DURHAM – No. 8 Duke defeated No. 23 NC State, 4-0, in its opening round matchup of the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Saturday afternoon inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
Graduate student Andrew Zhang tallied his second match-clinching point of the season against the Wolfpack (2-2) to help Duke (4-0) extend its home winning streak to 12 consecutive matches.
With the win, the Blue Devils advance to the championship match and face Middle Tennessee State (4-1). The Blue Raiders beat California, 4-1, in their first match of the weekend.
How It Happened
- Connor Krug and Faris Khan earned Duke's first win of the day when they bested Braden Shick and Fons Van Sambeek, 6-3, on court three to kick off doubles action.