DURHAM – Following Wednesday's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kickoff Weekend Draft, No. 21 Duke is set to compete in the Winston-Salem Regional, hosted by Wake Forest University.
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The No. 3 seeded Blue Devils will face off against second-seeded and No. 20 ranked Middle Tennessee on Friday, Jan. 27 at the Wake Forest Tennis Center. No. 9 ranked Wake Forest, the top seed and regional host site, will take on fourth-seeded and No. 23 ranked Auburn in the opening round. Times have yet to be determined. The Winston-Salem Regional is the only grouping that consists of four top-25 ranked programs.
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The winners of each match will advance to the championship on Saturday, Jan. 28. There will also be a consolation match played on Saturday. The regional winner then advances to the 2023 ITA Indoor National Championships, in Champaign, Ill.
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The Blue Devils competed in last year's ITA Kickoff Weekend in Columbia, S.C., dropping the regional final to No. 13 and host South Carolina, 4-3. Heading into this year's event, Duke has won eight of its last 13 ITA Kickoff matches.
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Wake Forest concluded the 2022 dual season with a 33-7 record, while Middle Tennessee and Auburn finished with dual marks of 28-5 and 21-11, respectively.
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