Mustangs Fall At No. 13 Duke

Friday, March 21

Durham, N.C.

1 pm CT

SMU

Duke

Mustangs Fall At No. 13 Duke

Mar 21 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

DURHAM, N.C. (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis fell 4-0 to No. 13 Duke at the Ambler Tennis Stadium in Durham, N.C., on Friday.

The Blue Devils took the first point in doubles and won three straight singles matches to take the match.

How it went
The Mustangs dropped the doubles point in two matches.

No. 72 Georgi Georgiev and Ofek Shimanov fell to the 62nd-ranked Andreja Petrovic and Cooper Williams (6-3) before Vikas Deo and Xavier Calvelo fell to Pedro Rodenas and Connor Krug (6-3).

Duke's Connor Krug defeated Maks Silagy (6-4, 6-2) to win the first singles point of the day and extend the hosts' lead to 2-0.

No. 71 Williams defeated Georgiev (6-3, 6-1) on court two before No. 36 Rodenas clinched the match for the hosts with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Jerry Barton on court one.

Doubles Scores
1. No. 62 Andreja Petrovic / Cooper Williams def. No.76 Georgi Georgiev / Ofek Shimanov (6-3)
2. Pedro Rodenas / Connor Krug def. Vikas Deo / Xavier Calvelo (6-3)
3. Jerry Barton / Louis Cloud vs. Remy Dugardin / Gerard Planelles Ripoll (3-5 UF)
Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles Scores
1. No. 36 Pedro Rodenas def. Jerry Barton (6-3, 6-3)
2. No. 71 Cooper Williams def. Georgi Georgiev (6-3, 6-1)
3. Ofek Shimanov vs. Andreja Petrovic (5-7, 3-2 UF)
4. Louis Cloud vs. Remy Dugardin (5-6, 4-5 UF)
5. Connor Krug def. Maks Silagy (6-2, 6-2)
6. Noah McDonald vs. Gerard Planelles Ripoll (4-6, 4-3 UF)
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 1

What's Next?
SMU resumes its trip at the Tar Heel State as they visit North Carolina on Sunday.

The Mustangs are now 12-12 for the season and 1-6 in ACC play.