Visser Tallies Win in Duke Setback

Sunday, February 8

Columbia, S.C.

1 p.m.

Duke University

South Carolina

Duke men's tennis' Alexander Visser, wearing a blue shirt and black shorts, waits to hit a forehand during a practice.

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Visser Tallies Win in Duke Setback

2/8/2026 3:18:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The No. 20 Duke men's tennis squad fell 4-1 to No. 14 South Carolina Sunday afternoon at the Carolina Indoor Tennis Center. Duke's Alexander Visser tallied the Blue Devils' point with a straight-set win on court four.

Duke drops to 4-5 while the Gamecocks improve to 7-1. South Carolina earned the doubles point with victories at the first and third positions after Duke took the decision on court two. The Gamecocks clinched the match with singles wins on courts six, one and three.

How It Happened

In doubles, Duke's court two pair of Dylan Long and Gerard Planelles Ripoll topped Sean Daryabeigi and Charlie Swaine, 6-4, to register the first decision. Long and Planelles Ripoll were even throughout until snapping a 4-4 tie with a break and hold to end the set.
South Carolina evened the doubles action on court one, where Lucas Da Silva and Paul Barbier Gazeu downed No. 36 Pedro Rodenas and Cooper Williams, 6-4. Duke's pair quickly turned a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 lead, but South Carolina's duo stormed back with five of the last six games for the match.
The Gamecock pair of Atakan Karahan and Cole Henceroth defeated Teddy Truwit and Alexander Visser 6-4 on court three to secure South Carolina's first point. The Gamecocks broke a 1-1 tie to take a 3-1 lead and never allowed a tie in securing the victory.
South Carolina pushed its lead to 2-0 with a court six win as Swaine topped Truwit, 6-2, 6-1. Swaine took a 2-1 lead in the opening set and expanded it to 4-2 before capturing the last two for the set. After a 1-1 tie in the second set, Swaine captured the final five for the match.
No. 23 Da Silva tallied the Gamecocks' third point with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Williams on court one. The opening set had Da Silva hop out to a 4-0 lead before dropping a game. Da Silva closed out the first set and opened with 3-0 and 4-1 leads in the second set. Williams rallied to cut the deficit to 4-3, but Da Silva answered with a hold and break to end the match.
Visser tallied Duke's point with a 6-2, 6-4 court four triumph against Karahan. In the opening set, Visser led 2-0 and 3-1. Karahan got the deficit down to 3-2, but Visser registered the final three games in the set. In the second, Karahan led 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2, but Visser had a commanding answer with the last four games to take the match. The win snapped a five-match losing streak for Visser.
South Carolina added its fourth and final point on court three, where No. 87 Barbier Gazeu downed No. 78 Planelles Ripoll, 6-4, 6-4. Barbier Gazeu took a 3-1 advantage in the first set before Planelles Ripoll tied it at 3-3. The two were also tied at 4-4 before Barbier Gazeu won the last two. In the second, Planelles Ripoll trailed 3-2. A hold and break lifted Planelles Ripoll to a 4-3 advantage, but Barbier Gazeu answered with a break and hold of his own to retake the lead at 5-4. Serving to stay in the set, Planelles Ripoll was broken.

Up Next

Duke has consecutive weekends off before opening ACC play on Friday, February 27 against California at 3 p.m. The match is intended to be played outside at Duke's Ambler Tennis Stadium.

Results
Doubles (2,1,3)
1. #51 Lucas Da Silva/Paul Barbier Gazeu (USC) def. #36 Pedro Rodenas/Cooper Williams (DU) 6-4
2. Dylan Long/Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) def. Sean Daryabeigi/Charlie Swaine (USC) 6-4
3. Atakan Karahan/Cole Henceroth (USC) def. Teddy Truwit/Alexander Visser (DU) 6-4

Singles (6,1,4,3)
1. #23 Lucas Da Silva (USC) def. #47 Cooper Williams (DU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #90 Pedro Rodenas (DU) vs. #36 Sean Daryabeigi (USC) 7-6 (7-3), 3-3, unfinished
3. #87 Paul Barbier Gazeu (USC) def. #78 Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Alexander Visser (DU) def. Atakan Karahan (USC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Dylan Long (DU) vs. Max Stenzer (USC) 2-6, 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
6. Charlie Swaine (USC) def. Teddy Truwit (DU) 6-2, 6-1

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