DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke men’s tennis All-America Jordan Wile passed away on February 10, 2019. He was 41 years old.
During the 1997 season, Wile paired with Doug Root for a doubles season that resulted in All-America honors.
Root and Wile combined to win 62 matches together, the third most by a Duke tandem. Wile made his first two NCAA Doubles Tournament trips with Root, falling in the opening round in 1997 before advancing to the quarterfinals in 1998. In their second trip, Root and Wile fell 6-3, 6-4 to the accomplished and No. 4 Stanford pair of Bob and Mike Bryan. Wile and Root finished 1997 ranked No. 11 and 1998 at No. 18. The Blue Devil duo also won the 1997 ACC No. 1 doubles flight…
