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Men's Tennis
vs Orange and Blue Classic
Monday, October 4
Tulsa, Okla.
All Day
Duke University
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Qualifying Draw - Day One
Blue Devils Complete Day One at ITA All-Americans
10/4/2021 9:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – The junior doubles duo of Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang led Duke during the opening day of action at the 2021 ITA All-American Championships.
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The pair advances to Tuesday's final round of qualifying play and will meet up against Ivailo Keremedchiev and Jesper Klov-Nilsson of Oregon at 4 p.m. CT at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa. If they win that contest, they will advance to the main draw.Â
Heller and Zhang defeated South Florida's Rithvik Bollipalli and Chase Ferguson in their opening match on Monday 7-6 (4), 7-5 . A few hours later, the duo bested Marino Jakic and Vito Tonejc of DePaul 6-2, 6-3 to move on in the tournament.
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In singles action, junior Garrett Johns defeated Texas Tech's Ilgiz Valiev 6-1, 6-2 to advance to Tuesday's second round of qualifying play. The Atlanta, Ga., native will next meet up against Chris Rodesch of Virginia at 8 a.m. CT at the Case Tennis Center in LaFortune Park. If he wins that match, he will advance to the final round of qualifying action and vie for a spot in the main draw.Â
Graduate student Sean Sculley and Zhang also competed in the singles qualifying first round. Sculley dropped a 6-3, 7-6 (5) decision to Pepperdine's Eric Hadigian, while Zhang fell to Francois Musitelli of Kentucky 6-1, 6-2.
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Both will play in the qualifying consolation round on Tuesday at 11 a.m. CT. Sculley will compete against Joao Ceolin of UTSA, while Zhang will battle Florida's Abedallah Shelbayh.
SINGLES
Qualifying Opening RoundÂ
Garrett Johns (Duke) def. Ilgiz Valiev (Texas Tech) 6-1, 6-2
Eric Hadigian (Pepperdine) def. Sean Sculley (Duke) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Francois Musitelli (Kentucky) def. Andrew Zhang (Duke) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
Qualifying Opening Round
Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Rithvik Bollipalli/Chase Ferguson (South Florida) 7-6 (4), 7-5
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Qualifying Second Round
Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Marino Jakic/Vito Tonejc (DePaul) 6-2, 6-3
#GoDuke
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The pair advances to Tuesday's final round of qualifying play and will meet up against Ivailo Keremedchiev and Jesper Klov-Nilsson of Oregon at 4 p.m. CT at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa. If they win that contest, they will advance to the main draw.Â
Heller and Zhang defeated South Florida's Rithvik Bollipalli and Chase Ferguson in their opening match on Monday 7-6 (4), 7-5 . A few hours later, the duo bested Marino Jakic and Vito Tonejc of DePaul 6-2, 6-3 to move on in the tournament.
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In singles action, junior Garrett Johns defeated Texas Tech's Ilgiz Valiev 6-1, 6-2 to advance to Tuesday's second round of qualifying play. The Atlanta, Ga., native will next meet up against Chris Rodesch of Virginia at 8 a.m. CT at the Case Tennis Center in LaFortune Park. If he wins that match, he will advance to the final round of qualifying action and vie for a spot in the main draw.Â
Graduate student Sean Sculley and Zhang also competed in the singles qualifying first round. Sculley dropped a 6-3, 7-6 (5) decision to Pepperdine's Eric Hadigian, while Zhang fell to Francois Musitelli of Kentucky 6-1, 6-2.
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Both will play in the qualifying consolation round on Tuesday at 11 a.m. CT. Sculley will compete against Joao Ceolin of UTSA, while Zhang will battle Florida's Abedallah Shelbayh.
SINGLES
Qualifying Opening RoundÂ
Garrett Johns (Duke) def. Ilgiz Valiev (Texas Tech) 6-1, 6-2
Eric Hadigian (Pepperdine) def. Sean Sculley (Duke) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Francois Musitelli (Kentucky) def. Andrew Zhang (Duke) 6-1, 6-2
DOUBLES
Qualifying Opening Round
Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Rithvik Bollipalli/Chase Ferguson (South Florida) 7-6 (4), 7-5
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Qualifying Second Round
Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Marino Jakic/Vito Tonejc (DePaul) 6-2, 6-3
#GoDuke
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