WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Blue Devils collected two doubles and four singles wins during day two of the Wake Forest Invite at the Wake Forest Tennis Center on Saturday.
The sophomore-freshman duo of Teddy Truwit and Alexander Visser earned their second win of the tournament after they defeated Davids Spaks and Paulo Guillermo Ramos Martin of Tennessee Tech 6-4. Connor Krug and Faris Khan then registered their first victory at the event when they bested Yanis Moundir and Maxime Mareschal-Hay of Old Dominion, 7-6 (5).
Junior Jake Krug finished 2-0 in singles action on Saturday following wins over Aaron Williams of Georgia Southern and Ivan Dreycopp of Charlotte in the A2 Bracket. The Lakewood Ranch, Fla., native beat Williams 6-1, 6-2 before registering a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Dreycopp. Connor Krug also tallied a win in the A2 draw when he defeated Virginia’s Mans Dahlberg 6-4, 6-4. Additionally, Visser secured another singles win after he beat North Carolina’s Peter Murphy 7-5, 5-7, 6-2.
Seniors Andrew Dale and Faris Khan had to bow out from the tournament due to injuries on Saturday.
The Blue Devils are back in action on Sunday for 9 a.m. matches.
RESULTS
Doubles
A1 Bracket
Teddy Truwit/Alexander Visser (Duke) def. Davids Spaks/Paulo Guillermo Ramos Martin (Tennessee Tech) 6-4
A2 Bracket
Connor Krug/Faris Khan (Duke) def. Yanis Moundir/Maxime Mareschal-Hay (ODU) 7-6 (5)
Singles
A1 Bracket
[4] Lucas Andrade da Silva (USC) def. Alexander Visser (Duke) 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2
Alexander Visser (Duke) def. Peter Murphy (UNC) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
A2 Bracket
Connor Krug (Duke) def. Mans Dahlberg (UVA) 6-4, 6-4
Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. Connor Krug (Duke) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Jake Krug (Duke) def. Aaron Williams (GSU) 6-1, 6-2
Jake Krug (Duke) def. Ivan Dreycopp (CLT) 6-1, 6-2
B2 Bracket
Lincoln Battle (Cleveland St.) def. Teddy Truwit (Duke) 6-3, 6-3
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Singles
A1 Bracket
Alexander Visser (Duke) vs. [2] Casey Hoole (USC) – TBD
A2 Bracket
Jake Krug (Duke) vs. Matthew Thomson (WFU) – TBD
Connor Krug (Duke) vs. Ivan Dreycopp (CLT) – TBD
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