Duke Welcomes Florida State and Miami for Final Home Matches

DURHAM, N.C. - No. 13 Duke men's tennis will host a pair of ACC matchups at Ambler Tennis Stadium this weekend, welcoming No. 37 Florida State on Friday at 5 p.m. and No. 34 Miami on Sunday at 2 p.m. Prior to Sunday's match, the Blue Devils will honor their six seniors.

The Blue Devils enter the weekend with a 14-4 overall record, a 7-1 mark in ACC play and an undefeated 11-0 home record.

RANKED NO. 13 AS A TEAM
Duke ranked No. 13 by Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), as announced on March 25. Other ACC schools included in this week's top-50 include No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 5 Virginia, No. 6 NC State, No. 9 Stanford, No. 10 Cal, No. 22 Clemson, No. 34 Miami, No. 37 Florida State and No. 46 Georgia Tech.

Individually, junior Pedro Rodenas ranks No. 36, sophomore Cooper Williams comes in at No. 71 and junior Sam Landau polls at No. 122.

Duke has three doubles teams nationally polled. The Blue Devils' pairings of Williams and graduate student Theo Winegar rank No. 25, followed by Winegar and Rodenas at No. 36 and Williams and graduate student Andreja Petrovic at No. 62.

LAST TIME OUT

Duke went 2-0 last weekend, earning a 4-0 win over SMU and a 6-1 victory against Boston College.

Against SMU, Rodenas and senior Connor Krug secured a 6-3 win at the second doubles position, followed by a 6-3 win from Williams and Petrovic on court No. 1. In singles play, Krug earned the first victory with a 6-2, 6-2 win at the fifth position. Williams followed with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph at court No. 2, and Petrovic clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win at the top spot.

In the dominant win over Boston College, Duke took the doubles point with victories at courts one and three. Junior Gerard Planelles Ripoll and graduate student Remy Dugardin earned a 6-0 win on court three, and Williams and Petrovic followed with a 6-2 victory at the top position. In singles, the Blue Devils won five of six matches. Senior Jake Krug started the Blue Devils' triumphs with a 6-0, 6-3 win on court five, followed by Petrovic's 6-1, 6-1 victory at the first spot. Boston College's lone point came from a 6-2, 6-1 win over graduate student Oscar Brown on court No. 6. Ripoll added a 7-5, 6-2 win at the third position, Connor Krug battled for a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win at on court two, and freshman Saahith Jayaraman closed out the match with a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (1) comeback win at the fourth spot.

HISTORY WITH FLORIDA STATE

Duke and Florida State will meet for the 51st time in series history. The Blue Devils hold a 34-16 advantage overall and are 14-2 against the Seminoles in Durham. Last season, Duke edged Florida State in a tight 4-3 match.

SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES

The Seminoles enter the weekend with a 12-7 overall record and a 4-4 mark in ACC play. Last weekend, they picked up back-to-back 4-2 wins over Clemson and Georgia Tech.

As a team, FSU is ranked No. 37. In doubles, the Seminoles feature two ranked pairs with No. 6 Youcef Rihane and Alex Bulte and No. 77 Jamie Connel and Corey Craig. In singles, Craig is ranked No. 14, while Connel comes in at No. 40.

HISTORY WITH MIAMI

Duke and Miami will meet for the 53rd time, with the Blue Devils holding a 28-24 series lead. Duke earned a 4-1 win in the most recent meeting during the 2024 season. In Durham, Duke holds a narrow 13-12 edge over the Hurricanes.

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES

Miami holds an 11-6 overall record and a 4-4 mark in ACC competition. The Hurricanes are coming off a 2-0 weekend with wins over Georgia Tech (4-3) and Clemson (4-2).

The Hurricanes are ranked No. 34 in the latest ITA poll and are led by Martin Katz, who is ranked No. 41 in singles.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils head west for a pair of conference matches in California. They'll face California April 4 at 8:30 p.m. (EST) and Stanford on April 6 at 4 p.m. (EST).

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Players Mentioned

Oscar Brown

Remy Dugardin

Saahith Jayaraman

Connor Krug

Jake Krug

Sam Landau

Andreja Petrovic

Gerard Planelles Ripoll

Pedro Rodenas

Cooper Williams

Theo Winegar

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Duke Welcomes Florida State and Miami for Final Home Matches

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Players Mentioned

Oscar Brown

Remy Dugardin

Saahith Jayaraman

Connor Krug

Jake Krug

Sam Landau

Andreja Petrovic

Gerard Planelles Ripoll

Pedro Rodenas

Cooper Williams

Theo Winegar

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