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DUKE UNIVERSITY 2017 Men’s Tennis Media Guide DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2017 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS u 2017 INFORMATION u UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2017 Roster 3 Location Durham, N.C. 2017 Dual Match Schedule 3 Founded 1838 as Trinity College Enrollment 6,495 u COACHING STAFF Colors Duke Blue and White Ramsey Smith 4-5 Nickname Blue Devils Jonathan Stokke 6 Conference Atlantic Coast Diego Garavito 7 Affiliation NCAA Division I Indoor Facility Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center u PLAYERS Outdoor Facility Ambler Tennis Stadium Nicolas Alvarez 8 President Dr. Richard Brodhead Andrew DeJoy 9 Athletic Director Kevin White Ryan Dickerson 9 Senior Women’s Administrator Jacki Silar Spencer Furman 10 Jason Lapidus 11 u COACHING STAFF Robert Levine 12 Head Coach Ramsey Smith Vincent Lin 12 Alma Mater Duke, 2001 Catalin Mateas 13 Year at Duke/Overall 9th/9 TJ Pura 14 Record at Duke 163-69 (.703) Nick Stachowiak 15 Overall Record 163-69 (.703) Office Phone (919) 668-0348 u 2015-16 IN REVIEW Assistant Coach Jonathan Stokke 2015-16 Results 16 Alma Mater Duke, 2006 2016 Honors & Awards 16 Office Phone (919) 668-0347 2015-16 Individual Statistics 17 Volunteer Assistant Coach Diego Garavito Alma Mater Bethune-Cookman, 2016 u HISTORY & RECORDS NCAA Tournament Results 18-21 u TEAM INFORMATION ITA National & Regional Tournament Results 22-23 2016 Record 11-15 ITA Final Rankings 24-25 2016 ACC Record 4-8 ACC Championships 26 2016 ACC Finish 10th Individual Honors & Awards 27-28 2016 Postseason None Individual Academic Honors & Awards 29-30 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/2 Letterwinners 31-32 Newcomers 3 Year-by-Year Results 33-47 All-Time Series Records 48-55 u PROGRAM HISTORY Team Records 56-57 First Year of Program 1904-05 Individual Records 58-61 All-Time Program Record 1,270-602-2 (.678) All-Time Coaching Records 62 Most Victories in a Season 31 (1982) All-Time Conference Finishes 62 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last 25/2015 SPORTS INFORMATION CREDITS All interviews with student-athletes must be arranged through the Duke The 2017 Duke men’s tennis media guide is a product of the Duke Sports Sports Information Office. Please contact Sarah Fetters at (919) 684-8708 Information Office. or [email protected] with any interview requests. All requests must be made at least one day in advance. Editors ..................................................................Sarah Fetters and Leslie Gaber Editorial Assistance ...................................................... Duke Sports Information Photos........... Jon Gardiner/Duke Photography, Reagan Lunn, Grant Shorin 2 DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 2017 ROSTER Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School Nicolas Alvarez 6-1 169 Jr. Lima, Peru Franklin Delano Roosevelt School Andrew DeJoy 5-7 153 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. Episcopal [Va.] Ryan Dickerson 6-2 180 So. Marlton, N.J. Moorestown Spencer Furman 5-8 141 Fr. Seattle, Wash. Sammamish Jason Lapidus 6-3 190 So. Durham, N.C. Durham Academy Robert Levine 5-11 173 Fr. Bedford, N.Y. Laurel Springs Vincent Lin 5-11 165 So. Schaumburg, Ill. Schaumburg Catalin Mateas 6-0 169 So. Braintree, Mass. US Tennis Association Training Center TJ Pura 5-9 153 Sr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brentwood School Nick Stachowiak 5-10 151 Fr. Cary, N.C. Middle Creek 2017 DUAL MATCH SCHEDULE January 7-13 HILLS FAMILY HAWAI’I TRIP March 22 N.C. STATE* 4:00 p.m. Waikiki, Hawai’i Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 102-2 January 16 ELON 3:00 p.m. March 24 BOSTON COLLEGE* 12 noon Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 11-1 Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 13-0 January 20 KENTUCKY 5:00 p.m. March 26 VIRGINIA* 1:00 p.m. Lexington, Ky. • Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex • Duke leads, 12-5 Charlottesville, Va. • Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club • Duke leads, 51-40 January 27 MICHIGAN STATE 6:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 7-1 March 31 FLORIDA STATE* 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 29-12 January 28 VCU 6:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 31-3 April 7 GEORGIA TECH* 5:00 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. • Byers Tennis Complex • Duke leads, 44-16 February 3 ILLINOIS 7:00 p.m. Champaign, Ill. • Atkins Tennis Center • Illinois leads, 15-7 April 9 CLEMSON* 12 noon Clemson, S.C. • Hoke Sloan Tennis Center • Duke leads, 41-30 February 5 NORTHWESTERN 2:30 p.m. Evanston, Ill. • Combe Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 7-2 April 14 NOTRE DAME* 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 22-10 February 12 TENNESSEE & N.C. CENTRAL 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • April 15 MIAMI* 3:00 p.m. Tennessee leads, 13-10 • Duke leads N.C. Central, 11-0 Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Series tied, 22-22 February 25 COASTAL CAROLINA & UNC CHARLOTTE 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. April 21 LOUISVILLE* 4:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Louisville, Ky. • Bass-Rudd Tennis Center • Duke leads, 2-0 Duke leads Coastal Carolina, 4-0 • Duke leads UNC Charlotte, 5-0 April 26-30 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP l TBA March 4 VIRGINIA TECH* 1:00 p.m. Rome, Ga. • Rome Tennis Center Blacksburg, Va. • Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center • Duke leads, 26-4 May 12-13 NCAA REGIONALS n TBA March 7 NORTH CAROLINA* 3:00 p.m. Location TBA Chapel Hill, N.C. • Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center • UNC leads, 88-40 May 18-23 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP n TBA March 12 WAKE FOREST* 1:00 p.m. Athens, Ga. • Dan Magill Tennis Complex Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 85-16 May 24-29 NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS n TBA March 16 UCLA 5:30 p.m. Athens, Ga. • Dan Magill Tennis Complex Los Angeles, Calif. • Los Angeles Tennis Center • UCLA leads, 15-3 * Denotes ACC match; l denotes ACC Championship match; n denotes NCAA Championship match 3 DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2017 MEDIA GUIDE RAMSEY SMITH Head Coach • Ninth Season at Duke • Duke, 2001 Ramsey Smith enters his ninth season as the Duke men’s tennis head coach. Smith also saw a trio of players reach 100 career singles wins in 2015, tied for He was named the 11th head coach in program history in June, 2008. the most in a year in program history. Senior Raphael Hemmeler, redshirt senior Chris Mengel and senior Jason Tahir all reached the 100-win plateau. Hemmeler, Smith, a former Duke men’s tennis standout, returned to his alma mater in the Tahir and freshman Alvarez represented Duke at the NCAA Singles Championship 2005-06 season as an assistant coach. He served on the Blue Devils’ coaching with Alvarez and Hemmeler in the NCAA Doubles Championship. staff for three seasons as an assistant and associate head coach prior to accept- ing the head coaching position. Duke posted a program-record 10 ACC victories in 2014, fueled by a nine-match win streak in conference play that began with a 4-3 upset of No. 9 Notre Dame In eight seasons at the helm of the Duke program, Smith has compiled an and also included a win over No. 8 North Carolina in the season finale. Under overall record of 163-69 and a 65-24 Atlantic Coast Conference ledger with six Smith’s direction, the squad finished the year 20-7 and made the program’s 23rd 20-win seasons in the last seven campaigns. He has taken the Blue Devils to the consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship tournament, falling in the NCAA Championship in seven of his eight seasons, winning the first round match second round to Tennessee. Fred Saba and Tahir both represented the Blue Devils each time the program has qualified and advancing to the round of 16 five times. in the NCAA Singles Championship, while Saba also eclipsed the 100-win mile- stone in singles during the spring and closed his career as the program record Under his watch, Duke has had one ITA National Doubles Team of the Year and holder in ACC singles victories with 35 over four seasons. He was joined by Tahir, one ITA National Rookie of the Year. Smith has helped produce three All-Ameri- Hemmeler and Bruno Semenzato in earning All-ACC recognition. Hemmeler also cans who have received nine accolades, three ITA Regional Seniors of the Year, received the ITA Regional Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship & Leadership award. two ITA Regional Rookies of the Year, one ITA Regional Player to Watch, one ITA Senior Most Improved Player, two ITA Regional Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship & The Blue Devils finished the 2013 campaign 25-6 to match the 1999, 2000 and Leadership Award winners and one national recipient, two ACC Players of the 2012 squads for the second most wins in program history. The team was ranked Year, one ACC Rookie of the Year, 19 All-ACC accolades and 26 All-ACC Academic seventh in the final ITA rankings for the highest final team ranking since 2006. Team selections. The Blue Devils advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship for the eighth time overall and the second consecutive season. Henrique Cunha, Saba The 2016 campaign produced a second straight first team All-ACC accolade for and Michael Redlicki competed in the NCAA Singles Championship, while Cunha Nicolas Alvarez as the Blue Devils’ usual starting lineup was one of the youngest and Hemmeler as well as Redlicki and Tahir competed in the doubles competi- in the country wth three freshmen, one sophomore, one junior and one senior.