No. 19 Duke Upsets No. 5 NC State in ACC Championship Quarterfinals

Friday, April 18

Cary, N.C.

6:00 PM

Duke University

NC State

No. 19 Duke Upsets No. 5 NC State in ACC Championship Quarterfinals

4/18/2025 11:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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CARY, N.C. – No. 19 Duke upset No. 5 NC State in the ACC quarterfinals Friday night at the Cary Tennis Park, as graduate Remy Dugardin served out to clinch the three-set win on court four, securing the final point in Duke's 4-3 triumph. Duke improves to 18-7 this season while the Wolfpack falls to 20-6.

The Blue Devils are set to face third-seeded and eighth-ranked Stanford Saturday at 2 p.m. in the ACC Championship semifinals at the Cary Tennis Park. The match will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.

How it Happened

Duke jumped out to a 1-0 lead by clinching the doubles point.
On court two, junior Pedro Rodenas and graduate Andreja Petrovic won the first doubles match for the Blue Devils, posting the 6-2 upset victory over NC State's No. 17 Luca Staeheli and Jules Leroux. The Duke duo jumped out to a 5-1 lead before Staeheli and Leroux won a game. Duke closed out the match, winning the final game to secure the triumph.
Duke's No. 20 duo of graduate Theo Winegar and sophomore Cooper Williams posted a 6-4 win over No. 6 Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek at the first position. Winegar and Williams pulled away from a 4-4 tie, winning two straight games to seal the doubles point for Duke.
Graduate Remy Dugardin and junior Gerard Planelles Ripoll's match remained unfinished at the third position.
The Wolfpack tied the match, 1-1, with a straight set win over senior Jake Krug on court six. William Manning went on a four-game run to clinch the first set 6-2. Manning followed suit in the second set to secure the 6-2 triumph.
NC State took the 2-1 lead, as No. 83 Staeheli earned the two-set victory over Petrovic at the third position. In set one, Staeheli pulled away from a 3-3 tie by winning three straight games. In the second set, Petrovic fought to a 2-3 deficit, but Staeheli won three straight games to earn the 6-2 triumph.
No. 62 Williams retied the match for Duke, 2-2, with a straight set win on court two over No. 30 Martin Borisiouk. Williams and Borisiouk were in a tight battle in set one, as the set was tied six times before being sent to a tiebreaker. In the decider, Williams posted the dominant 7-2 triumph to earn set one. In the second set, Williams won three of the last four games to clinch his match with a 6-3 victory.
Senior Connor Krug pushed Duke to a 3-2 lead with a three-set win on court five. In set one, Krug rallied back from a 4-1 deficit, winning six of the next seven games to earn the 7-5 victory. In set two, NC State's Leroux posted a 6-3 win. In the final set, Krug pushed past a 3-3 tie, winning three consecutive games to earn the 6-3 triumph.
The Wolfpack tied the match once again, 3-3, as No. 33 Shick posted a three-set win over No. 40 Rodenas at the first position. Rodenas dominated in set one, earning the 6-1 triumph. However, in set two, Shick rallied past a 5-5 tie with two straight games to win the second set, 7-5. In the final set, Shick posted a 6-3 triumph to clinch the match.
The match was decided for the Blue Devils, as Dugardin earned a three-set triumph on court four over Sambeek. In a back-and-forth first set, Dugardin and Sambeek were tied four times before it was sent to the decider. In the tiebreak, Dugardin won two straight games to push past a 6-6 tie to earn set one. In set two, Sambeek posted a 6-4 triumph. In the final set of the match, Dugardin broke Sambeek's serve to jump out to the 5-3 lead and served out for the team win.

Quotes

"I'm just so excited for the guys. We've had a lot of close losses and moments that haven't gone our way, but we've been talking about peaking at the right time, and I had a really good feeling about today. I liked their level. I liked their vibe. We didn't play NC State during the regular season, and I felt good about our matchups. NC State has an incredible team and they're having such a good year. Kyle and Chris have done a tremendous job. I mean, they were 12-0 heading into their last regular season match. They gave us all we could handle, but we were fortunate to get through it."
"Doubles was as good as we've played all year. We've been consistently strong in doubles, staying aggressive and bringing great energy. We came out of the gates strong, but that's just one point—we had to reset and get back to work for singles."
"Remy's a special kid. He's such a good person and a hard worker. This is his first year playing college tennis, and he's dreamed about being in these moments and being part of a team. For him to step up at the end was phenomenal. He really fed off the other guys—the energy was incredible. Remy played aggressive and really embraced the moment. We talked about staying in the present, not thinking too much about the next game, and just taking it point by point. It was a very special moment—one he'll remember forever." – Head Coach Ramsey Smith

Up Next

The Blue Devils remain in Cary, N.C., as they will face third-seeded and eighth-ranked Stanford in the ACC Championship semifinals at the Cary Tennis Park on Saturday at 2 p.m. The match will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.

Results
Doubles (2,1)
1. #20 Cooper Williams/Theo Winegar (DU) def. #6 Braden Shick/Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) 6-4
2. Pedro Rodenas/Andreja Petrovic (DU) def. #17 Luca Staeheli/Jules Leroux (NCSU) 6-2
3. Nikolay Nedelchev/Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) vs. Remy Dugardin/Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) 3-5, unfinished

Singles (6,3,2,5,1,4)
1. #33 Braden Shick (NCSU) def. #40 Pedro Rodenas (DU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. #62 Cooper Williams (DU) def. #30 Martin Borisiouk (NCSU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
3. #83 Luca Staeheli (NCSU) def. Andreja Petrovic (DU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Remy Dugardin (DU) def. Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-3
5. Connor Krug (DU) def. Jules Leroux (NCSU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
6. William Manning (NCSU) def. Jake Krug (DU) 6-2, 6-2

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