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Johns Earns NCAA Championship Singles Bid
5/3/2022 8:34:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DURHAM – Junior Garrett Johns had been selected to represent Duke at the 2022 NCAA Singles Championship from May 23-28 at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Ill.
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Johns received an at-large bid to compete in the 64-player singles field. It is his first career selection, and he becomes Duke's first competitor at the event since Nicolas Alvarez in 2018.
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The Atlanta, Ga., product served as the Blue Devils' top singles player this season, playing each of his dual matches on court one. He sports a 17-8 overall record and leads Duke with seven wins against ranked opponents. Johns' most noteworthy victory of the campaign was an upset of No. 22 Brian Cernoch of North Carolina 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 on March 16. Johns was named the ACC Player of the Week following the performance. He has been nationally ranked by the ITA throughout the course of the year as well.
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Action at the NCAA Singles Championship begins Monday, May 23, with the first round. All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a 7-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches.Â
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Johns received an at-large bid to compete in the 64-player singles field. It is his first career selection, and he becomes Duke's first competitor at the event since Nicolas Alvarez in 2018.
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The Atlanta, Ga., product served as the Blue Devils' top singles player this season, playing each of his dual matches on court one. He sports a 17-8 overall record and leads Duke with seven wins against ranked opponents. Johns' most noteworthy victory of the campaign was an upset of No. 22 Brian Cernoch of North Carolina 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 on March 16. Johns was named the ACC Player of the Week following the performance. He has been nationally ranked by the ITA throughout the course of the year as well.
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Action at the NCAA Singles Championship begins Monday, May 23, with the first round. All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a 7-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches.Â
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#GoDuke
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