No. 17 Duke Sweeps Two on Sunday

Sunday, January 18

Durham, N.C.

11 a.m.

Duke University

James Madison

Duke men's tennis player Alexander Visser, wearing a black shirt and black shorts, yells in celebration after winning a point in a Blue Devil match.

Photo by: Duke Athletics

No. 17 Duke Sweeps Two on Sunday

1/18/2026 6:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 James Madison Box Score (PDF)North Carolina Central Box Score (PDF)

DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 17 Duke men's tennis team picked up two more wins Sunday inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center to improve to 3-0. The Blue Devils blanked James Madison 4-0 in the morning before a 4-0 sweep of North Carolina Central in the evening.

Alexander Visser and Teddy Truwit provided clinching singles wins Sunday with the Blue Devils dropping just eight doubles games in the four doubles wins.

James Madison – How It Happened

Duke took a 1-0 lead with doubles wins on courts two and three. On two, Gerard Planelles Ripoll and Dylan Long downed JMU's Ryan Morgan and Grant Kroodsma, 6-3. The Blue Devil pair got off to a hot start, taking a 4-1 advantage. James Madison got within two at 4-2 and 5-3, but Duke closed out the set.
On three, the Blue Devils got a matching 6-3 victory as Teddy Truwit and Alexander Visser closed out Esteve Agusti and Harrison Lee. With the set even at 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3, the Duke pair ran away with the last three games for the match.
Pedro Rodenas boosted Duke to a 2-0 lead with a quick 6-2, 6-2 win on court two against Aurelien Schmitt. Rodenas turned a 1-1 tie in the first set into a 3-1 lead. Schmitt got a game back for a 3-2 set, but Rodenas won the final three. In the second, Schmitt took the opening game before Rodenas ran off three straight wins for a 3-1 lead. Schmitt held for a 3-2 set, but Rodenas took the final three for the match.
Cooper Williams finished minutes later with a straight-set win for a 3-0 Blue Devil advantage. On court one, Williams downed Morgan 6-2, 6-2. Williams broke and held for a 2-0 lead in the opening set. Morgan held serve for a 2-1 deficit, but Williams ran away with four of the last five games. With a 1-1 tie in the second set, Williams claimed the final five for the victory.
Minutes later, Visser put the match away on court three with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph against Agusti. Visser mounted a 4-1 lead in the first set and Agusti could not find his way back. Visser gained a 3-0 advantage in the second set before Agusti got one. Visser answered with the final three to end the match.

North Carolina Central – How It Happened

Duke took a 1-0 lead with doubles wins on courts one and three, dropping just two games on the two courts. On three, Saahith Jayaraman and Dylan Long swept Pol Puig-Montiel and Leo Fortier-Gariepy. Williams and Rodenas won on court one, topping Rodrigo Alves and Kareem Abdul Hakim, 6-2. Duke's duo led 4-1 and 5-1 before closing out the match.
The three Duke singles wins to finish the match happened nearly simultaneously.
Jayaraman quickly made it 2-0 Duke with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph on court five against Antoni Pankowski. Seconds later it was a 3-0 Blue Devil advantage as Long downed Puig-Montiel 6-0, 6-2 on court four. Puig-Montiel got as close as 2-1 and 3-2 in the second set but could never force a tie.
Truwit clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph on court six against Santiago Pinna.

Up Next

Duke is back in action next weekend when it travels to NC State for the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Blue Devils will face off against the No. 9 Wolfpack on Friday at 1 p.m. before meeting either Tennessee or No. 13 Texas A&M on Saturday. Timing for Saturday's match has yet to be determined.

Quotes
"I'm really pleased with how we played this morning. We had the nerves in the first match on Friday. I felt like we looked a lot more comfortable and played a lot freer. We focused yesterday on some improvements that we could make in singles and doubles. I thought we did that. It was just a very clean match from start to finish.

"Cooper and Pedro, I think, are two of the best players in college tennis. We're lucky to have both of them on our team. They're leaders. They set the tone. They picked up some good wins the last two and are playing doubles together for the first time. I'm definitely excited about those two. It's nice to have a level like that at the top two spots It gives the coaches confidence, but it gives all the players confidence knowing that we can win against anybody at the top of the lineup." – Duke head coach Ramsey Smith

James Madison Results
Doubles (2,1)
1. Pedro Rodenas/Cooper Williams (DU) vs. Zach Fleishman/Aurelien Schmitt (JMU) 4-5 unfinished
2. Gerard Planelles Ripoll/Dylan Long (DU) def. Ryan Morgan/Grant Kroodsma (JMU) 6-3
3. Teddy Truwit/Alexander Visser (DU) def. Esteve Agusti/Harrison Lee (JMU) 6-3

Singles (2,1,3)
1. Cooper Williams (DU) def. Naresh Bharathy (NCCU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Rodrigo Alves (NCCU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Alexander Visser (DU) def. Kareem Abdul Hakim (NCCU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Dylan Long (DU) vs. Pol Puig-Montiel (NCCU) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
5. Saahith Jayaraman (DU) vs. Antoni Pankowski (NCCU) 6-1, 3-1, unfinished
6. Teddy Truwit (DU) vs. Santiago Pinna (NCCU) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished

North Carolina Central Results
Doubles (3,1)
1. Pedro Rodenas/Cooper Williams (DU) def. Rodrigo Alves/Kareem Abdul Hakim (NCCU) 6-2
2. Teddy Truwit/Alexander Visser (DU) vs. Antoni Pankowski/Naresh Bharathy (NCCU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Saahith Jayaraman/Dylan Long (DU) def. Pol Puig-Montiel/Leo Fortier-Gariepy (NCCU) 6-0

Singles (5,4,6)
1. Cooper Williams (DU) vs. Naresh Bharathy (NCCU) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
2. Pedro Rodenas (DU) vs. Rodrigo Alves (NCCU) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
3. Alexander Visser (DU) vs. Kareem Abdul Hakim (NCCU) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
4. Dylan Long (DU) def. Pol Puig-Montiel (NCCU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Saahith Jayaraman (DU) def. Antoni Pankowski (NCCU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Teddy Truwit (DU) def. Santiago Pinna (NCCU) 6-0, 6-2

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