Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus #21 University of Southern California on May 1, 2026 , Loss , 2, to, 4
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Blue Devils Open Dual Match Season
1/18/2025 9:30:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Match 1
[12] Duke vs. [21] Harvard – Sunday at 12 Noon
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Match 2
[12] Duke vs. North Carolina Central – Sunday at 5 p.m.
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DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 12 Duke men's tennis team is set to open its dual match slate with a Sunday doubleheader at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The Blue Devils host No. 21 Harvard and North Carolina Central at noon and 5 p.m., respectively. Parking is available in the Blue Zone with live stats and video are available for all three matches.
Three Duke singles players and three doubles teams were ranked by the ITA in its final fall listing. Junior Sam Landau stands No. 37 in singles with junior Pedro Rodenas right behind at No. 38. Sophomore Cooper Williams rounds out the trio at No. 47. The doubles duo of Williams and graduate Theo Winegar is the highest of the Blue Devil bunch at No. 12. Landau and graduate Andreja Petrovic stand at No. 33 while Rodenas and junior Gerard Planelles Ripoll are No. 49.Â
SEASON OPENER SUCCESS
Since Ramsey Smith took over in 2008-09, the Blue Devils hold a 14-2 record in season openers with the lone losses coming to Elon, 4-3, in 2014 and No. 20 South Carolina, 4-1, in 2021.
HISTORY WITH HARVARD
For the third consecutive season, Duke and Harvard will face off. The Crimson, who lead the all-time series 15-2, has captured the last two meetings by 4-3 scores, on January 22, 2023, and February 23, 2024. In last year's contest, the Blue Devils fell behind 2-0 before three consecutive singles victories by Alexander Visser, Pedro Rodenas and Garrett Johns flipped it to a 3-0 Duke lead. Harvard took the last two decisions to win the match. Â
HISTORY WITH NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
Duke currently leads the all-time series with the Eagles 19-0 with all matches being played on the Blue Devils' campus. These two programs met January 21, 2024, with Duke recording a 7-0 sweep.Â
A WHOLE NEW ORDER
The Blue Devils' lineup will look much different in 2025 with two of its top three from 2024 having exhausted eligibility. Garrett Johns was on the top court for 19 matches last spring while Andrew Zhang was on No. 3 for 18 decisions. The top doubles court was occupied by Garrett Johns and Pedro Rodenas, who earned All-America honors, for all but three dual match decisions last spring.Â
WELCOME NEWCOMERS
To help replenish the Duke roster, the Blue Devils welcomed eight newcomers. In come graduate transfers Oscar Brown, Remy Dugardin, Andreja Petrovic and Theo Winegar in addition to freshman Saahith Jayaraman, junior transfers Sam Landau and Gerard Planelles Ripoll and sophomore transfer Cooper Williams.Â
NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP
This fall the NCAA held its singles and doubles championships as part of a two-year trial period. Duke was represented in singles by Cooper Williams and Pedro Rodenas and in doubles by Williams and Theo Winegar. Rodenas dropped his first match while Williams advanced to the Round of 32 in singles and to the Round of 16 with Winegar in doubles. Williams and Winegar's opening doubles match was one of the record books as they clawed back after dropping the first set to win 1-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (8).Â
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils welcome Cornell, Old Dominion and Vanderbilt for the ITA Kickoff Weekend inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center from January 25-26. Duke will face Old Dominion at 12 noon on Saturday, January 25 before facing either Cornell or Vanderbilt on Sunday. The start time for Sunday's match has yet to be determined.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMTEN".
#GoDuke
[12] Duke vs. [21] Harvard – Sunday at 12 Noon
Watch | Live Results | Program
Match 2
[12] Duke vs. North Carolina Central – Sunday at 5 p.m.
Watch | Live Results | Program
DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 12 Duke men's tennis team is set to open its dual match slate with a Sunday doubleheader at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The Blue Devils host No. 21 Harvard and North Carolina Central at noon and 5 p.m., respectively. Parking is available in the Blue Zone with live stats and video are available for all three matches.
Three Duke singles players and three doubles teams were ranked by the ITA in its final fall listing. Junior Sam Landau stands No. 37 in singles with junior Pedro Rodenas right behind at No. 38. Sophomore Cooper Williams rounds out the trio at No. 47. The doubles duo of Williams and graduate Theo Winegar is the highest of the Blue Devil bunch at No. 12. Landau and graduate Andreja Petrovic stand at No. 33 while Rodenas and junior Gerard Planelles Ripoll are No. 49.Â
SEASON OPENER SUCCESS
Since Ramsey Smith took over in 2008-09, the Blue Devils hold a 14-2 record in season openers with the lone losses coming to Elon, 4-3, in 2014 and No. 20 South Carolina, 4-1, in 2021.
HISTORY WITH HARVARD
For the third consecutive season, Duke and Harvard will face off. The Crimson, who lead the all-time series 15-2, has captured the last two meetings by 4-3 scores, on January 22, 2023, and February 23, 2024. In last year's contest, the Blue Devils fell behind 2-0 before three consecutive singles victories by Alexander Visser, Pedro Rodenas and Garrett Johns flipped it to a 3-0 Duke lead. Harvard took the last two decisions to win the match. Â
HISTORY WITH NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
Duke currently leads the all-time series with the Eagles 19-0 with all matches being played on the Blue Devils' campus. These two programs met January 21, 2024, with Duke recording a 7-0 sweep.Â
A WHOLE NEW ORDER
The Blue Devils' lineup will look much different in 2025 with two of its top three from 2024 having exhausted eligibility. Garrett Johns was on the top court for 19 matches last spring while Andrew Zhang was on No. 3 for 18 decisions. The top doubles court was occupied by Garrett Johns and Pedro Rodenas, who earned All-America honors, for all but three dual match decisions last spring.Â
WELCOME NEWCOMERS
To help replenish the Duke roster, the Blue Devils welcomed eight newcomers. In come graduate transfers Oscar Brown, Remy Dugardin, Andreja Petrovic and Theo Winegar in addition to freshman Saahith Jayaraman, junior transfers Sam Landau and Gerard Planelles Ripoll and sophomore transfer Cooper Williams.Â
NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP
This fall the NCAA held its singles and doubles championships as part of a two-year trial period. Duke was represented in singles by Cooper Williams and Pedro Rodenas and in doubles by Williams and Theo Winegar. Rodenas dropped his first match while Williams advanced to the Round of 32 in singles and to the Round of 16 with Winegar in doubles. Williams and Winegar's opening doubles match was one of the record books as they clawed back after dropping the first set to win 1-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (8).Â
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils welcome Cornell, Old Dominion and Vanderbilt for the ITA Kickoff Weekend inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center from January 25-26. Duke will face Old Dominion at 12 noon on Saturday, January 25 before facing either Cornell or Vanderbilt on Sunday. The start time for Sunday's match has yet to be determined.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMTEN".
#GoDuke
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