DUKE UNIVERSITY 2015 Men’s Tennis Media Guide DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2015 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS u 2015 INFORMATION u UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2015 Roster 3 Location Durham, N.C. 2015 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 Affiliation NCAA Division I u PLAYERS Indoor Facility Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center Nicolas Alvarez 7 Outdoor Facility Ambler Tennis Stadium Andrew DeJoy 7 President Dr. Richard Brodhead Raphael Hemmeler 8-9 Athletic Director Kevin White Josh Levine 10-11 Senior Women’s Administrator Jacki Silar Daniel McCall 12 Chris Mengel 13-14 u COACHING STAFF TJ Pura 15 Head Coach Ramsey Smith Bruno Semenzato 16-17 Alma Mater Duke, 2001 Jason Tahir 18-19 Year at Duke/Overall 7th/7 Record at Duke 128-47 (.731) u 2013-14 IN REVIEW Overall Record 128-47 (.731) 2013-14 Year in Review 20 Office Phone (919) 668-0348 2013-14 Honors & Awards 21 Assistant Coach Jonathan Stokke 2014 Results 21 Alma Mater Duke, 2006 2013-14 Individual Statistics 22 Office Phone (919) 668-0347 u HISTORY & RECORDS u TEAM INFORMATION NCAA Tournament Results 23-24 2014 Record 20-7 ITA National & Regional Tournament Results 25-26 2014 ACC Record 10-1 ITA Final Rankings 27 2014 ACC Finish 2nd ACC Championships 28 2014 Postseason NCAA Tournament Second Round Individual Honors & Awards 29 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/2 Individual Academic Honors & Awards 30-31 Newcomers 2 Letterwinners 32-33 Year-by-Year Results 34-47 u PROGRAM HISTORY All-Time Series Records 48-55 First Year of Program 1904-05 Team Records 56 All-Time Program Record 1,239-578-2 Individual Records 57-59 Most Victories in a Season 31 (1982) All-Time Coaching Records 60 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last 24/2014 All-Time Conference Finishes 60 SPORTS INFORMATION CREDITS All interviews with student-athletes must be arranged through the Duke The 2015 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, Whitney Hills 2 DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 2015 ROSTER Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School Nicolas Alvarez 6-1 168 Fr. Lima, Peru Andrew DeJoy 5-7 149 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Episcopal [Va.] Raphael Hemmeler 6-0 150 Sr. Zurich, Switzerland K & S Ramibuhl Josh Levine 5-11 183 Jr. Syosset, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor Daniel McCall 5-10 162 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. Drew School Chris Mengel 6-3 180 RSr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Shady Side Academy TJ Pura 5-8 150 So. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brentwood School Bruno Semenzato 5-9 145 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil Colégio Energia Jason Tahir 6-3 193 Sr. Rochester, N.Y. The Harley School 2015 DUAL MATCH SCHEDULE January 7-10 RAINBOW WARRIOR CLASSIC March 20 N.C. STATE* 3:00 p.m. Honolulu, Hawai’i • UH Tennis Complex Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 100-2 January 16 MICHIGAN STATE 6:00 p.m. March 22 WAKE FOREST * 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 6-1 Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 83-15 January 19 KENTUCKY 12:00 p.m. March 27 CLEMSON* 2:30 p.m. Lexington, Ky. • Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex • Duke leads, 11-4 Clemson, S.C. • Hoke Sloan Tennis Center • Duke leads, 41-28 January 23 WAKE FOREST 1:30 p.m. March 29 VIRGINIA* 1:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 83-15 • ITA Kick-Off Charlottesville, Va. • Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club • Duke leads, 49-38 January 24 MEMPHIS/CLEMSON 6:30 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • ITA Kick-Off April 3 NOTRE DAME* 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 21-8 January 30 ILLINOIS 6:00 p.m. Champaign, Ill. • Atkins Tennis Center • Illinois leads, 14-6 April 4 BOSTON COLLEGE* 3:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 11-0 February 1 NORTHWESTERN 11:00 a.m. Chicago, Ill. • Combe Indoor Tennis Center • Duke leads, 6-1 April 10 NORTH CAROLINA* 3:00 p.m. Chapel Hill, N.C. • Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center • UNC leads, 84-41 February 6 TENNESSEE 6:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • Tennessee leads, 13-8 April 12 FLORIDA STATE* 12:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Duke leads, 28-11 February 8 MICHIGAN & N.C. CENTRAL 12:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m. Durham, N.C. • Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center • April 17 LOUISVILLE* 3:00 p.m. Duke leads Michigan, 10-3 • Duke leads N.C. Central, 9-0 Louisville, Ky. • Bass-Rudd Tennis Center • First meeting February 13-16 ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOORS TBA April 19 GEORGIA TECH* 12:00 p.m. Champaign, Ill. • Atkins Tennis Center Atlanta, Ga. • Byers Tennis Complex • Georgia Tech leads, 44-14 February 28 COASTAL CAROLINA & UNC CHARLOTTE 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. April 23-26 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP l TBA Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Cary, N.C. • Cary Tennis Park Duke leads Coastal Carolina, 2-0 • Duke leads UNC Charlotte, 3-0 May 8-9 NCAA REGIONALS n TBA March 8 VIRGINIA TECH* 11:00 a.m. Location TBA Blacksburg, Va. • Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center • Duke leads, 26-2 May 14-19 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP n TBA March 15 MIAMI* 12:00 p.m. Waco, Texas • Hurd Tennis Center Durham, N.C. • Ambler Tennis Stadium • Miami leads, 22-19 May 20-25 NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS n TBA Waco, Texas • Hurd Tennis Center * Denotes ACC match; l denotes ACC Championship match; n denotes NCAA Championship match 2 3 DUKE MEN’S TENNIS 2015 MEDIA GUIDE RAMSEY SMITH Head Coach • Seventh Season at Duke • Duke, 2001 Ramsey Smith enters his seventh season as the Duke men’s tennis head coach. the season ranked seventh in the final ITA rankings for the highest final team He was named the 11th head coach in program history in June, 2008. ranking since the 2006 season. The Blue Devils advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship for the eighth time overall and the second consecu- Smith, a former Duke men’s tennis standout, returned to his alma mater in the tive season. Henrique Cunha, Saba and Michael Redlicki competed in the NCAA 2005-06 season as an assistant coach. He served on the Blue Devils’ coaching Singles Championships, while Cunha and Hemmeler as well as Redlicki and Tahir staff for three seasons as an assistant and associate head coach prior to accept- competed in the doubles competition. Cunha and Hemmeler reached the semi- ing the head coaching position. finals of the competition to earn All-America honors and concluded the season as the nation’s top-ranked duo. The squad completed the regular season sec- In six seasons at the helm of the Duke program, Smith has compiled an overall ond in the ACC standings with a 9-1 ledger and finished with an undefeated 15-0 record of 128-47 and a 53-12 Atlantic Coast Conference ledger with five straight mark at home for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign. Cunha, Saba and 20-win seasons. He has taken the Blue Devils to the NCAA Championship in each Redlicki were selected to the All-ACC team, with Cunha earning ACC Player of the of his six seasons, winning the first round match each time. Under his watch, Year recognition for the second time in his four seasons. Hemmeler paced the Duke has had one ITA National Doubles Team of the Year, one ITA National Rook- squad with 35 singles wins, including a team-leading 25 wins in the dual season. ie of the Year, one ITA National Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Chris Mengel was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the third consecutive Award winner, seven All-America selections, three ITA Regional Seniors of the season as Duke led the conference in representatives on the All-ACC Academic Year, three ITA Regional Rookies of the Year, two ACC Players of the Year, one Team. Chuna became the second Blue Devil in program history to win the ITA ACC Rookie of the Year, 13 All-ACC selections and 24 named to the All-ACC Aca- National Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. demic team. Duke posted a program-record 10 ACC victories in 2014, fueled by a nine- In 2011-12, the Blue Devils finished the year 25-6 and completed the season match win streak in conference play that began with a 4-3 upset of No. 9 Notre ranked eighth in the final ITA poll. The team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dame and also included a win over No. 8 North Carolina in the season finale. Un- NCAA Championship for the first time since 2001, while Cunha and Mengel also der Smith’s direction, the squad finished the year 20-7 and made the program’s competed in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Duke concluded ACC 23rd consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship tournament, falling in play with a 9-2 ledger to finish second in the final regular season standings and the second round to Tennessee.