Blue Devils Complete Hawai’i Invitational on Monday

HONOLULU, Hawai’i – Duke collected six wins between singles and doubles play in 12 total matches at the Hawai’i Invitational on Monday.
 
In their first outing of the spring season, the Blue Devils registered three singles wins and three doubles victories led by senior Michael Heller and sophomore Connor Krug, who both finished 2-0 on the day. The pair teamed up in doubles action to defeat Alex Chang and Derrick Chen of California, 6-2. Then during singles, Heller recorded a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Andy Hernandez of Hawai’i, while Connor Krug bested the Bears’ Chen 6-2, 6-2.
 
Also notching doubles wins on Monday were senior Garrett Johns and rookie Pedro Rodenas as well as junior Andrew Dale and sophomore Jake Krug. Johns and Rodenas defeated Siddhant Banthia and Carl Emil Overbeck of Cal, 6-1, before Dale and Jake Krug claimed a 6-0 victory over Axel Labrunie and Guillaume Tattevin of Hawai’i.
 
Earning Duke’s other singles win was junior Faris Khan after he bested Chang of Cal 6-4, 7-5.
 
RESULTS
Singles competition
Yuta Kikuchi (California) def. #4 Garrett Johns (Duke) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Philip Hjorth (California) def. Jake Krug (Duke) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)
#41 Andre Ilagan (Hawaii) def. #84 Pedro Rodenas (Duke) 6-1, 6-4
Connor Krug (Duke) def. Derrick Chen (California) 6-2, 6-2
Siddhant Banthia (California) def. Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Lucas Magnaudet (California) def. Andrew Dale (Duke) 6-3, 6-3
Michael Heller (Duke) def. Andy Hernandez (Hawaii) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Faris Khan (Duke) def. Alex Chang (California) 6-4, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
Pedro Rodenas/Garrett Johns (Duke) def. Siddhant Banthia/Carl Emil Overbeck (California) 6-1
Yuta Kikuchi/Philip Hjorth (California) def. Faris Khan/Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) 6-4
Connor Krug/Michael Heller (Duke) def. Alex Chang/Derrick Chen (California) 6-2
Andrew Dale/Jake Krug (Duke) def. Axel Labrunie/Guillaume Tattevin (Hawaii) 6-0
 
NEXT UP
The Blue Devils are back in action Tuesday when they face Ha­­­wai’i for their first dual match of the season. The match is set for 3 p.m. (10 a.m. HST) at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
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