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Blue Devils Head to Winston-Salem for ITA Kickoff Weekend
1/26/2023 3:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Match 5
Duke vs. Middle Tennessee – Friday at 1 p.m.Â
Live Stats | Live Video
Match 6
Duke vs. No. 10 Wake Forest/No. 23 Auburn – Saturday at 1 or 5 p.m.
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DURHAM – No. 19 Duke men's tennis heads to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
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The Blue Devils will join No. 23 Auburn, Middle Tennessee and host No. 10 Wake Forest at the event. Duke is slated for one of the strongest regions in the county as it was the only region where all four teams were listed in the top-25 in last year's final rankings.
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Duke, the No. 3 seed at the tournament, will face off against the No. 2 seed in Middle Tennessee on Friday at 1 p.m. The winner of that match will meet either No. 1 seed and 10th-ranked Wake Forest or No. 4 seed and 23rd-ranked Auburn, who play the second match of the day on Friday at 5 p.m. The losers of those two matches will meet in a consolation match on Saturday at 1 p.m., with the championship match set for 5 p.m.
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In total, there are 15 host sites across the country, with four teams competing at each site. The winner at each site will advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, held Feb. 17-20 in Chicago, Ill. The University of Illinois will automatically be in the 16-team field as the host site school.
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Duke has three singles players and one doubles pair ranked heading into the matches led by senior Garrett Johns, who is slated as the No. 4 singles player nationally. Freshman Pedro Rodenas and senior Andrew Zhang join Johns in the singles rankings securing the No. 84 and No. 101 spots, respectively. Zhang is paired with fellow classmate Michael Heller in doubles action and the duo are ranked No. 49.Â
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MOVING UP IN RANKINGS
After finishing their home-opening weekend with a 2-1 record and their only loss to No. 16 Harvard by a slim 4-3 margin, the Blue Devils climbed to No. 19 in the latest ITA Coaches Poll sponsored by Tennis-Point.
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HISTORY WITH AUBURN
Duke currently leads the all-time series with the Tigers, 6-3, and is currently riding a three-match winning streak over them. The last meeting between these two programs came on Jan. 30, 2010 when the Blue Devils recorded a 4-2 win in the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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SCOUTING THE TIGERS
No. 23 Auburn heads into the weekend with a 3-0 mark, including back-to-back 7-0 victories over Alabama State and Samford. The Tigers have two players ranked in singles action in senior Tyler Stice (No. 66) and sophomore Will Nolan (T-No. 110). Both are 2-1 on the early season in singles action. Stice and teammate Alejandro Moreono are 2-0 on court three in doubles play, while Nolan has paired with Billy Blaydes in double actions to go 1-0.
HISTORY WITH MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Friday's contest with the Blue Raiders will be the fourth all-time meeting, with Duke holding a 3-0 edge on the all-time series. These two programs last faced off on Jan. 25, 2019 in the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Chapel Hill, N.C., with the Blue Devils coming out victorious 4-0.
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SCOUTING THE BLUE RAIDERS
Middle Tennessee received votes in the latest ITA poll and finished last season as the No. 20 team nationally. The Blue Raiders hold a 2-1 ledger three matches into this year with their lone loss a 5-2 decision at Mississippi State during their last outing. Two players and one doubles team is ranked heading into the weekend. Sophomore Oskar Brostrom Poulsen (No. 60) and graduate student Francisco Rocha (No. 109) find themselves ranked in singles action, while the pair are ranked No. 26 in doubles play.Â
HISTORY WITH WAKE FOREST
Duke leads the all-time series with the Demon Deacons, 85-23, but Wake Forest is riding an eight-match winning streak over the Blue Devils. Duke's last win over its ACC foe was on March 22, 2015 when it registered a 4-3 victory in Durham. Prior to the Demon Deacons' current winning streak, the Blue Devils had won nine of the last 10 in the series.
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SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
No. 10 Wake Forest is 6-0 on the early season, including wins over Elon and No. 6 Tennessee. Senior Matthew Thomson leads the team with six dual singles wins, while senior Melios Efstathious and junior Filippo Moroni hold 3-0 records in singles play on the top court. Moroni teams up with Juan Lopez de Azcona to rank as the No. 30 doubles duo nationally. The pair are 2-2 so far this season on court one.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Devils are back in Durham for two matches with Big Ten opponents in Illinois and Northwestern. Duke welcomes the Fighting Illini to Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center on Friday, Feb. 3 for a 6 p.m. match before hosting the Wildcats on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m. Live stats and video will be available for both contests.
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Duke vs. Middle Tennessee – Friday at 1 p.m.Â
Live Stats | Live Video
Match 6
Duke vs. No. 10 Wake Forest/No. 23 Auburn – Saturday at 1 or 5 p.m.
Live Stats | Live Video
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DURHAM – No. 19 Duke men's tennis heads to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
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The Blue Devils will join No. 23 Auburn, Middle Tennessee and host No. 10 Wake Forest at the event. Duke is slated for one of the strongest regions in the county as it was the only region where all four teams were listed in the top-25 in last year's final rankings.
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Duke, the No. 3 seed at the tournament, will face off against the No. 2 seed in Middle Tennessee on Friday at 1 p.m. The winner of that match will meet either No. 1 seed and 10th-ranked Wake Forest or No. 4 seed and 23rd-ranked Auburn, who play the second match of the day on Friday at 5 p.m. The losers of those two matches will meet in a consolation match on Saturday at 1 p.m., with the championship match set for 5 p.m.
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In total, there are 15 host sites across the country, with four teams competing at each site. The winner at each site will advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, held Feb. 17-20 in Chicago, Ill. The University of Illinois will automatically be in the 16-team field as the host site school.
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Duke has three singles players and one doubles pair ranked heading into the matches led by senior Garrett Johns, who is slated as the No. 4 singles player nationally. Freshman Pedro Rodenas and senior Andrew Zhang join Johns in the singles rankings securing the No. 84 and No. 101 spots, respectively. Zhang is paired with fellow classmate Michael Heller in doubles action and the duo are ranked No. 49.Â
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MOVING UP IN RANKINGS
After finishing their home-opening weekend with a 2-1 record and their only loss to No. 16 Harvard by a slim 4-3 margin, the Blue Devils climbed to No. 19 in the latest ITA Coaches Poll sponsored by Tennis-Point.
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HISTORY WITH AUBURN
Duke currently leads the all-time series with the Tigers, 6-3, and is currently riding a three-match winning streak over them. The last meeting between these two programs came on Jan. 30, 2010 when the Blue Devils recorded a 4-2 win in the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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SCOUTING THE TIGERS
No. 23 Auburn heads into the weekend with a 3-0 mark, including back-to-back 7-0 victories over Alabama State and Samford. The Tigers have two players ranked in singles action in senior Tyler Stice (No. 66) and sophomore Will Nolan (T-No. 110). Both are 2-1 on the early season in singles action. Stice and teammate Alejandro Moreono are 2-0 on court three in doubles play, while Nolan has paired with Billy Blaydes in double actions to go 1-0.
HISTORY WITH MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Friday's contest with the Blue Raiders will be the fourth all-time meeting, with Duke holding a 3-0 edge on the all-time series. These two programs last faced off on Jan. 25, 2019 in the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Chapel Hill, N.C., with the Blue Devils coming out victorious 4-0.
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SCOUTING THE BLUE RAIDERS
Middle Tennessee received votes in the latest ITA poll and finished last season as the No. 20 team nationally. The Blue Raiders hold a 2-1 ledger three matches into this year with their lone loss a 5-2 decision at Mississippi State during their last outing. Two players and one doubles team is ranked heading into the weekend. Sophomore Oskar Brostrom Poulsen (No. 60) and graduate student Francisco Rocha (No. 109) find themselves ranked in singles action, while the pair are ranked No. 26 in doubles play.Â
HISTORY WITH WAKE FOREST
Duke leads the all-time series with the Demon Deacons, 85-23, but Wake Forest is riding an eight-match winning streak over the Blue Devils. Duke's last win over its ACC foe was on March 22, 2015 when it registered a 4-3 victory in Durham. Prior to the Demon Deacons' current winning streak, the Blue Devils had won nine of the last 10 in the series.
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SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
No. 10 Wake Forest is 6-0 on the early season, including wins over Elon and No. 6 Tennessee. Senior Matthew Thomson leads the team with six dual singles wins, while senior Melios Efstathious and junior Filippo Moroni hold 3-0 records in singles play on the top court. Moroni teams up with Juan Lopez de Azcona to rank as the No. 30 doubles duo nationally. The pair are 2-2 so far this season on court one.
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UP NEXT
The Blue Devils are back in Durham for two matches with Big Ten opponents in Illinois and Northwestern. Duke welcomes the Fighting Illini to Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center on Friday, Feb. 3 for a 6 p.m. match before hosting the Wildcats on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m. Live stats and video will be available for both contests.
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