by defeating Connor Krug and Sean Sculley, 6-2, on court one. Garrett Johns and Andrew Dale then bested Bojan Jankulovski and Dan Martin on court three, 6-2, to tie everything up at 1-1. With the doubles point coming down to the outcome on court two, Benjamin Hannestad and Martin Katz recorded a 6-3 victory over Faris Khan and Andrew Zhang to hand the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead.

Miami extended its advantage to 2-0 after Hannestad beat Krug 6-2, 6-2 on court three.

Fortunately, the Blue Devils would not waver, claiming the next four singles matches to register the come-from-behind victory. Khan recorded a 6-4 win in his opening set on court four against Oren Vasser before notching a 6-3 victory in the second for Duke's first point of the day.

Zhang followed that up with a win on court two 6-4, 6-4 over Jankulovski. Zhang pulled Duke even at 2-2 in the overall match and improved his overall dual singles record to 7-2 with the win.

Johns continued the momentum on court one, besting No. 99 Dan Martin in three sets. The junior dropped a 6-2 decision in the opening frame but rallied back for 6-3, 6-3 victories in the second and third, respectively, to hand the Blue Devils a 3-2 edge.

Senior Edu Güell then clinched the match for the visitors after he defeated Martin Jalif 7-6 (5), 6-4 on court five. Güell also improved to 7-2 on the year in dual singles matches with the win.

The final singles match of the day between Katz and Dale on court six went unfinished with Dale earning a 7-5 win in the first set. The pair were tied at 6-6 (3-3) in the second frame when the match was halted.

Duke is back at home on Wednesday at 3 p.m. when it welcomes No. 31 North Carolina to Ambler Tennis Stadium. Live stats and video will be available for the match.

RESULTS
Doubles (1,3,2*)
1. Juan Martin Jalif/Franco Aubone (UM) def. Connor Krug/Sean Sculley (DU) 6-2
2. Benjamin Hannestad/Martin Katz (UM) def. Faris Khan/Andrew Zhang (DU) 6-3
3. Garrett Johns/Andrew Dale (DU) def. Bojan Jankulovski/Dan Martin (UM) 6-2

Singles (3,4,2,1,5*)
1. Garrett Johns (DU) def. #99 Dan Martin (UM) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Andrew Zhang (DU) def. Bojan Jankulovski (UM) 6-4, 6-4
3. Benjamin Hannestad (UM) def. Connor Krug (DU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Faris Khan (DU) def. Oren Vasser (UM) 6-4, 6-3
5. Edu Güell (DU) def. Juan Martin Jalif (UM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
6. Martin Katz (UM) vs. Andrew Dale (DU) 7-5, 6-6 (3-3), unfinished

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