Duke men's tennis' doubles duo of Sculley and Johns loses in first round of NCAA Doubles Championship
By Robert Miron | May 26, 2021The doubles duo of Sean Sculley and Garrett Johns had an early round exit in the NCAA Doubles Championship.
The doubles duo of Sean Sculley and Garrett Johns had an early round exit in the NCAA Doubles Championship.
Confidence was at its peak for the Blue Devils as they faced off against the rival Tar Heels. Unfortunately, North Carolina's play was also at its peak.
Beck’s refuse-to-lose mindset got her far in the match against Levashova, with the match truly becoming mental as both players visibly began to wilt as time went on while they continued relentless back-and-forth rallying.
The match was a nail-biter from the get-go, but it didn't come out in Duke's favor.
All eyes were on Chen for the third set of her singles match against Baylor, as all the other matches had concluded in straight sets before the senior had a chance to wrap up in Waco, Texas.
For the second time in the past three weeks, No. 10 seed Duke put up a valiant fight against No. 2 seed Wake Forest, but lost 4-0.
As one of the top-15 teams in the nation and members of a strong conference, the Blue Devils headed to Rome, Ga. with the No. 5-seed in the ACC tournament.
The Blue Devils started off the afternoon by snagging the doubles point, but many of the singles matches came very close toward the end, with three courts playing all the way to seven games and Duke managing to win four of the six singles matches.
The Blue Devils started strong, and were one point away from clinching the overall doubles point before the reshuffled No. 1 double team of Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang dropped five straight games.
The Blue Devils entered Friday having lost their last five matches to their Tobacco Road rivals. That streak has now been extended to six.
Duke's only two losses this season have come to Georgia Tech.
Despite a disappointing start to the season, it looks like the Blue Devils are back on track.
Duke men’s tennis is riding high on momentum.
Saturday was a sign that spring tennis truly is underway. And right on cue, the Blue Devils are hitting their stride as a team.
While the win marked the second consecutive sweep for the 10th-ranked Blue Devils, much of the focus Wednesday afternoon centered on Court 1.
There’s an argument to be made that no team was hurt more by the cancellation of the 2020 spring sports season than men’s tennis.
Duke looks to make its third straight Final Four appearance in three full seasons.
Chi and the rest of the Duke team never let up against the Mountaineers.
Duke has found its footing as a team and is starting to produce clear results on the court.
It wasn’t just a couple of get-right matches for Duke, as two elite freshman prospects donned the blue and white for the first time in a dual meet.