Match 19
Duke vs. No. 53 Georgia Tech – Friday at 4 p.m.
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Match 20
Duke vs. No. 65 Clemson – Sunday at 12 p.m.
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Match 21
Duke vs. North Carolina A&T – Sunday at 5 p.m.
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DURHAM – No. 19 Duke men's tennis welcomes No. 53 Georgia Tech, No. 65 Clemson and North Carolina A&T to Ambler Tennis Stadium beginning Friday.
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The Blue Devils host the Yellow Jackets on Friday at 4 p.m., before welcoming the Tigers and Aggies for a doubleheader on Sunday at 12 and 5 p.m., respectively. All contests are set to be played outdoors at Ambler Tennis Stadium but have the potential to move indoors should weather impact the playing surfaces. The matches against Georgia Tech and Clemson will be Royal Blue contests, with Sunday's outing against the Tigers also being senior day. The Blue Devils will acknowledge
Edu Güell,
Arturo Kam,
Doug Macintosh and
Sean Sculley for senior day.
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Parking is available in the Blue Zone.
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Live stats and video are available for all matches.
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INSIDE LOOK
JuniorÂ
Garrett Johns finds himself in the national rankings for singles play, coming in at the No. 64 spot. The Atlanta, Ga., native sits with a 10-5 overall mark, including a 6-3 ledger over nationally ranked opponents. Four other Blue Devils have 10 singles wins on the year inÂ
Andrew Dale, Güell ,Â
Connor Krug andÂ
Andrew Zhang.
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The sophomore doubles pair ofÂ
Faris Khan andÂ
Niroop Vallabhaneni lead the team with seven dual wins.Â
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HISTORY WITH GEORGIA TECH
Friday's contest is the 66th all-time meeting between the two programs. Duke leads the series 46-19, and won the teams' last meeting a year ago, 6-1. Over the last 10 matchups, the series is tied at five matches apiece.
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SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
Georgia Tech sits with an 8-7 overall record, including a 2-3 mark in ACC play, heading into Friday's match. The Yellow Jackets hold a national ranking of No. 53 according to the latest ITA poll and also have one player and one doubles team listed. Redshirt sophomore Andres Martin comes in at No. 30 in singles play, while he and fellow classmate Marcus McDaniel are ranked as the No. 7 best doubles tandem.
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HISTORY WITH CLEMSON
Duke leads the all-time series with Clemson, 46-30, and is currently riding a five-match winning streak over the Tigers. The last Clemson victory came back on April 15, 2016, when it defeated the Blue Devils, 4-3. Over the last 14 matches, Duke holds the 13-1 edge.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Clemson, who is No. 65 in the latest ITA poll, sits with an overall record of 10-8 and a record of 1-5 in ACC action. The sophomore-senior doubles pair of Ryuhei Azuma and Teodor Giusca are ranked as the No. 56 best doubles duo after posting a 7-3 dual doubles mark. In singles play, Azuma and Giusca each hold a team-high 11 dual wins, while Maxwell Smith follows closely with 10.
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The Tigers will face off against North Carolina on Friday before meeting up with the Blue Devils on Sunday.
HISTORY WITH NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Duke has faced North Carolina A&T on two prior occasions heading into Sunday's match. The Blue Devils were victorious in both of those outings, 7-0 in 2016 and 6-1 in 2020.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
North Carolina A&T brings a 10-7 mark into Sunday's match. Junior Esteban Lopez holds a team-best 13-3 dual singles record on the top court to lead the Aggies. He is followed closely by senior Vasil Ivanov, and freshmen Eder Blanco and Jorge Perez, with marks of 12-5, 11-5, and 10-6, respectively. Lopez joins Ivanov in doubles action and the pair have a 9-8 record, including an 8-8 mark on the top court. During their first season, Blanco and Perez have registered an 8-4 mark in doubles action, playing all their matches on court two.
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The Aggies will face off against Gardner-Webb on Saturday before meeting up with the Blue Devils on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Duke has a weekend off before it closes out the regular season at N.C. State and Wake Forest on April 15th and 17th, respectively. The contest with the Wolfpack is slated for 6 p.m. at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, while Sunday's matchup with the Demon Deacons is set for 1 p.m. at Wake Forest Tennis Center. Live stats will be available for both contests.
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