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DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 5 Virginia men’s tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss at No. 15 Duke to open ACC play on Friday (Feb. 28) at the Ambler Tennis Stadium.

The Blue Devils (8-3, 1-0 ACC) snapped a nine-match losing streak to the Cavaliers (8-3, 0-1 ACC), dating back to 2018.

Duke started the match with a 6-3 win on doubles court two. Grad student James Hopper and freshman Keegan Rice picked up a 6-3 victory over No. 30 Theo Winegar and Pedro Rodenas on the top court, but Duke won 6-2 on doubles court three to take the doubles point.

Playing on the top court, freshman Rafael Jódar tied the match for the Cavaliers, cruising to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over No. 72 Cooper Williams.

Duke proceeded to take control of the match, winning in straight sets on courts two, five, and six to clinch the victory over Virginia.

Rice logged the other point for the Hoos, winning 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8) over Andreja Petrovic on court three.

MATCH NOTES

  • Virginia’s 50 match win streak in the ACC regular season came to an end, dating back to January 18, 2020 against Louisville
  • The Cavaliers dropped their ACC opener for the first time since 2020
  • Rafael Jódar won his eighth straight match, improving to 8-1 this season
  • Freshman Roy Horovitz made his collegiate debut for the Cavaliers, playing at No. 5 singles
  • James Hopper and Keegan Rice improved to 7-2 in doubles on the year
  • Sophomore Dylan Dietrich and freshman Jangjun Kim were scratched from the singles lineup

UP NEXT

  • The Cavaliers finish the weekend on the road on Sunday (March 2), taking on North Carolina at 1 p.m.

#15 Duke 5, #5 Virginia 2
Singles competition

  1. #17 Rafael Jodar (VA) def. #72 Cooper Williams (DU) 6-2, 6-2
  2. #30 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. James Hopper (VA) 6-4, 6-4
  3. Keegan Rice (VA) def. Andreja Petrovic (DU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
  4. #77 Sam Landau (DU) def. Mans Dahlberg (VA) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
  5. Connor Krug (DU) def. Roy Horovitz (VA) 6-3, 6-3
  6. Remy Dugardin (DU) def. Stiles Brockett (VA) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition

  1. #38 James Hopper/Keegan Rice (VA) def. #30 Theo Winegar/Pedro Rodenas (DU) 6-3
  2. Cooper Williams/Andreja Petrovic (DU) def. #50 Dylan Dietrich/Mans Dahlberg (VA) 6-3
  3. Sam Landau/Remy Dugardin (DU) def. Rafael Jodar/Jangjun Kim (VA) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,5,2,4,3)

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