Deacs Continue Four Match Road Trip

DURHAM, N.C. - Following the upset win at No. 2 UNC Friday, the No. 11 Wake Forest men's tennis team travels to No. 38-ranked Duke on Sunday. First serve at Duke is set for 1 p.m. ET.

Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Wake Forest has a 33-6 record in away matches. This includes an impressive 21-6 record over the past three seasons.

LAST TIME OUT

After a dominant performance in doubles and three straight-set victories in singles, Wake Forest men's tennis team secured the 5-2 upset at No. 2 North Carolina on Friday.
The win is Wake Forest's sixth-straight victory over the Tar Heels, and it secures the Demon Deacons at second place in the ACC, while UNC fell for the second time in its last four matches.
Wake Forest took the early lead following doubles after grabbing a 6-3 win on court two, quickly followed by a 6-4 win on court three to take a 1-0 lead into singles action.
In singles, the Deacs continued to roll to three easy wins to clinch the match at 4-0. Eduardo Nava, Siddhant Banthia and Henri Squire pulled out wins over the Tar Heels.

SERIES HISTORY (DUKE)

Sunday's match marks the 105th all-time meeting between the two schools with Duke leading the series, 86-18.
Wake Forest has won five straight in the series, including a 4-3 victory during the teams' last matchup on March 4, 2020.

SCOUTING DUKE

The Blue Devils are looking to get back on track after dropping a 6-1 decision to No. 2 North Carolina last Sunday. Luca Keist recorded Duke's lone win on the day following his 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5 win over Mac Kiger.
No. 119 Andrew Zhang leads the team with 10 singles wins on the year, eight during dual action.
Rookie Faris Khan follows closely behind with nine overall wins.
The No. 15 doubles team of Sean Sculley and Garrett Johns hold a team-best eight wins on the season, while Edu Güell and Zhang currently sit with six.

UP NEXT
Wake Forest will play in another away doubleheader next Saturday with NC State and NC Central. First serves are slated for 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET.

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Siddhant Banthia

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Henri Squire

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