WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Duke men's tennis team wrapped up fall play this weekend at the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Freshman
Andrew Zhang highlighted the week in Winston-Salem, finishing as a finalist in the A1 Singles draw. In the final on Sunday, Zhang came up short against Wake Forest's Siddhart Banthia, 6-4, 6-3.
Senior
Samir Agadi notched his first career singles win as a Blue Devil on Sunday, defeating Taye Dupree of Wake Forest in a three-set match, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1, in the southeast match of the F singles division. After withdrawing from a match during Saturday's due to a sore shoulder, the Alpharetta, Ga., native came back strong to snatch his first career win.
In the A2 singles division, freshman
Omni Kumar advanced to the consolation final after dropping his opening match. In the consolation final, Kumar came up short against Eduardo Nava of Wake Forest, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Zhang and senior
Spencer Furman paired up in the A3 doubles division. After dropping their first match, the Duke duo won back to back contests to advance to the consolation final. In the final, they fell to a pair from Stetson, 7-5.
Next up for Duke is hosting a UTR event Nov. 22-24.
WAKE FOREST INVITATIONAL
Singles
A1 Draw East Round of 16
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Antoine Sanchez (Stetson) 6-2, 6-3
A1 Draw East Quarterfinals
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Yuval Solomon (Wake Forest) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
A1 Draw East Semifinals
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. No. 66 Oliver Stuart (Mercer) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (3)
A1 Draw East Finals
Siddhart Banthia (Wake Forest) def.
Andrew Zhang (Duke) 6-4, 6-3
A2 Draw East Round of 16
Justin Barki (Princeton) def.
Spencer Furman (Duke) 6-4, 6-1
Rafael Tosetto (Tennessee Tech) def.
Omni Kumar (Duke) 7-6 (3), 6-3
A2 Draw West Quarterfinals
Spencer Furman (Duke) def. Bastien Huon (Campbell) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
Omni Kumar (Duke) def. Bailey Showers (Georgia State) W.O.
A2 Draw West Semifinals
Eduardo Nava (Wake Forest) def. Spencer Furman (Duke) 6-3, 6-2
Omni Kumar (Duke) def. Matthew Thomson (Wake Forest) 6-4, 6-4
A2 Draw West Finals
Eduardo Nava (Wake Forest) def.
Omni Kumar (Duke) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
A2 Draw Southwest Match
Matthew Thomson (Wake Forest) def.
Spencer Furman (Duke) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
F Draw East Round of 16
Charles Parry (Wake Forest) def.
Samir Agadi (Duke) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
F Draw East Quarterfinals
Will Crane (Radford) def.
Samir Agadi (Duke) 7-6 (6), 6-4
F Draw South Semifinals
Sachin Khurana (Mercer) def.
Samir Agadi (Duke) W.O.
F Draw Southeast Match
Samir Agadi (Duke) def. Taye Dupree (Wake Forest) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1
Doubles
A3 Draw East Quarterfinals
Linus Bergevi/Antoine Sanchez (Stetson) def.
Spencer Furman/Andrew Zhang (Duke) 7-5
A3 Draw West Semifinals
Spencer Furman/Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Carver Arant/Lucas Gueymard (Mercer) 7-5
A3 Draw West Finals
Mikhail Sokolovskiy/Manoel Alencar (UCF) def.
Spencer Furman/Andrew Zhang (Duke) 6-4
B2 Draw East Quarterfinals
Samir Agadi/Omni Kumar (Duke) def. William Clark/Sam Kavarana (Davidson) 6-1
B2 Draw East Semifinals
Campbell Erwin/Klein Evans (Richmond) def.
Samir Agadi/Omni Kumar (Duke) 6-1
B2 Draw North Match
Samir Agadi/Omni Kumar (Duke) def. Fabian Penzkofer/Sven Theirgard (Stetson) W.O.
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