Blue Devils Down SMU, 4-0, in ACC Action Friday

Friday, March 21

Durham, N.C.

2:00 PM

Duke University

SMU

Blue Devils Down SMU, 4-0, in ACC Action Friday

3/21/2025 7:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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DURHAM, N.C. - – No. 13 Duke men's tennis team opened the weekend with a 4-0 victory over No. 56 SMU on Friday afternoon at Ambler Tennis Stadium to move to 10-1 at home this season.

The Blue Devils improved to 13-4 on the season and 6-1 in ACC play, while the Mustangs moved to 12-12, 1-6 in the ACC.

How It Happened

Duke registered a 1-0 lead with 6-3 wins at the top two spots in doubles.
Pedro Rodenas and Connor Krug earned the first doubles victory, as they posted 6-3 win at the second spot against Vikas Deo and Xavier Calvelo. The duo won five out of the last six games to rally past a 1-2 deficit to win their match.
At the first position, Cooper Williams and Andreja Petrovic fell behind, 1-2, early against Georgi Georgiev and Ofek Shimanov. The Blue Devil tandem battled back to even the score, 2-2 and 3-3. Williams and Petrovic then won three straight games to clinch the team point for the Blue Devils.
On court three, Duke's Gerard Planelles Ripoll and Remy Dugardin were leading SMU's Jerry Barton and Louis Cloud, 5-3, when the point was clinched.
Duke kept the momentum in singles by winning the first set on all six courts.
After taking a 2-0 lead on court five against Maks Silagy, Krug dropped the next game to cut into the lead, 2-1. Krug then won three games in a row to go ahead, 5-1, before closing the first set winning, 6-2. In the second set, Krug continued to put the pressure on Silagy winning 6-2 to put a second point on the board for the Blue Devils.
On court two, Williams leaped out to a 5-0 advantage, before Georgiev came back to won three straight games. Williams won the next game to finish the first set, 6-3. In the second, Williams cruised to a 6-1 victory to give Duke a 3-0 lead.
Rodenas fell behind, 2-1, early against Barton, but responded by winning three games in a row to lead, 4-2. After dropping the next game, Rodenas won two straight to take the first set, 6-3. Rodenas never trailed in the second set, winning 6-3 to clinch the win for Duke.
When the match was clinched, Petrovic was leading Shimanov, 7-5, 2-3 on court three, Dugardin was ahead, 6-4, 5-4, versus Cloud and Ripoll was ahead, 6-4, 3-4, versus Noah McDonald.

Quotes

"It was nice to be back home. We've been on the road for two straight weeks with four matches. It was a tough one at Clemson, but we had a really good week of practice. Doubles started off a little sluggish — we were tied 3-3 on all courts at one point — but we broke away, got some breaks and went up 5-3 on all courts. We were able to finish off courts one and two."
"It was a collective win today. We didn't drop a set. They're a dangerous team and played well, but I thought across the board we came out ready to go. I was very impressed with the guys today." – Head Coach Ramsey Smith

Up Next

Duke will next host Boston College on Sunday, March 23 at 11 a.m., at Ambler Tennis Stadium.

Results
Doubles (2,1)
1. Cooper Williams/Andreja Petrovic (DU) def. Georgi Georgiev/Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 6-3
2. Pedro Rodenas/Connor Krug (DU) def. Vikas Deo/Xavier Calvelo (SMU) 6-3
3. Gerard Planelles Ripoll/Remy Dugardin (DU) vs. Jerry Barton/Louis Cloud (SMU) 5-3 unfinished

Singles (5,2,1)
1. #36 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-3, 6-3
2. #71 Cooper Williams (DU) def. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Andreja Petrovic (DU) vs. Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 7-5, 2-3 unfinished
4. Remy Dugardin (DU) vs. Louis Cloud (SMU) 6-4, 5-4 unfinished
5. Connor Krug (DU) def. Maks Silagy (SMU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) vs. Noah McDonald (SMU) 6-4, 3-4 unfinished

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