CARY, N.C. – Four Blue Devils advanced to the singles main draw round of 16 while all five doubles teams advanced as the Duke men's tennis team continued action at the 2024 ITA Carolina Regional in Cary, N.C.
How it Happened
Singles
- Top-seeded Cooper Williams, [2] Pedro Rodenas, Saahith Jayaraman and Connor Krug all secured two matches in the main draw to advance to the round of 16.
- Williams defeated David Mamalat (Presbyterian) 6-1, 6-1 in the round of 64 before securing a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Matias Iturbe (UNC Charlotte) in the round of 32.
- Second-seeded Rodenas played to a 6-3, 6-3 win over UNC Wilmington's Lukas Steffen before capturing a 6-4, 6-1 tally against North Carolina's Constantinos Djakouris.
- Freshman Jayaraman defeated Mikalai Bankou (South Carolina) 6-4, 7-6 (4). He then went on to outlast and upset 15th-seeded Jelani Sarr (South Carolina) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
- Connor Krug earned a 6-4, 6-1 tally against fifth-seeded Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) and went on to take down Tymofy Khrystyuk (UNC Greensboro) 7-5, 6-4.
- Duke's Alexander Visser upset sixth-seeded Casey Hoole (South Carolina) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 64.
Doubles
- All five doubles tandems advanced to the round of 32.
- Third-seeded Rodenas/Planelles Ripoll defeated Presbyterian's Daksh Prasad/Evgenios Vasilakis, 8-4.
- 11th-seeded Sam Landau/Theo Winegar defeated Tymofy Khrystyuk/Luke Thomson (UNC Greensboro, 8-6.
- Connor Krug/Jake Krug secured an 8-5 win over Cole Burnam/Connor Laymon of Furman.
- Remy Dugardin/Teddy Truwit captured an 8-2 victory against Sai Gandepalli/Olle Sonesson Lidholt (UNC Asheville).
- Oscar Brown/Jayaraman earned a walkover against their UNC Wilmington opponents.
Duke continues action at Cary Tennis Park Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
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SINGLES
Qualifying Singles
Round of 64
[14] Jake Krug def. Mattia Bernadi (College of Charleston) 7-6 (4), 6-3
Lukas Steffen (UNC Wilmington) def.
Theo Winegar [3] (Duke) 6-2, 6-3
Kuang Qing Zu (UNC) def. [10]
Remy Dugardin (Duke) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Curzio Manucci (Coastal Carolina) def. [12]
Teddy Truwit (Duke) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Round of 32
[14] Jake Krug (Duke) def. Allen Walker (Furman) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Consolation Qualifying Singles
Round of 32
[3] Theo Winegar (Duke) def. Lucas Coupu-Moison (NC A&T) 6-2, 6-2
[10] Remy Dugardin (Duke) def. Nathan Pitts (Clemson) 6-2, 6-3
[12] Teddy Truwit (Duke) def. Daksh Prasad (Presbyterian) 6-3, 6-1
Main Draw Singles
Round of 64
[1] Cooper Williams (Duke) def. David Mamalat (Presbyterian) 6-1, 6-1
Alexander Visser (Duke) def. [6] Casey Hoole (South Carolina) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
[7] Gerard Planelles Ripoll (Duke) def. Numa Lemieux-Monette (Gardner-Webb) 6-1, 6-2
Saahith Jayaraman (Duke) def. Mikalai Bankou (South Carolina State) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Connor Krug (Duke) def. [5] Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) 6-4, 6-1
[2] Pedro Rodenas (Duke) def. Lukas Steffen (UNC Wilmington) 6-3, 6-3
Vladislav Melnic (UNC) def.
Oscar Brown (Duke) 6-3, 6-4
[14] Xilas Ioannis (Wake Forest) def.
Jake Krug (Duke) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Round of 32
[1] Cooper Williams (Duke) def. Matias Iturbe (UNC Charlotte) 6-3, 6-2
[2] Pedro Rodenas (Duke) def. Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) 6-4, 6-1
Saahith Jayaraman (Duke) def. [15] Jelani Sarr (South Carolina) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Connor Krug (Duke) def. Tymofy Khrystyuk (UNC Greensboro) 7-5, 6-4
Vasco Prata (UNC Charlotte) def.
Alexander Visser (Duke) 6-4, 7-5
Jakub Katuch (NC State) def. [7]
Gerard Planelles Ripoll (Duke) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Consolation Main Draw
Round of 32
Freddy Murray (UNC Asheville) def.
Oscar Brown (Duke) 6-3, 0-6 [12-10]
Frederic Schlossmann (UNC Charlotte) def.
Jake Krug (Duke) 7-5, 6-7 (4), [10-7]
DOUBLES
Main Draw Doubles
Round of 64
Oscar Brown/Saahith Jayaraman (Duke) def. Richard Trey Mallory/Lukas Steffen (UNC Wilmington) Wo [inj.]
[3]
Pedro Rodenas/Gerard Planelles Ripoll (Duke) def. Daksh Prasad/Evgenios Vasilakis (Presbyterian) 8-4
Connor Krug/Jake Krug (Duke) def. Cole Burnam/Connor Laymon (Furman) 8-5
[11]
Sam Landau/Theo Winegar (Duke) def. Tymofy Khrystyuk/Luke Thomson (UNC Greensboro) 8-6
Remy Dugardin/Teddy Truwit (Duke) def. Sai Gandepalli/Olle Sonesson Lidholt (UNC Asheville) 8-2