No. 3 Men's Tennis Downs No. 26 Virginia Commonwealth, 5-1

DURHAM, N.C. (March 30) - Andres Pedroso and Yorke Allen each posted straight-set singles victories to lead third-ranked Duke to a 5-1 win over 26th-ranked Virginia Commonwealth in men's tennis action on March 30 in Durham, N.C.

The Blue Devils, winners of 14 straight home matches, improve to 13-3 on the year while the Rams fall to 13-8.

Duke swept the doubles competition to pick up the doubles point.

Pedroso, ranked 28th nationally, pushed the Duke lead to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Mats Norin at number four, and then Allen downed Ruben Zrihen, 6-4, 6-1, at number six for a 3-0 advantage.

Phillip King, ranked ninth in the country, followed by clinching the match with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory over 88th-ranked Frank Moser at number two. After 60th-ranked Florian Marquardt upended seventh-ranked Ramsey Smith at number one in three sets for the Rams' lone point, 14th-ranked Marko Cerenko rounded out the day's scoring with a three-set win over Fernando Sanchez.

At number five singles, Joel Spicher and Daniel Casquero failed to finish.

Duke returns to ACC play on Sunday by hosting Florida State at 1:30 p.m. while Virginia Commonwealth hosts Clemson also on Sunday.

#3 Duke 5, #26 Virginia Commonwealth 1

SINGLES
1. #60 Florian Marquardt (VCU) def. #7 Ramsey Smith, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5)
2. #9 Phillip King (Duke) def. #88 Frank Moser, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
3. #14 Marko Cerenko (Duke) def. Fernando Sanchez, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
4. #28 Andres Pedroso (Duke) def. Mats Norin, 6-3, 6-2
5. Joel Spicher (Duke) vs. Daniel Casquero, dnf
6. Yorke Allen (Duke) def. Ruben Zrihen, 6-4, 6-1

DOUBLES
1. King/Smith (Duke) def. Marquardt/Moser, 8-4
2. Cerenko/Michael Yani (Duke) def. Mattias Hoglund/Norin, 8-4
3. Alex Bose/Pedroso (Duke) def. Casquero/Sanchez, 8-1

No. 3 Men's Tennis Downs No. 26 Virginia Commonwealth, 5-1

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