Duke (22-6, 8-4 ACC)Date Opponent Result/TimeJan. 16 [12/63] Michigan State W, 7-0Jan. 19 [12/18] at Kentucky W, 5-2

ITA Kick-Off Weekend (Durham, N.C.)Jan. 23 [12/18] Wake Forest W, 4-1Jan. 24 [12/23] Memphis W, 4-0

Jan. 30 [6/8] at Illinois W, 4-3Feb. 1 [6/30] at Northwestern W, 5-2Feb. 6 [6/20] Tennessee W, 5-2Feb. 8 [13/31] Michigan W, 6-1Feb. 8 [6/-] NC Central W, 6-1

ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Chicago, Ill.)Feb. 13 [6/10] Baylor L, 1-4Feb. 14 [6/17] TCU W, 4-2Feb. 15 [6/19] Ole Miss W, 4-0

Feb. 28 [4/-] Coastal Carolina W, 7-0Feb. 28 [4/-] Charlotte W, 4-0Mar. 8 [2/44] at Virginia Tech * L, 1-6Mar. 15 [6/-] Miami * W, 6-1Mar. 20 [6/37] NC State * W, 4-3Mar. 22 [6/12] Wake Forest * W, 4-3Mar. 27 [4/63] at Clemson * W, 5-2Mar. 29 [4/8] at Virginia * L, 1-6Apr. 3 [5/35] Notre Dame * W, 5-2Apr. 4 [5/-] Boston College * W, 7-0Apr. 9 [6/16] at North Carolina * L, 2-5Apr. 12 [6/33] Florida State * W, 7-0Apr. 17 [8/30] at Louisville * W, 5-2Apr. 19 [8/-] at Georgia Tech * L, 3-4

ACC Championship (Cary, N.C.)Apr. 23 [9/-] vs. Miami (First Round) W, 4-0Apr. 24 [9/16] vs. North Carolina (Quarterfinals) L, 3-4

NCAA Team Championship - First and Second Rounds (Durham, N.C.)

May 8 [10/-] South Carolina State 1:00 p.m.

Home contests in bold* denotes Atlantic Coast Conference contest[ ] denotes Duke/opponent ITA rankings at time of contest

NCAA Mens TennisDurham Regional

Duke (22-6), South Carolina State (14-4), Stanford (17-6) and Tennessee (14-12)

BLUE DEVILS BY THE NUMBERS

24 Consecutive NCAA Team Championship appearances for Duke

14 Times Duke has hosted an NCAA regional

6 Straight seasons the Blue Devils have served as a regional host

23-3 The Blue Devils record in home regional action. Dukes only three losses are May 11, 2014, versus Tennessee, May 12, 2007, against Al-abama and May 16, 2004, to Clemson

8 Times Duke has advanced to the NCAA Team Championship quarterfi-nals (1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012 and 2013)

2 Highest team ITA ranking Duke has achieved this year, the highest for the Blue Devils since checking in at No. 2 for the week of March 14, 2000. Duke is currently ranked No. 10.

Duke (22-6) opens the first round of NCAA Team Championship action Friday, May 8, against South Carolina State (14-4) at 1 p.m. ET inside Am-bler Tennis Stadium.

Duke, the No. 10 overall seed, re-ceived an at-large bid to the NCAA event while South Carolina State earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Con-ferences automatic bid after going 5-0 in the MEAC during the regular season.

In addition to South Carolina State, the Blue Devils also welcome Tennes-see (14-12) and Stanford (17-6) to the Durham Regional. Both the Volunteers and Cardinal received at-large bids to the NCAA Team Championship. The two will play at 10 a.m. Friday.

The winners of the two Friday match-es will face each other Saturday at 1 p.m. Saturdays victor will advance to the NCAA round of 16 in Waco, Texas.

The Blue Devil Network will video stream all three of this weekends matches at the Durham Regional. The video stream will be free.

The Blue Devils have won their re-gional and advanced to the final 16 of the NCAA Team Championship in four of the last five years.

Dukes Friday match against South Carolina State will be just the second meeting between the two programs. Duke claimed a 4-0 victory on May 13, 2005, at the NCAA Regional in Durham.

Last May at the Durham Regional, the Blue Devils defeated Winthrop 4-0 before falling to Tennessee, 4-2.

Duke enters NCAA postseason ac-tion with a 22-6 record. The 22 victo-ries are tied for the ninth most in a year in program history.

The Blue Devils have reached the 20-win plateau for six consecutive seasons, the second longest streak in program history, behind only 10 such campaigns from 1992-2001.

Duke owns a 14-0 record in home matches this season. The Blue Dev-ils have won 18 of their past 19 home matches.

Duke has faced a challenging slate this year and owns 16 wins against ranked teams, tied for ninth on the programs single-season chart.

This weekends Durham Regional will mark the final matches inside Ambler Tennis Stadium for Dukes Raphael Hemmeler, Chris Mengel, Bruno Semenzato and Jason Tahir. Hemmeler and Tahir are seniors, Men-gel a redshirt senior and Semenzato a junior who is exhausting his eligibility.

In the last three years, Duke owns a 7-3 record (.700 winning percentage) in the month of May.

On Feb. 6, Duke hosted Tennessee and recorded a 5-2 victory inside the Sheffield Tennis Center. The Blue Devils dropped the doubles point, but rebounded with five singles victories. The Volunteers lead the overall series 13-9.

Duke has not faced Stanford since a 4-2 victory on Feb. 17, 2007. The Cardinal owns a 7-1 advantage in the all-time series.

4 Duke players named to the All-ACC team with freshman Nicolas Alvarez (first team), seniors Raphael Hemmeler (second team) and Jason Tahir (second team) and junior Bruno Semenzato (third team)

3 Blue Devils ranked in the latest ITA singles poll with Alvarez No. 13, Tahir No. 41 and Hemmeler No. 57

1 Doubles team ranked by the ITA as Alvarez and Hemmeler are No. 20

3 Blue Devils who received bids to the NCAA Singles Championship, tied for the most by the program since 2002. Alvarez, Hemmeler and Tahir will represent Duke at the event. Alva-rez and Hemmeler also received an at-large bid to the doubles championship

3 Blue Devils who earned their 100th career singles wins this spring, tied for the most in a year in program

history. Hemmeler, redshirt senior Chris Mengel and Tahir all reached the 100-win plateau

9-0 Record for the Blue Devils through their first nine matches this season, the second best beginning in program history, behind only the 1933-34 unit, which finished the year 12-0

8 ACC wins for Duke, extending its run to six consecutive seasons with eight or more league wins, its longest stretch since a seven-year run from 1997-2003

4 Head coaches in Duke history who have won 150 or more career matches after Ramsey Smith joined the group in April with a 4-0 victory against Miami in the first round of the ACC Championship

27 Wins the Blue Devils own against ranked singles opponents in 2014-15

NCAA Team Championship First and Second RoundsFriday-Saturday, May 8-9, 2015 Blue Devil NetworkDurham, N.C. Ambler Tennis Stadium

DUKE NCAA HISTORYDuke owns an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 45-24 (.652) and has advanced as far as the quarterfinals, reach-ing the round of eight in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012 and 2013.

NCAA Team Championship Appearances: ______ 25 _____________________________ (1982, 1992-2015)All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: ____ 45-24 (.652)

2014-15 Quick Facts

Location: ___________________________ Durham, N.C.Enrollment: ________________________________ 6,495President: _______________________ Dr. Richard BrodheadFounded: ___________________ 1838 as Trinity CollegeConference: ________________________ Atlantic CoastNickname: ____________________________ Blue DevilsColors: _______________________Duke Blue and WhiteAthletics Director: ___________________ Dr. Kevin WhiteSenior Womens Administrator: ____________ Jacki Silar

First Year of Program _______________________ 1904-05All-Time Overall Record: ____________1,261-584-2 (.683)NCAA Team Championship Appearances: __________ 25 ________________________________(1982, 1992-2015)All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: ________45-24 (.652)Outdoor Stadium: _____________ Ambler Tennis StadiumIndoor Facility: ________________ Sheffield Tennis Center

Head Coach: ________________________Ramsey SmithAlma Mater (Year): ______________________Duke (2001)Year at Duke: _____________________________ SeventhRecord at Duke: _______________________150-53 (.739)Career Record: _____________________________SameAssistant Coach: ___________________ Jonathan StokkeAlma Mater (Year): ______________________Duke (2006)Year at Duke: ________________________________ FifthAthletic Trainer: ________________________ Ashley ColeStrength and Conditioning Coach: _______ Dan Perlmutter

2014 Record: ________________________________ 20-72014 ACC Record (Conference Finish): ______ 10-1 (2nd)Postseason: _________________ NCAA Durham RegionalLetterwinners Returning/Lost: ____________________ 7/2Newcomers: ___________________________________ 2

Twitter: ____________________________ @Duke_MTENFacebook: __________________________ /DukeMTennisInstagram: _________________________ @dukeathletics

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2015 RosterName Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School)Nicolas Alvarez 6-1 168 Fr. Lima, PeruAndrew DeJoy 5-7 149 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Episcopal [Va.])Raphael Hemmeler 6-0 150 Sr. Zurich, Switzerland (K & S Ramibuhl)Josh Levine 5-11 183 Jr. Syosset, N.Y. (Cold Spring Harbor)Daniel McCall 5-10 162 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. (Drew School)Chris Mengel 6-3 180 RSr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Shady Side Academy)TJ Pura 5-8 150 So. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Brentwood School)Bruno Semenzato 5-9 145 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colgio Energia)Jason Tahir 6-3 193 Sr. Rochester, N