University of Memphis Athletics
Friday, January 20
Durham, N.C.
5:00 PM
University of Memphis
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#20 Duke
Photo by: Andy Mead/YCJ
Tigers Fall at No. 20 Duke
Jan 20, 2023 | Men's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. - Memphis men's tennis battled up and down the lineup, but ultimately dropped a 5-2 decision at No. 20 Duke Saturday to officially open its spring campaign.
After dropping the first doubles match, Pablo Alemany and Pau Fanlo teamed up on court three to get a 7-5 victory and pull the match even before Duke earned the doubles decision on court one to go in front 1-0.
In singles action, Memphis took the lead after Jeremy Taylor and Alemany won at the No. 5 and No. 1 positions, respectively. Duke responded, however, with four-straight wins to secure the 5-2 win.
No. 39 Alemany picked up a straight-set victory in his singles match over Duke's No. 4 Garrett Johns 6-1, 6-3 to win both of his matches on the night.
"It was a tough loss today," head coach Paul Goebel said. "Duke is a good team, but we beat ourselves at times. We'll have a lot of tests like this match throughout the season and I'm hoping we can really work on enjoying competing in pressure moments.
"Now it's about putting in a good week of practice before facing UCLA."
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28 against UCLA in Los Angeles, California for the ITA Kick-Off weekend. They will then battle either Vanderbilt or USC on Sunday.
#20 Duke 5, Memphis 2
Singles
1. #39 Pablo Alemany (MEM) def. #4 Garrett Johns (DU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #101 Andrew Zhang (DU) def. #114 David Stevenson (MEM) 6-7 (7-3), 6-4, 10-6
3. #84 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Conor Gannon (MEM) 7-5, 6-4
4. Connor Krug (DU) def. Oscar Cutting (MEM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Niroop Vallabhaneni (DU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jake Krug (DU) def. Pau Fanlo (MEM) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. #49 Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (DU) def. David Stevenson/Oscar Cutting (MEM) 7-5
2. Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Jeremy Taylor/Harry Rock (MEM) 6-2
3. Pau Fanlo/Pablo Alemany (MEM) def. Faris Khan/Niroop Vallabhaneni (DU) 7-5
Match Notes:
Memphis (0-1)
#20 Duke (2-0)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,1,4,6,3,2)
After dropping the first doubles match, Pablo Alemany and Pau Fanlo teamed up on court three to get a 7-5 victory and pull the match even before Duke earned the doubles decision on court one to go in front 1-0.
In singles action, Memphis took the lead after Jeremy Taylor and Alemany won at the No. 5 and No. 1 positions, respectively. Duke responded, however, with four-straight wins to secure the 5-2 win.
No. 39 Alemany picked up a straight-set victory in his singles match over Duke's No. 4 Garrett Johns 6-1, 6-3 to win both of his matches on the night.
"It was a tough loss today," head coach Paul Goebel said. "Duke is a good team, but we beat ourselves at times. We'll have a lot of tests like this match throughout the season and I'm hoping we can really work on enjoying competing in pressure moments.
"Now it's about putting in a good week of practice before facing UCLA."
The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28 against UCLA in Los Angeles, California for the ITA Kick-Off weekend. They will then battle either Vanderbilt or USC on Sunday.
#20 Duke 5, Memphis 2
Singles
1. #39 Pablo Alemany (MEM) def. #4 Garrett Johns (DU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #101 Andrew Zhang (DU) def. #114 David Stevenson (MEM) 6-7 (7-3), 6-4, 10-6
3. #84 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Conor Gannon (MEM) 7-5, 6-4
4. Connor Krug (DU) def. Oscar Cutting (MEM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Niroop Vallabhaneni (DU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jake Krug (DU) def. Pau Fanlo (MEM) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. #49 Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (DU) def. David Stevenson/Oscar Cutting (MEM) 7-5
2. Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. Jeremy Taylor/Harry Rock (MEM) 6-2
3. Pau Fanlo/Pablo Alemany (MEM) def. Faris Khan/Niroop Vallabhaneni (DU) 7-5
Match Notes:
Memphis (0-1)
#20 Duke (2-0)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,1,4,6,3,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Garrett Johns / 0 (4/-) [DU]
13
#2 Singles Match
123
746
Andrew Zhang / 0 (101/-) [DU]
6610
#3 Singles Match
12
54
Pedro Rodenas / 0 (84/-) [DU]
76
#4 Singles Match
12
34
Connor Krug / 0 [DU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Niroop Vallabhaneni / 0 [DU]
21
#6 Singles Match
12
34
Jake Krug / 0 [DU]
66
Order of Finish:
5,1,4,6,3,2
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