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Blue Devils Fall to MTSU in ITA Kickoff Opening Match

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – No. 19 Duke dropped a 5-2 decision to Middle Tennessee State on Friday afternoon in the first match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.

The Blue Devils dip to 3-2 on the year, while the Blue Raiders improve to 3-1.

How It Happened

  • Middle Tennessee started strong out of the gate, earning wins on court one and three to claim the doubles point.
  • No. 26 Francisco Rocha and Oskar Brostrom Poulsen bested No. 49 Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang on the top court, 6-3, before Ondrej Horak and Marcel Kamrowski defeated Faris Khan and Niroop Vallabhaneni, 6-4, on court three to secure the overall point.