TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the second time in as many matches it was graduate student Andrew Zhang who clinched the win for No. 17 Duke men’s tennis and this time it was over No. 13 Florida State, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
Zhang’s victory was his fourth match-clinching win of the year and the 12th of his career. He trailed Youcef Rihane, 4-0, in the third frame but rallied back to earn the 7-6 (3) tiebreak victory for his 10th dual win this season.
Duke improves to 13-7 overall and 5-2 in ACC play, while Florida State drops to 13-4 and 3-2, respectively.
How It Happened
- Faris Khan and Teddy Truwit started doubles play with a 6-3 victory over Jamie Connel and Alex Bulte on court three. No. 29 Garrett Johns and Pedro Rodenas followed suit with a 6-4 upset win over No. 14 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif on the main court to clinch the doubles point. The match between No. 21 Michael Heller and Zhang against Rihane and Loris Pourroy on court two went unfinished with the Blue Devils leading, 5-4.
- The Seminoles jumped in front, 2-1, early in singles action following wins on courts four and one, respectively.
- No. 66 Rodenas then knotted the score at 2-2 thanks to 6-4, 6-4 victories over Pourroy on court two.
- Florida State answered with another win on court six to pull back in front at 3-2 with two matches remaining.
- Rookie Alexander Visser kept Duke alive with his thrilling three-set victory over Dous-Karpenschif on court five. Visser dropped a 7-6 (6) nailbiter in his opening set but rebounded for 6-3, 7-6 (3) wins to earn the…
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