Blue Devils Strong During Day One of ITA Carolina Regional

CARY, N.C. – Duke men's tennis won 16 of its 18 matches during Day One of the ITA Carolina Regional Championship on Friday at Cary Tennis Park.

Seven of the nine individuals playing in the singles draw advance to Saturday's Round of 32.

Senior Edu Güell bested Gardner-Webb's Chrisjan Van Wyk 6-1, 7-6 (5) in his opening round before defeating James Roelofse of Furman 7-5, 7-5 in his next match. Junior Garrett Johns breezed through his first two matches on Friday, beating Damien Nezar of Campbell and Carter Morgan of South Carolina 6-2, 6-3 and 6-0, 6-1, respectively.

Fellow classmate Andrew Zhang also swept his opening two matches. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich., native defeated UNC Greensboro's…