Match 19
Duke vs. [16] Wake Forest – Friday at 5 p.m.
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Match 20
Duke vs. [23] NC State – Sunday at 1 p.m.
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DURHAM – No. 21 Duke men’s tennis hosts two top-25 opponents this weekend at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
The Blue Devils welcome No. 16 Wake Forest on Friday at 5 p.m. followed by a contest with No. 23 NC State on Sunday at 1 p.m. Parking for the weekend is available in the Blue Zone. To view the map, click HERE (PDF).
Duke is coming off a 2-0 weekend in which it defeated No. 54 Clemson and No. 68 Georgia Tech to shift to 13-5 overall and 6-1 in ACC play. Earlier in the week, senior Garrett Johns and freshman Pedro Rodenas were tabbed the ACC Doubles Team of the Week after the No. 71 doubles duo clinched both doubles points last weekend, including a 7-6 (5) tiebreak win over No. 20 Andres Martin and Marcus McDaniel of Georgia Tech.
Johns and Rodenas also are ranked nationally in singles action with Johns securing the No. 17 spot and Rodenas coming in at No. 98. Johns currently holds a 10-7 dual ledger on Duke’s top court, while Rodenas leads the team with a dual record of 16-2, including a 7-0 mark on court two.
In addition to Johns and Rodneas being ranked in doubles play, the senior duo of Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang also find themselves nationally ranked at No. 54.
HISTORY WITH NO. 16 WAKE FOREST
Friday’s contest will be the 109th all-time meeting between the two programs with the Blue Devils holding the 85-23 edge on the series. Wake Forest brings an eight-match winning streak over Duke into the contest, including a 4-2 victory during the teams’ last meeting. The Blue Devils last win over the Demon Deacons came in 2015 following a 4-3 triumph in Durham.
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
No. 16 Wake Forest sits at 21-6 on the year and 5-1 in ACC play. Senior Melios Efstathiou and graduate student Jurabek Karimov are listed in the latest ITA singles rankings coming in at No. 11 and No. 103, respectively. Six players have 10+ dual singles wins, including Efstathiou’s mark of 13-2. In doubles action, the senior-junior duo of Juan…
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