Duke Bows out in ACC Quarterfinals

Friday, April 17

Cary, N.C.

10 a.m.

Duke University

Wake Forest

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Duke Bows out in ACC Quarterfinals

4/17/2026 12:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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CARY, N.C. – The Duke men's tennis team had its ACC Championship run halted in the quarterfinals, falling 4-0 to No. 7 Wake Forest Friday morning at the Cary Tennis Park.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Wake Forest earned the doubles point with matching 6-3 triumphs on courts one and two.
On court two, Mets Rottgering and Kacper Szymkowiak downed Dylan Long and Teddy Truwit. The Wake Forest pair took leads of 3-0 and 5-1 before Long and Truwit fought back with a break and hold to close the gap to 5-3, but the Demon Deacons served out for the win.
Wake Forest's No. 2 team of Dhakshineswar Suresh and Andrew Delgado topped Duke's No. 13 pair of Cooper Williams and Pedro Rodenas. Williams and Rodenas slipped behind 4-1 before closing to 4-2 and 5-3, but could not register a break to pull within one game.
Wake Forest pushed its lead to 2-0 on court six, where Joaquin Guillermo defeated Saahith Jayaraman, 6-2, 6-3. After a 1-1 tie in the first set, Guillermo went on a hold-break-hold run to take a 4-1 advantage. Jayaraman got a game back, but a hold and break ended the set. In the second set, Guillermo turned a 2-2 tie into a 5-2 lead and served out for the victory.
Seconds later, it became a Demon Deacon 3-0 lead on court two, where No. 60 Rottgering defeated No. 49 Williams, 6-2, 6-4. Rottgering took a quick 2-0 lead, but Williams got a game back to trail 2-1. Rottgering answered with a hold-break-hold run to take control of the opening set. In the second, Rottgering again took a 2-0 lead with Williams coming back for a game. Williams closed to within one again at 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4, but could not get the break he needed to force a tie as Rottgering held on for the triumph.
Wake Forest clinched the match on court one as No. 30 Suresh topped No. 36 Rodenas 6-3, 6-4. With the first set even at 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3, Suresh held, broke and held to take it. In the second, the set was even at 2-2 before Suresh broke and held to take a two-game lead. Rodenas got a game back to trail by just one at 4-3 and 5-4, but Suresh served out for the match.

UP NEXT

Duke awaits its NCAA Tournament fate. The selection show is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, April 20 on NCAA.com.

RESULTS
Doubles (2,1)
1. #2 Dhakshineswar Suresh/Andrew Delgado (WF) def. #13 Pedro Rodenas/Cooper Williams (DU) 6-3
2. Mees Rottgering/Kacper Szymkowiak (WF) def. Dylan Long/Teddy Truwit (DU) 6-3
3. Luca Pow/Aryan Shah (WF) vs. Gerard Planelles Ripoll/Alexander Visser (DU) 5-4 unfinished

Singles (6,2,1)
1. #30 Dhakshineswar Suresh (WF) def. #36 Pedro Rodenas (DU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #60 Mees Rottgering (WF) def. #49 Cooper Williams (DU) 6-2, 6-4
3. #29 Luca Pow (WF) vs. Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) 6-3, 4-3 unfinished
4. Charlie Robertson (WF) vs. Alexander Visser (DU) 6-4, 1-5 unfinished
5. #108 Aryan Shah (WF) vs. Dylan Long (DU) 6-4, 4-3 unfinished
6. Joaquin Guillermo (WF) def. Saahith Jayaraman (DU) 6-2, 6-3

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