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vs ITA Regional Championship
Tuesday, May 24
Champaign, Ill.
11 a.m. (10 a.m. CT)
Duke University
vs
NCAA Singles Tournament
Johns Ends Season in NCAA Singles Championship
5/24/2022 3:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Duke junior Garrett Johns had his NCAA Singles Championship run come to an end Tuesday with a tough 5-7, 4-6, 5-7 setback to the NCAA Singles' reigning national champion in Sam Riffice of Florida at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Ill.
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Johns, who is ranked 49th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national rankings, batted back-and-forth with the No. 28 ranked collegiate player in Tuesday's Round of 32. The opening set could have gone either way, but it was Riffice who came out on top, 7-5. Johns would not go down easily as the Atlanta, Ga., native responded with a 6-4 victory in the second frame to force a decisive third set. Again, the match was a seesaw affair with both players earning key points. Unfortunately, Riffice would hold off any final attempts at an upset to secure the 7-5 win.
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Johns ends his 2021-22 campaign with a 19-10 overall record and 8-5 mark against nationally ranked opponents.
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RESULTS
R64: No. 49 Garrett Johns (Duke) def. No. 55 Ryan Seggerman (Princeton) 6-2, 6-2
R32: No. 28 Sam Riffice (Florida) def. No. 49 Garrett Johns (Duke) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
#GoDuke
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Johns, who is ranked 49th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national rankings, batted back-and-forth with the No. 28 ranked collegiate player in Tuesday's Round of 32. The opening set could have gone either way, but it was Riffice who came out on top, 7-5. Johns would not go down easily as the Atlanta, Ga., native responded with a 6-4 victory in the second frame to force a decisive third set. Again, the match was a seesaw affair with both players earning key points. Unfortunately, Riffice would hold off any final attempts at an upset to secure the 7-5 win.
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Johns ends his 2021-22 campaign with a 19-10 overall record and 8-5 mark against nationally ranked opponents.
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RESULTS
R64: No. 49 Garrett Johns (Duke) def. No. 55 Ryan Seggerman (Princeton) 6-2, 6-2
R32: No. 28 Sam Riffice (Florida) def. No. 49 Garrett Johns (Duke) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
#GoDuke
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