Match 21
No. 15 Duke vs. No. 10 California – Friday at 8:30 p.m. (EST)
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Match 22
No. 15 Duke vs. No. 9 Stanford – Sunday at 4 p.m. (EST)
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DURHAM, N.C. - No. 15 Duke men's tennis will travel North for a pair of ACC matches against No. 10 California on April 4 at 8:30 p.m. (EST) and No. 9 Stanford on April 6 at 4 p.m. (EST).Â
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The Blue Devils boast a 15-5 overall record and an 8-2 mark in conference matches.Â
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RANKED NO. 15 AS A TEAMÂ
Duke was ranked No. 15 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), as announced on April 1. Other ACC schools in this week's top 50 include No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 4 NC State, No. 6 Virginia, No. 19 Florida State, No. 25 Clemson, No. 33 Miami, No. 46 Georgia Tech and No. 47 North Carolina.Â
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Individually, juniorÂ
Pedro Rodenas ranks No. 47, sophomoreÂ
Cooper Williams jumped up to No. 56 and juniorÂ
Sam Landau polls at No. 114.Â
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Duke's doubles duo of Williams and graduateÂ
Theo Winegar climbed to No. 16, Winegar and Rodenas polled at No. 40 and Williams paired with graduateÂ
Andreja Petrovic ranked No. 58.Â
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LAST TIME OUTÂ
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The Blue Devils went 1-1 last weekend, as they fell to Florida State, 4-3, and posted a 4-3 win over Miami.Â
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Against Florida State, Duke earned the doubles point with a 6-2 win at the top spot from Williams and Winegar and a 6-4 triumph posted by Rodenas and Petrovic on court two. In singles, the Blue Devils picked up wins from Williams on court two (6-4, 6-4) and seniorÂ
Connor Krug on court five (6-4, 6-1); however, the Seminoles took victories on courts one, three, four and six to clinch the victory.
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In the 4-3 triumph over Miami, graduate studentÂ
Remy Dugardin clinched on senior day with a three-set victory on court four. The Blue Devils came out strong, earning the doubles point. Rodenas and Petrovic notched a 6-2 win at the No. 2 spot, while juniorÂ
Gerard Planelles Ripoll and Dugardin posted a 6-1 win on court three. In singles play, Williams tallied a straight-set win on court two (7-6(9), 6-1), Krug secured a two-set victory on court No. 5 (6-3, 6-2) and Dugardin sealed the match with a three-set win at the fourth position (6-2, 5-7, 6-3).
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HISTORY WITH CALIFORNIAÂ
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The Golden Bears lead the series history with the Blue Devils, 7-2. The last time the two teams faced off was in 2013 when Cal notched a 4-3 victory.Â
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SCOUTING GOLDEN BEARS
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The Golden Bears boast a 16-2 overall record with an 8-2 streak in the conference. As a team, Cal is ranked No. 10 nationally with three Golden Bears ranked in singles and one ranked doubles duo.Â
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In singles, 11th-ranked Carl Emil Overbeck is 7-5 this dual season, solely competing at the first position. No. 45 Theo Dean mainly competes at the second spot, where he has earned a 9-2 record. 66th-ranked Alex Chang competes on courts one through three, boasting a 7-4 record.
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Cal's 28th-ranked duo of Dean and Overbeck have compiled a 4-2 record this spring season, competing at the first and second positions.Â
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HISTORY WITH STANFORD
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This will mark the 10th meeting between the Blue Devils and the Cardinals. Stanford leads the series 7-2. The last meeting between the two programs was in 2015, where Duke posted a 4-1 home victory.Â
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SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
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Stanford boasts a 16-5 streak this season with a 7-3 mark in ACC matches. The Cardinals are currently on a three-match win streak and rank No. 9 by the ITA. In singles, Stanford boasts 13th-ranked Samir Banerjee with an 8-3 mark this spring season. At No. 63, the Cardinals have Henry Von Der Schelenburg, who owns a 10-2 mark, and polling at No. 88 Max Basing posts a 9-4 record.Â
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Stanford boasts three ranked doubles teams. At No. 49, Banerjee and Alexander Razeghi are 5-3 in dual matches. Schulenburg and Banerjee rank No. 66 with a 2-0 mark. Nicholas Godsick and Banerjee are ranked No. 71 with a 1-2 record.
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UP NEXT
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The Blue Devils close out regular season matches by traveling to Chapel Hill to take on the Tarheels April 12 at 1 p.m.Â
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