CARY, N.C. – Senior
Andrew Zhang advanced to Sunday's round of 16 at the 2022 ITA Carolina Regional Championship at Cary Tennis Park.
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Duke's doubles pairs of
Michael Heller and Zhang as well asÂ
Garrett Johns and
Pedro Rodenas also remain alive after winning two matches Saturday during the openings rounds of doubles play.
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Zhang defeated No. 17-32 Matthew Thomson of Wake Forest 7-5, 6-2 before teaming up with Heller for consecutive wins in doubles action. The duo bested Clemson's Jorge Plans Gonzalez and Maxwell Smith 6-4, 6-2 to kick off their doubles tournament. They then registered a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Coastal Carolina's Steve Mundt and Carols Berna Ruiz to advance to the round of 16.
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Johns and Rodenas also saw wins on Saturday. The twosome outlasted Coastal Carolina's Lucas Wayenburg and Neil O'Connor 2-6, 6-2, 10-7 before besting Reece Falck and Bekhzod Rasamatov of UNC Wilmington 6-3, 6-4.
Singles main draw action gets underway at 9 a.m., Sunday morning. The championship quarterfinals are slated to begin at 12 (noon). Doubles play in the round of 16 will commence at 3 p.m.
Singles
Main Draw Round of 32
[5] Rafael Iziquierdo Luque (NCSU) def. [17-32]Â
Faris Khan (Duke) 6-4, 6-1
[7]Â
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. [17-32] Matthew Thomson (WF) 7-5, 6-2
[17-32] Anuj Watane (UNC) def. [2]Â
Pedro Rodenas (Duke) 6-2, 6-2
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Doubles
Main Draw Round of 64
Andrew Dale/
Jake Krug (Duke) def. Callum Rendle/Max Graham (WOF) 6-2, 7-5, 10-3
[9-16]Â
Michael Heller/
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Jorge Plans Gonzalez/Maxwell Smith (CLEM) 6-4, 6-2
Tomas Balazi/Leon Petko (CAMP) def. [9-16]Â
Faris Khan/
Niroop Vallabhaneni (Duke) 7-5, 6-3
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Garrett Johns/
Pedro Rodenas (Duke) def. Lucas Wayenburg/Neil O'Connor (CCU) 2-6, 6-2, 10-7
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Main Draw Round of 32
Rafael Iziquierdo Luque/Joseph Wayand (NCSU) def.
Andrew Dale/
Jake Krug (Duke) 6-4, 7-5
[9-16]Â
Michael Heller/
Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Steve Mundt/Carols Berna Ruiz (CCU) 6-4, 6-4
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Garrett Johns/
Pedro Rodenas (Duke) def. Reece Falck/Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNCW) 6-3, 6-4
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Duke Round of 16 Singles Matches [Sunday]:
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Andrew Zhang (Duke) vs. [17-32] Fons Van Sambeek (NCSU) – 9 a.m.
Duke Round of 16 Doubles Matches [Sunday]:
[9-16]Â
Michael Heller/
Andrew Zhang (Duke) vs. Davide Innocenti/Alex Degabriele – 3 p.m.
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Garrett Johns/
Pedro Rodenas (Duke) vs. [9-16] Maxwell Benson/Dusan Milanovic – 3 p.m.
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