Duke Claims 4-2 Win at Notre Dame

Sunday, March 5

South Bend, Ind.

12 p.m.

Duke University

[37] Notre Dame

Duke Claims 4-2 Win at Notre Dame

3/5/2023 7:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

SOUTH BEND – No. 22 Duke men's tennis improved to 3-0 in ACC play after defeating No. 40 Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon, 4-2, at Elko Tennis Pavilion.

The Blue Devils shift to 10-4 overall and have now won four consecutive, while the Fighting Irish dip to 8-6 overall and 0-2 in ACC action.

Junior Andrew Dale clinched the win for Duke on court five, marking his second in as many matches.

How It Happened

The sophomore-freshman duo of Connor Krug and Teddy Truwit kicked off doubles action with a 6-2 victory over Evan Lee and Yu Zhang on court three.
No. 47 Sebastian Dominko and Connor Fu then defeated No. 51 Andrew Zhang and Michael Heller, 6-4, on the top court to tie the doubles matches up at one all.
Garrett Johns and Pedro Rodenas clinched the doubles point on court two after they bested Matthew Che and Jean-Marc Malkowski, 6-4.
The home side quickly knotted the overall match up at 1-1 following No. 38 Dominko's 6-2, 6-3 victory over No. 5 Johns on court one.
Rodneas and Andrew Zhang were the next to finish, claiming wins to put the Blue Devils back in front at 3-1. Rodenas earned 6-4, 6-4 wins over Malkowski on court three before Andrew Zhang tallied 6-2, 6-3 victories on court two over Che.
Yu Zhang cut into Duke's lead when he beat Faris Khan 6-4 in the opening set and 6-4 in the second on court six.
Dale then clinched the match for the Blue Devils on court five when he recorded a 7-5, 6-2 win over Aditya Vashistha.
The match on court four went unfinished between Krug and Fu. The home side tallied a 7-5 win in the first frame before Krug rebounded for a 6-3 victory in the second. Krug was leading 3-2 in the third when the match was halted.

Notes

Dale now has three match-clinching victories on the year and six during his Blue Devils tenure.
Rodenas and Dale remain unbeaten in ACC action at 3-0, respectively.
Rodenas and Johns improve to 9-2 in dual doubles matches, while Krug and Truwit shift to 3-1.

Quotes
"This was big team win to cap off a great ACC road weekend for us. We got off to a strong start in doubles and then Notre Dame came out of the gate extremely strong at the start of singles. Nobody panicked and we dug in and showed our collective grittiness. I am very pleased with how this team is coming together and looking forward to continuing to work and build next week." – Duke head coach Ramsey Smith on his thoughts from the match

Next Match
The Blue Devils have a week off before they're back on the road against Virginia Tech and Virginia. Duke is scheduled to face off against the Hokies on Friday, March 17 at noon before heading to Charlottesville, Va., to battle the Cavaliers on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

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Results
Doubles (3,1,2*)
1. #47 Sebastian Dominko/Connor Fu (ND-M) def. #51 Andrew Zhang/Michael Heller (DU) 6-4
2. Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Matthew Che/Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) 6-4
3. Connor Krug/Teddy Truwit (DU) def. Evan Lee/Yu Zhang (ND-M) 6-2

Singles (1,3,2,6,5*)
1. #38 Sebastian Dominko (ND-M) def. #5 Garrett Johns (DU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Andrew Zhang (DU) def. Matthew Che (ND-M) 6-2, 6-3
3. Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND-M) 6-4, 6-4
4. Connor Fu (ND-M) vs. Connor Krug (DU) 7-5, 3-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. Andrew Dale (DU) def. Aditya Vashistha (ND-M) 7-5, 6-2
6. Yu Zhang (ND-M) def. Faris Khan (DU) 6-4, 6-4

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