Duke Defeats Notre Dame to Advance to ACC Championship Quarterfinals

Thursday, April 17

Cary, N.C.

6:00 PM

Duke University

Notre Dame

Duke Defeats Notre Dame to Advance to ACC Championship Quarterfinals

4/17/2025 11:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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CARY, N.C. – The No. 19 Duke men's tennis team defeated 15th-seeded Notre Dame, 4-1, at the Cary Tennis Park Thursday evening to advance to the ACC Championship quarterfinals. Duke improves to 17-7 on the season, while Notre Dame falls to 14-15 overall.

The seventh-seeded Blue Devils are set to make their third consecutive appearance in the ACC Championship quarterfinals, where they will take on second-seeded and fifth-ranked N.C. State Friday at 6 p.m. at the Cary Tennis Park.

How It Happened

The Blue Devils took the 1-0 lead by clinching the doubles point.
At the second spot, junior Pedro Rodenas and graduate Andreja Petrovic posted a dominant 6-0 victory over Notre Dame's Jameson Corsillo and Yu Zhang.
At the first position, the 20th-ranked Duke duo sophomore Cooper Williams and graduate Theo Winegar fell behind, 2-3, to the Fighting Irish's 21st-ranked Sebastian Dominko and Chase Thompson. Williams and Winegar battled back to win four of the next five games, taking the match at 6-4 and securing the doubles point for the Blue Devils.
Graduate Remy Dugardin and junior Gerard Planelles Ripoll's match remained unfinished at the third position.
Notre Dame evened the score at 1-1, as Peter Nad defeated senior Connor Krug in straight sets at the fifth position. Nad posted a 6-1 triumph in set one. Connor Krug battled to a 2-1 lead in the second set, but Nad recovered for a 6-2 finish.
The Blue Devils pushed to a 2-1 lead, as No. 62 Williams clinched his match over Zhang in two sets. The sophomore cruised to a 6-1 finish in the first set and posted a 6-2 triumph in the second to secure his match.
The Blue Devils took the 3-1 advantage, as Rodenas posted a straight set upset win over No. 19 Dominko. Rodenas rallied back from a 3-0 deficit in his first set to clinch a 6-4 triumph. Rodenas followed suit in his second set, jumping out to a 3-0 lead before notching another 6-4 victory.
Senior Jake Krug clinched the match for the Blue Devils on court No. 6 over Notre Dame's Kyran Magimay. Jake Krug earned the 6-4 triumph in set one. In a back-and-forth second set, Jake Krug won two of the last three games to clinch the 6-4 win to seal the team triumph for Duke.
Petrovic and Dugardin's matches remained unfinished.

Quotes

"It was awesome to get that win. We had a long delay before we got to play, so it's pretty late under the lights, but really proud of the team. I thought we came out extremely strong in doubles with great energy. We played well on all three courts, and then did a good job jumping ahead in singles. It was just a great team effort. I'm happy for the guys."
"Pedro was feeling it. He and Andreja set the tone winning 6-0 in doubles. Especially on the men's side, that rarely happens. And they just came out swinging. Notre Dame's Dominko is someone that I have as much respect for as anybody in college tennis. He does not lose much. He's an absolute monster, huge serve and great competitor. And for Pedro to get the win in straight sets showed a lot of resilience." – Duke head coach Ramsey Smith

Up Next

The Blue Devils remain in Cary as they will take on second-seeded and fifth-ranked NC State in the ACC Championship quarterfinals on Friday at 6 p.m. at Cary Tennis Park.

Results
Doubles (2,1)
1. #20 Cooper Williams/Theo Winegar (DU) def. #21 Sebastian Dominko/Chase Thompson (ND) 6-4
2. Andreja Petrovic/Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Jameson Corsillo/Yu Zhang (ND) 6-0
3. G Planelles Ripoll/Remy Dugardin (DU) vs. Luis Llorens Saracho/Peter Nad (ND) 4-5, unfinished

Singles (5,2,1,6)
1. #40 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. #19 Sebastian Dominko (ND) 6-4, 6-4
2. #62 Cooper Williams (DU) def. Yu Zhang (ND) 6-1, 6-2
3. Andreja Petrovic (DU) vs. Chase Thompson (ND) 7-6 (7-4), 3-3, unfinished
4. Remy Dugardin (DU) vs. Jameson Corsillo (ND) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
5. Peter Nad (ND) def. Connor Krug (DU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jake Krug (DU) def. Kyran Magimay (ND) 6-4, 6-4

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