DUKE UNIVERSITY 2016 Men’S Tennis Media Guide DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2016 MEDIA GUIDE
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DUKE UNIVERSITY 2016 Men’s Tennis Media Guide DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2016 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS u 2016 INFORMATION u UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2016 Roster 3 Location Durham, N.C. 2016 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 Jason Tahir 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 Adrian Chamdani 9 Athletic Director Kevin White Andrew DeJoy 9 Senior Women’s Administrator Jacki Silar Ryan Dickerson 10 Hampton Drake 10 u COACHING STAFF Jason Lapidus 10 Head Coach Ramsey Smith Josh Levine 11 Alma Mater Duke, 2001 Vincent Lin 12 Year at Duke/Overall 7th/7 Daniel McCall 13 Record at Duke 152-54 (.738) Catalin Mateas 14 Overall Record 152-54 (.738) TJ Pura 14-15 Office Phone (919) 668-0348 Assistant Coach Jonathan Stokke u 2014-15 IN REVIEW Alma Mater Duke, 2006 2014-15 Year in Review 16 Office Phone (919) 668-0347 2014-15 Results 17 2015 Honors & Awards 17 u TEAM INFORMATION 2014-15 Individual Statistics 18 2015 Record 24-7 2015 ACC Record 8-4 u HISTORY & RECORDS 2015 ACC Finish T-4th NCAA Tournament Results 19-22 2015 Postseason NCAA Tournament Round of 16 ITA National & Regional Tournament Results 23-24 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/4 ITA Final Rankings 25-26 Newcomers 4 ACC Championships 27 Individual Honors & Awards 28-29 u PROGRAM HISTORY Individual Academic Honors & Awards 30-31 First Year of Program 1904-05 Letterwinners 32-33 All-Time Program Record 1,259-587-2 (.682) Year-by-Year Results 34-48 Most Victories in a Season 31 (1982) All-Time Series Records 49-56 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last 25/2015 Team Records 57-58 Individual Records 59-62 All-Time Coaching Records 63 All-Time Conference Finishes 63 SPORTS INFORMATION CREDITS All interviews with student-athletes must be arranged through the Duke The 2016 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, Grant Shorin, Whitney Hills 2 DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2016 MEDIA GUIDE 2016 ROSTER Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School Nicolas Alvarez 6-1 168 So. Lima, Peru Adrian Chamdani 5-10 147 Fr. Santa Clara, Calif. Bellarmine College Prep Andrew DeJoy 5-7 149 So. Greensboro, N.C. Episcopal [Va.] Ryan Dickerson 6-2 170 Fr. Marlton, N.J. Moorestown Hampton Drake 6-1 171 So. Hilton Head, S.C. Clemson University Jason Lapidus 6-3 180 Fr. Durham, N.C. Durham Academy Josh Levine 5-11 183 Sr. Syosset, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor Vincent Lin 6-2 160 Fr. Schaumburg, Ill. Schaumburg Catalin Mateas 6-1 170 Fr. Braintree, Mass. US Tennis Association Training Center Daniel McCall 5-10 162 Sr. San Francisco, Calif. Drew School TJ Pura 5-8 150 Jr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brentwood School 2016 DUAL MATCH SCHEDULE January 15 ELON 6:00 p.m. March 13 FLORIDA STATE* 12:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 10-1 Tallahassee, Fla. • Scott Speicher Tennis Center • Duke leads, 29-11 January 17 KENTUCKY 1:00 p.m. March 18 NOTRE DAME* 3:30 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex • Duke leads, 12-4 South Bend, Ind. • Courtney Tennis Center • Duke leads, 22-8 January 23 CALIFORNIA 12:00 p.m. March 20 BOSTON COLLEGE* 12:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Cal leads, 7-2 • ITA Kick-Off Boston, Mass. • Flynn Complex Recreation • Duke leads, 12-0 January 24 SAN DIEGO/VANDERBILT 1:00 p.m. March 25 VIRGINIA TECH* 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • ITA Kick-Off Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 26-3 January 29 ILLINOIS 6:00 p.m. March 27 LOUISVILLE* 12:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Illinois leads, 14-7 Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 1-0 January 31 NORTHWESTERN & N.C. CENTRAL 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. April 1 N.C. STATE* 4:30 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Raleigh, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 101-2 Duke leads Northwestern, 4-1 • Duke leads N.C. Central, 10-0 April 3 VIRGINIA* 3:00 p.m. February 5 TENNESSEE 6:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 49-39 Knoxville, Tenn. • Goodfriend Tennis Center • Tennessee leads, 13-9 April 9 WAKE FOREST* 3:00 p.m. February 7 MICHIGAN 12:00 p.m. Winston-Salem, N.C. • Wake Forest Tennis Center • Duke leads, 85-15 Ann Arbor, Mich. • Varsity Tennis Center • Duke leads, 11-3 April 15 CLEMSON* 12:00 p.m. February 12-15 ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOORS TBA Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 41-29 Charlottesville, Va. • Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club April 17 NORTH CAROLINA* 3:00 p.m. February 20 N.C. A&T & UNC CHARLOTTE 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • UNC leads, 87-40 Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke and N.C. A&T first meeting • Duke leads UNC Charlotte, 4-0 April 21-24 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP l TBA Cary, N.C. • Cary Tennis Park February 27 COASTAL CAROLINA & FURMAN 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • May 14-15 NCAA REGIONALS n TBA Duke leads Coastal Carolina, 3-0 • Duke leads Furman, 22-2 Location TBA March 6 GEORGIA TECH* 11:00 a.m. May 20-24 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP n TBA Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 44-15 Tulsa, Okla. • Michael D. Case Tennis Center March 11 MIAMI* 2:30 p.m. May 25-30 NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS n TBA Miami, Fla. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Miami leads, 22-21 Tulsa, Okla. • Michael D. Case Tennis Center * Denotes ACC match; l denotes ACC Championship match; n denotes NCAA Championship match 3 DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2016 MEDIA GUIDE RAMSEY SMITH Head Coach • Eighth Season at Duke • Duke, 2001 Ramsey Smith enters his eighth 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 Nicolas Alvarez represented Duke at the NCAA Singles Cham- 2005-06 season as an assistant coach. He served on the Blue Devils’ coaching pionship 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 In seven seasons at the helm of the Duke program, Smith has compiled an Dame and also included a win over No. 8 North Carolina in the season finale. Un- overall record of 152-54 and a 61-16 Atlantic Coast Conference ledger with six der Smith’s direction, the squad finished the year 20-7 and made the program’s straight 20-win seasons. He has taken the Blue Devils to the NCAA Champion- 23rd consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship tournament, falling in ship in each of his seven seasons, winning the first round match each time and the second round to Tennessee. Fred Saba and Tahir both represented the Blue advancing to the round of 16 five times. Devils in the NCAA Singles Championship, while Saba also eclipsed the 100-win milestone in singles during the spring and closed his career as the program re- Under his watch, Duke has had one ITA National Doubles Team of the Year, one cord holder in ACC singles victories with 35 over four seasons. He was joined by ITA National Rookie of the Year and one ITA National Arthur Ashe Leadership Tahir, Hemmeler and Bruno Semenzato in earning All-ACC recognition. and Sportsmanship Award winner. Smith has helped produce eight All-Ameri- cans, four ITA Regional Seniors of the Year, three ITA Regional Rookies of the The Blue Devils finished the 2013 campaign 25-6 to match the 1999, 2000 and Year, one ITA Regional Player to Watch, one ITA Senior Most Improved Player, two 2012 squads for the second most wins in program history. The team was ranked ACC Players of the Year, one ACC Rookie of the Year, 16 All-ACC selections and 26 seventh in the final ITA rankings for the highest final team ranking since 2006. who have been named to the All-ACC Academic Team. The Blue Devils advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship for the eighth time overall and the second consecutive season.