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Table of Contents 

Quick Facts .................................................1 

2008-09 Roster & Schedule .......................1 

Head Coach Ramsey Smith .......................2 

Asst. Coach Josh Goffi .................................3 

Director of Tennis Jay Lapidus ...................3 

Tennis Support Staff ...................................3 

Senior Kiril Dimitrov ....................................4 

Junior Dylan Arnould ..................................5 

Junior Aaron Carpenter ..............................6 

Junior David Lue .........................................7 

Sophomore Reid Carleton ..........................8 

Sophomore Alain Michel .............................9 

Sophomore Jared Pinsky .........................10 

Freshman David Holland ..........................11 

Freshman Luke Marchese ........................12 

Freshman Torsten Wietoska .....................13 

2008-09 Duke Tennis ................................14 

ACC Championships ................................15 

2007-08 Season in Review ..................16-17 

Duke Tennis History .............................18-19 

Honors and Awards ..................................20 

Blue Devils in the Pros .............................21 

All-Time Letterwinners ..............................22 

This is Duke Tennis ..................................23 

Facilities ....................................................24 

Academics ................................................25 

Duke University ...................................26-27 

Durham, N.C. .......................................28-29 

North Carolina .....................................30-31 

Duke Athletics ............ 32-Inside Back Cover 

2008-09 Blue Devil Roster 

Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 

Dylan Arnould 6’1” 170 Jr. Northampton, Mass. Cambridge Acad. (Ocala, Fla.) 

Reid Carleton 6’0” 140 So. Naples, Fla. Barron Collier 

Aaron Carpenter 6’0” 165 Jr. Houston, Texas James E. Taylor 

Kiril Dimitrov 6’1” 145 Sr. Sofi a, Bulgaria First Private English Language School 

David Holland 6’3” 160 Fr. Pennington, N.J. Princeton Day School 

David Lue 5’10” 160 Jr. Houston, Texas Cypress Creek 

Luke Marchese 5’10” 150 Fr. Summit, N.J. Summit 

Alain Michel 5’9” 185 So. Sao Paulo, Brazil Colegio Porto Seguro 

Jared Pinsky 5’10” 140 So. Potomac, Md. Churchill 

Torsten Wietoska 6’1” 180 Fr. Leer, Germany Van der Meer Tennis Academy 

2008-09 Dual Match Schedule 

January 

22 Elon Durham, N.C. 6 p.m. 

24 Virginia Commonwealth Durham, N.C. 6 p.m. 

31 Florida State (Team Indoors 1st Round) State College, Pa. 9 a.m. 

February 

1 TBA (Team Indoors 2nd Round) State College, Pa. TBA 

6 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 7 p.m. 

8 Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 12 p.m. 

12-15 National Team Indoors (Final 16) Chicago, Ill. TBA 

March 

4 UNC Charlotte Durham, N.C. 2 p.m. 

4 N.C. Central Durham, N.C. 6:30 p.m. 

9 TCU Fort Worth, Texas 3 p.m. 

11 Texas Austin, Texas 3 p.m. 

13 Rice Houston, Texas 2:30 p.m. 

18 N.C. State Durham, N.C. 3 p.m. 

20 Florida State Durham, N.C. 3 p.m. 

22 Miami Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. 

25 Wake Forest Durham, N.C. 3 p.m. 

27 Boston College Durham, N.C. 3 p.m. 

28 Maryland Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. 

31 North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 3 p.m. 

April 

3 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 3 p.m. 

5 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 1 p.m. 

10 Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 5 p.m. 

12 Clemson Clemson, S.C. 1 p.m. 

16-19 ACC Tournament Cary, N.C. TBA 

May 

8-9 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA 

14-25 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas TBA 

* indicates ACC Contest All Times (ET) are subject to change 

Quick Facts 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Location ..................................................... Durham, N.C. 

Founded ......................................1838 as Trinity College 

Enrollment .............................................................. 6,247 

President .................................. Dr. Richard H. Brodhead 

Vice President/Director of Athletics .............. Kevin White 

Affi liation ................................................. NCAA Division I 

Conference ................................................ Atlantic Coast 

Nickname ....................................................... Blue Devils 

School Colors .................................... Duke Blue & White 

COACHING STAFF 

Head Coach .............................................. Ramsey Smith 

Alma Mater ........................................................ Duke ‘01 

Career Record/Years ............................... 0-0/1st Season 

School Record/Years ............................... 0-0/1st Season 

Assistant Coach ............................................... Josh Goffi 

Alma Mater .................................................. Clemson ‘01 

Volunteer Assistant Coach ..................... K.J. Hippensteel 

Alma Mater ................................................... Stanford ‘02 

Tennis Offi ce Phone ................................(919) 668-0348 

TEAM INFORMATION 

Lettermen Returning/Lost ........................................... 7/3 

Starters Returning/Lost ............................................... 4/2 

2008 Record ............................................................11-14 

2008 ACC Record/Finish ................................... 6-5/T-5th 

2008 ACC Tournament ............................ Quarterfi nalists 

2008 Postseason ...........................NCAA Second Round 

2008 Final National Ranking .................................... 39th 

2008 All-ACC .......................Reid Carleton, David Goulet 

SPORTS INFORMATION 

Men’s Tennis SID ......................................... Ben Blevins 

Offi ce Phone ............................................(919) 668-4393 

Cell Phone .............................................. (919) 812-7146 

Email ........................................bblevins@duaa.duke.edu 

SID Fax ...................................................(919) 684-2489 

Duke Web Site ....................................www.GoDuke.com 

INTERVIEWS 

All student-athlete interviews must be arranged through the 

Duke Sports Information Offi ce. Contact Ben Blevins with 

any interview requests. Ramsey Smith can be contacted 

directly in his offi ce for interviews. 

CREDITS 

The 2008-09 Duke men’s tennis media guide is a production 

of the Duke University Sports Information Offi ce. Edited 

and Designed by: Ben Blevins. Editorial Contributions: 

Maegan Azpiazu, Kate Burkholder, Ramsey Smith, Josh 

Goffi , K.J. Hippensteel, Jay Lapidus and Duke Sports Information 

offi ce. Cover & Interior Design: Grant Hawkins 

Design - Dallas, Texas. Photography: Jeff Camarati; Jon 

Gardiner and Jim Wallace, Duke University Photography; 

Bruce Feeley, Radi Nabulsi of Bull Moose Photography; 

David Gonzales, Todd Anderson. Printed by: McCain 

Printing, Danville, Va. 

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Coaching Staff 

Ramsey Smith 

Head Coach 

1st Season 

Duke, ‘01 

Ramsey Smith was announced as the 11th head coach 

in Duke men’s tennis history in June, 2008. 

Smith, a former Duke men’s tennis standout, was on the 

Blue Devils coaching staff for three seasons as an assistant 

coach and associate head coach prior to accepting the head 

coaching position. He started back at his alma mater in the 2005- 

06 season as an assistant coach. After just two seasons he was 

promoted to associate head coach for the 2007-08 campaign. 

During his three seasons as an assistant 

coach, Smith helped lead Duke to a 49-31 overall 

record and 23-10 mark in the ACC. Under his tutelage 

the Blue Devils produced fi ve All-Americas, 

eight All-ACC selections and one ACC Tournament 

MVP in just three seasons. 

In his fi rst season as an assistant coach at 

Duke, the Blue Devils went 22-7 and ended the 

year tied for fi rst in the ACC with a 9-2 record. 

Led by fi ve seniors, Duke was ranked in the 

top-10 the entire season and was ranked as high 

as No. 3 in the polls twice. Duke won the 2006 

ACC Tournament Championship with a dramatic 

come-from-behind 4-3 victory over No. 9 Virginia 

after trailing 3-0 in the match. Jonathan Stokke 

was named the ACC Tournament MVP after 

starting the comeback. The Blue Devils won two 

matches in the NCAA Tournament. They defeated 

Winthrop, 4-0, and No. 26 Boise State, 4-2, to 

advance to the round of 16, where they would lose 

to No. 13 Stanford, 4-0. Three Blue Devils were 

selected to the All-ACC squad, including Stephen 

Amritraj, Peter Rodrigues and Ludovic Walter. 

Walter would also earn All-America recognition 

along with Stokke and Joey Atas. Stokke also 

earned the USTA Sportsmanship Award, the ITA 

Mideast Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship & 

Leadership Award and the ITA National Arthur 

Ashe Sportsmanship & Leadership Award. 

In 2006-07 the Blue Devils compiled a 16- 

10 overall record and 8-3 ledger to fi nish third in 

the ACC. Duke won their fi rst match in the NCAA 

Tournament with a 4-0 victory over UMBC before 

losing a tight 4-3 match to No. 17 Alabama in the 

second round. Atas and David Goulet claimed 

All-America honors for the Blue Devils while Atas, 

THE SMITH FILE 

Quick Facts 

Hometown .......................... Hilton Head, S.C. 

High School ...................Hilton Head Prep ‘97 

College .............................................Duke ‘01 

Record at Duke/Years.............0-0/1st Season 

ACC Record ..............................................0-0 

Prior Coaching Experience 

Associate Head Coach, Duke ............2007-08 

Assistant Coach, Duke ......................2005-06 

Playing Experience 

Duke .............................................1998-2001 

Two-time All-America (2000, 2001) 

Three-time All-ACC (1999, 2000, 2001) 

Two-time ACC No. 1 Doubles Flight 

Champion (2000, 2001) 

Two-time ACC Tournament MVP 

(2000, 2001) 

USTA Sportsmanship Award (2000) 

ITA Region II Arthur Ashe 

Sportsmanship & Leadership Award 

(2000, 2001) 

No. 5 singles and doubles ranking 

Professional .......................................2001-02 

No. 603 singles ranking 

No. 723 doubles ranking 

Futures semifi nalist at Malibu, Calif., 

Little Rock, Ark. and Chetumal, Mexico 

Career Futures singles record of 15-20 

Rodrigues and Kiril Dimitrov were picked to the All-ACC squad. The 2007-08 

team also featured a young group with just three upperclassmen. They went 

11-14 overall and 6-5 in the ACC. The team played nine matches that ended 

in a 4-3 fi nal with seven losses in those contests. Duke advanced to the 

NCAA Tournament where they would knock off No. 23 Arizona State, 4-2, 

in the fi rst round. They then suffered a 4-2 loss at No. 12 North Carolina in 

the second round contest. Goulet and Reid Carleton were selected to the 

All-ACC team. 

Smith also started the Royal Blue Club while he was an assistant 

coach for Duke, which is a Duke tennis fan club that gives special promotions 

for men’s and women’s tennis matches. Smith has also helped 

the Blue Devils raise money for new indoor and outdoor courts, indoor 

scoreboards and a new video system with cameras on all six indoor and 

outdoor courts. 

A native of Hilton Head, S.C., Smith lettered four seasons at Duke 

from 1998-2001 and now ranks second all-time in school history with 119 

career singles victories. He helped the Blue Devils to four-year records of 

96-11 overall and an undefeated 32-0 in conference regular season action. 

From 1998-2001 Duke claimed four ACC Championships, four Top 10 

national rankings and three NCAA Tournament quarterfi nal appearances. 

Smith fi nished his career with a 119-37 singles record and 103-47 doubles 

ledger. A staple in the ITA singles and doubles rankings, Smith was ranked 

as high as No. 5 in singles in 2001 and No. 5 in doubles in 2000 with Doug 

Root. He was ranked in the top-10 in singles for four consecutive rankings 

during his senior season. 

Smith was a two-time All-America earning the honor in 2000 and 

2001. He was named All-ACC three times in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Smith 

was named the ACC Tournament MVP in the 2000 and 2001 ACC Championship 

victories. In addition, he was a two-time recipient of the Tennis 

Magazine/Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award and was named to the ACC’s 

50th Anniversary Team in 2002. 

After receiving his bachelor of arts degree in economics from Duke 

in 2001, Smith played one year of professional tennis. He posted an ATP 

world ranking of 603 in singles and 723 in doubles before suffering a careerending 

shoulder injury in September of 2002. He reached the semifi nals at 

Futures Tournaments in Malibu, Calif., Chetumal, Mexico, and Little Rock, 

Ark. 

Following his professional career, Smith worked with the Stan Smith 

Billy Stearns Tennis Academy, where he served as a coach, camp organizer 

and academy secretary for three years. He also spent two summers (2003 

and 2004) as a full-time fl y fi shing guide with Alaska West Sportfi shing. 

Smith successfully completed the USTA High Performance Coaching 

Program in Carson, Calif. in 2007 and is USPTA certifi ed Teaching Professional. 

Born September 4, 1978, Smith currently resides in Durham. 

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Coaching Staff 

Josh Goffi 

Assistant Coach 

First Year 

Clemson, ‘01 

Josh Goffi was named an assistant coach at Duke 

in June, 2008. 

Goffi came to Duke after serving as an assistant 

women’s tennis coach at Arizona State for two seasons. In 

two years with the Sun Devils he helped lead the team to 

a 28-18 overall record and back-to-back trips to the NCAA 

Tournament second round. 

In 2007-08 he was named the Wilson/ITA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year 

after guiding ASU to a 15-8 overall record and 4-4 mark in the PAC-10 Conference. The 

Sun Devils fi nished the season ranked No. 23 in the ITA team rankings and had two players 

garner PAC-10 All-Conference honors. In his fi rst season, Goffi helped lead four Arizona 

State players to the PAC-10 All-Conference team while earning a 13-10 record and No. 

24 national ranking. While at ASU, Goffi helped lead the Sun Devils to its fi rst victory over 

Stanford in 24 years. ASU also defeated 2008 NCAA Champion and 2007 NCAA fi nalist 

UCLA in both seasons. 

Prior to coaching, Goffi competed professionally on the ATP Tour. He won three singles 

titles and 18 doubles championships while collecting six victories over top-100 players 

and three doubles wins over top-10 duos. He represented his native country Brazil in the 

2004 Davis Cup and was ranked as high as No. 121 in doubles and No. 480 in singles. 

Goffi , a Charleston, S.C. native, graduated from Clemson University in 2001 with 

a bachelor’s degree in fi nancial management. In his four-year career with the Tigers, he 

earned three All-ACC fi rst team honors. He played No. 1 single and double for three years 

and was ranked in the ITA top-10 in singles and doubles throughout his career. 

Born January 24, 1979, Goffi is married to the former Nancy Augustyniak, who was 

a soccer standout for Clemson and in the WUSA. The couple currently resides in Durham. 

His father, Carlos, was named the World Coach of the Year in 1991 while coaching several 

ATP touring professionals. 

K.J. Hippensteel 

Volunteer Assistant Coach 

First Year 

Stanford, ‘02 

K.J. Hippensteel joined the Duke coaching staff as a 

volunteer assistant coach in June, 2008. 

Hippensteel will assist the coaching staff while attending 

the Duke Medical School. He played professionally on the ATP 

Tour for three years after graduating from Stanford in 2002. 

He participated in the 2004 U.S. Open singles main draw and 

the U.S. Open doubles main draw in 1998 and 1999. He was ranked as high as No. 150 in 

singles and No. 210 in doubles in the ATP World Rankings. He won fi ve singles titles and 

seven doubles titles from 2002-04 but would be unable to compete the next three years 

due to injuries. In 2005-06 he served as a volunteer assistant coach at Virginia Tech. 

A four-time All-America at Stanford, Hippensteel had a decorated college career. 

He led the Cardinals to the 2000 NCAA National Championship. He also won the NCAA 

Doubles Championship in 1999 with partner Ryan Wolters. He made the NCAA singles 

semifi nals in 2000 while winning the title at the ITA All-American tournament in 1999 and 

2002. He was ranked No. 1 in the nation in singles as a sophomore and senior. He was 

the 2002 PAC-10 Player of the Year in singles and the 2001 PAC-10 doubles team of the 

year with Alex Kim after winning the conference doubles championship. 

A native of Roanoke, Va., Hippensteel graduated from Stanford with a bachelor 

of arts degree in human biology. He was a two-time Academic All-America. He currently 

resides in Durham. 

Dr. James Bonk 

Academic Advisor/Director 

of Video Center 

A full-time professor of chemistry at Duke, Dr. James Bonk 

has been involved with the Blue Devil tennis program over the 

last 48 seasons. 

He lettered in tennis while earning his B.S. degree at 

Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., then went on to receive 

his doctorate at Ohio State. 

Considered an expert in the technical aspects of the game, Bonk served as tournament 

chairman for the United States Tennis Association National Boys Interscholastic 

Championship that was held at Duke for 18 years. 

Jay Lapidus 

Director of Tennis 

First Year 

Princeton, ‘81 

Jay Lapidus, the head coach at Duke for 18 

seasons, took on a new role with the program in June, 

2008 when he was named the Director of Tennis. 

Lapidus oversees the day-to-day operations of 

both the men’s and women’s tennis teams. His duties 

include fundraising for both programs, management 

of the Sheffi eld Indoor Tennis Center and game day operations for tournaments and 

dual matches. 

During his tenure as head coach, he helped raise money to build the Sheffi eld 

Indoor Tennis Center in the winter of 2000. He also helped the Blue Devils resurface 

the outdoor courts in the U.S. Open blue color and add a state-of-the-art video system 

and indoor scoreboards on each individual court during the past two seasons. 

With an all-time record of 372-126 (.747) at Duke, Lapidus ended his career as 

the winningest coach in school history. He ranks third in the ACC in career victories 

(372), and his winning percentage (.747) is fourth best in league history. He won 11 

ACC championships, was named the ACC Coach of the Year six times and posted a 

career record of 133-20 in league play. He guided the Blue Devils to 17 consecutive 

NCAA Tournaments from 1992-2008 with a career record of 32-16 and six quarterfi nal 

appearances. He was named the ITA Region II Coach of the Year in 1995, 1999, 2001, 

2003 and 2006 and produced 27 ITA All-Americans and 54 All-ACC selections. 

Lapidus came to Duke after serving as an assistant coach at South Carolina 

for two seasons. A three-time All-America selection and team captain at Princeton 

University, Lapidus was the nation’s top-ranked collegiate tennis player during his 

junior year at Princeton in 1980. 

Upon graduation in 1981, Lapidus played professionally on the Grand Prix 

tennis circuit from 1981 through 1987 and was ranked as high as No. 29 in the world 

in singles in 1983. He reached the round of 32 at the U.S. Open in 1984, the round 

of 16 at the Australian Open in 1985 and the round of 32 at Wimbledon in 1986. 

Lapidus is married to the former Pia Tamayo and the couple has one son, Jason. 

A native of Princeton, N.J., Lapidus was the national interscholastic singles champion 

for the Lawrenceville School in 1977 and won four state prep titles. He was inducted 

in to the Mercer County (NJ) Tennis Hall of Fame on February 23, 2008. 

Jose Fonseca 

Athletic Trainer 

Jose Fonseca is in his fi fth year as an athletic trainer 

at Duke University. Fonseca arrived at Duke after spending 

two seasons at the University of Nebraska, where he 

assisted with the Cornhuskers’ nationally ranked football 

program. Prior to Nebraska, he was the athletic trainer for 

men’s basketball and baseball at East Tennessee State 

University from 1999-2002. 

Originally from San Salvador, El Salvador, Fonseca earned a B.S. degree in 

exercise and sports science with an emphasis in athletic training at The Pennsylvania 

State University in 1997. He returned to Penn State to earn his master’s degree in 

kinesiology in 1999. 

He is married to the former Janna Cinnamon of Omaha, Neb. 

Jeff Howser 

Speed & Conditioning Coach 

Former ACC champion and All-America Jeff Howser 

is in his eighth season as Duke’s speed and conditioning 

coach. 

A 1971 graduate of Duke, Howser was a six-time ACC 

champion. Howser was named as one of the ACC’s top 

50 track athletes of all-time in 2003. He went on to earn a 

bronze medal at the 1969 World Championships in the 110- 

meter high hurdles and was an alternate on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team. Howser ran 

on the international level from 1968-82, was a four-time U.S. Olympic Trials qualifi er 

and two-time U.S. Olympic Trials fi nalist. 

Howser served previous track and fi eld assistant coaching stints at Florida 

(1971-74), N.C. State (1974-77), Duke (1977-79 & 1989-90) and North Carolina 

(1979-80). 

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Fall 2008-09 (Senior): Off to a good start in the 2008-09 season with a 9-4 singles record and 5-5 mark in doubles 

... earned four victories over ranked opponents in singles, including a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 26 Austen Childs of 

Louisville in the UVA Ranked Plus One Invitational ... went on to win the consolation fi nals at the UVA tournament 

... advanced to the round of 16 in the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional with a pair of wins ... teamed with Alain Michel 

for three wins to reach the semifi nals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... ranked No. 103 in the ITA 

preseason singles rankings. 

2007-08 (Junior): Finished the season with a 16-17 singles record and 14-15 mark in doubles … ranked in singles 

for two weeks with his highest ranking of No. 57 coming in the preseason … posted an 8-12 singles record in 

dual matches while playing in the top three spots in the order … recorded a 5-6 record in ACC contests … got 

off to a strong start in the spring with fi ve straight wins, including three in the Duke Invitational … two of his three 

victories in the Duke Invitational came over ranked opponents to garner him ACC Player of the Week honors on 

Jan. 22 … he defeated No. 72 Damon Gooch of Elon 6-4, 7-6 (3) and No. 55 Jason Jung of Michigan 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 

on back-to-back days … the next week he claimed his third win over a ranked opponent when he again downed 

Elon’s Gooch with a 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 win in the fi rst dual match of the season … earned three match-clinching victories 

on the season … defeated Jason Sechrist 6-0, 6-4 to clinch Duke’s fi rst round 4-0 victory over Boston College in 

the ACC Tournament … also clinched matches against Boston College and Georgia Tech in the regular season 

… won fi ve of his last seven ACC contests with the only two losses coming to ranked players … started the year 

at the No. 1 position and went 2-4 but missed three matches due to an illness … settled in at the No. 3 spot on 

March 28 and went 6-3 to close out the year … teamed with Reid Carleton at the No. 2 position in doubles for a 

9-10 record and 5-6 ACC ledger … the duo clinched the doubles point four times and won the fi rst doubles match 

three times … won his last three doubles contests before the NCAA Tournament, including an 8-5 win over Erik 

Kreutzer and Jason Sechrist of Boston College in the fi rst round of the ACC Tournament … posted a 5-5 singles 

record and was 3-4 in doubles during the fall season … tallied two singles victories in the UVA Fall Invitational 

and the Southern Intercollegiate Championships … named to the ACC All-Academic team, ACC Honor Roll and 

was an ITA Scholar Athlete. 

2006-07 (Sophomore): Named to the All-ACC squad after posting a 7-4 singles record and 10-1 doubles mark in 

conference matches ... after playing only three doubles matches as a freshman, he put together a 25-10 sophomore 

season in doubles, including a 13-1 record with Peter Rodrigues ... the duo cruised through the ACC with a 10-1 

record to earn all-conference ... they won their fi rst 10 matches together with the only loss coming to No. 2 Virginia 

... the pair won both contests in the NCAA Tournament ... six of Duke’s doubles point wins were clinched by Dimitrov 

and Rodrigues ... followed a successful fall with a 16-10 singles record during the spring ... tallied four victories over 

ranked opponents, including wins over two different ranked Texas players and No. 63 Benjamin Carlotti of North 

Carolina ... won six of his seven decisions in March ... clinched two of Duke’s ACC victories in a span of three days 

against N.C. State and Florida State ... went 8-6 in fall singles play with two wins over ranked opponents … reached 

the semifi nals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships … reached the round 16 of ITA Regional action, falling 

to teammate Joey Atas in three sets … went 2-1 in doubles with Ned Samuelson to reach the round of 16 of ITA 

Regional action … was 2-0 when teaming with Aaron Carpenter at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships … 

won the consolation draw championships at the UVA Invitational, going 3-1 overall. 

2005-06 (Freshman): Joined the Duke program in January of 2006 and compiled a singles record of 17-9, including 

a 15-8 mark in dual matches … played three doubles matches, earning one victory with Ned Samuelson … 

competed in the four, fi ve and six slots for Duke … played 16 matches at the fi fth position with a 9-7 record … 

went 2-0 at No. 4 and 4-1 at No. 6 … posted a record of 7-3 in ACC play … recorded his fi rst career victory over 

a ranked opponent on Feb. 17 in the fi rst round of the USTA-ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championships, 

when he clinched Duke’s 4-3 win over No. 8 Baylor with a come-from-behind three set win against No. 94 Vladimir 

Portnov … a clutch performer with fi ve match-clinching victories … clinched back-to-back matches at the team 

indoor championships against Baylor on Feb. 17 and No. 1 Florida on Feb. 18 … also clinched a 4-3 win at No. 

13 Miami on March 31 … defeated Chris Westerhof of No. 19 Florida State to send the Blue Devils to the ACC 

Championship match against Virginia … sealed a 4-2 victory against No. 26 Boise State in the second round of 

the NCAA Tournament, rallying for a three-set win … ranked as high as No. 98 in singles on March 7 and was also 

ranked on April 4 in the 111th spot … All-ACC Academic team pick. 

Prep: Attended the First Private English Language School in Sofi a, Bulgaria … semifi nalist in the Orange Bowl 

16 & under … semifi nalist in the Serbia and Monte Negro futures F6 … two-time quarterfi nalist in the Bulgarian 

satellite tournament … nine-time singles champion in the Bulgarian juniors competition … recorded 10 doubles 

championships in the Bulgarian juniors competition … ranked No. 3 in the Bulgaria men’s national rankings … 

achieved six ATP points … fi nalist of the European masters 14 & under … winner of the Young Champions Cup 

in Belgium 14 & under. 

Personal: Born Kiril Penchev Dimitrov on August 13, 1987, in Sofi a, Bulgaria ... son of Pencho Dimitrov and Mariana 

Kirilova ... has one brother, Dimitar, who played tennis at Appalachian State. 

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CAREER STATISTICS 

Year Singles ACC Doubles ACC 

2005-06 17-9 7-3 1-2 0-0 

2006-07 24-16 7-4 25-10 10-1 

2007-08 16-17 5-6 14-15 5-6 

Fall 2008-09 9-4 0-0 5-5 0-0 

Totals 66-46 19-13 45-32 15-7

Fall 2008-09 (Junior): Posted a 4-6 singles record and went 3-3 doubles during the fall season ... won two 

singles matches to reach the consolation fi nals at the UVA Ranked Plus One Invitational ... won his fi rst match at 

the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional ... teamed with Torsten Wietoska for a 2-2 record in doubles. 

2007-08 (Sophomore): Finished his sophomore season with an 18-15 record in singles and 12-17 mark in 

doubles … in singles play Arnould played in 10 of the 11 ACC matches with a 6-4 record … he played primarily 

at the No. 4 spot in the lineup and registered a 12-7 record in that position … claimed two victories over ranked 

opponents, including a 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 122 Gera Boryachinskiy of Clemson during the conference 

season … recorded three match-clinching victories in wins over Miami (5-2), Maryland (7-0) and Clemson (6-1) 

… won seven of his eight matches from Oct. 2 to Feb. 1 … fi nished the year with wins in six of his fi nal nine 

decisions, including straight set victories against Boston College in the ACC Tournament and No. 23 Arizona 

in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament … had three wins over opponents on top-10 teams, winning against 

No. 8 Illinois, No. 6 UCLA and No. 1 Virginia … tallied a 5-5 record in the No. 3 spot during ACC play with Alex 

Stone … the duo were 3-1 at the No. 2 slot and 8-10 at No. 3 during the dual match season … they upset No. 

36 Martin Schulhauser and Thibaut Charron of Virginia Commonwealth 8-6 on March 5 … the victory started 

a stretch where they won fi ve of their next six matches from March 5-21 … Arnould and Stone also clinched 

the doubles point fi ve times, including four straight for the Blue Devils from March 10-26 … ranked No. 109 

in the ITA preseason singles rankings and No. 13 with David Goulet in the preseason doubles rankings … 

tallied a 3-4 singles record and was 1-3 in doubles during the fall season … one of his victories in the fall came 

over a ranked opponent as he knocked off No. 124 Jason Jung, 6-3, 7-6 (4), for one of his two wins in the ITA 

All-American tournament … he also won a match at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships … claimed 

a doubles win with Reid Carleton in the UVA Fall Invitational ... selected to the ACC All-Academic team, ACC 

Honor Roll and was named an ITA Scholar Athlete. 

2006-07 (Freshman): Reached the 20-win plateau in his freshman season with 21 victories ... ranked in the fi rst 

fi ve ITA singles rankings, climbing as high as No. 84 on Jan. 9 ... good under pressure, he clinched the victory 

for Duke six times, all against ranked teams ... with matches tied at 3-3 he won the deciding singles contest 

against Texas A&M and Miami ... went on a tear in the middle of the season with wins in 12 of his 13 matches 

from Feb. 18 - April 7, including 10 straight at the end of the streak ... started the ACC season 8-0 playing at the 

No. 4 and 5 spots ... fi nished the season with a 15-9 singles record in dual matches, including an 11-3 mark at 

the No. 5 position ... clinched the doubles point for the Blue Devils fi ve times, including the 4-3 Miami victory ... 

gave Duke the doubles point lead by winning the fi rst doubles match six times ... competed with several different 

partners in doubles, posting a 5-3 record with Ned Samuelson and 7-8 ledger with Peter Rodrigues ... compiled 

a singles record of 4-4 in his fi rst collegiate fall season … defeated the 43rd-ranked player in the country for a 

win at the UVA Invitational, eventually posting a 2-1 record at that tournament to begin the season … reached 

the round of 16 at ITA Regionals, posting two wins before falling to the 15th-ranked player in the country … three 

of his four losses came at the hands of nationally ranked opponents … went 2-2 overall in doubles play, combining 

with Peter Rodrigues to go 2-1 in ITA Regional action ... named to the All-ACC Academic team. 

Prep: Attended the Cambridge Academy in Ocala, Fla. … competed nationally and internationally on the men’s 

pro and junior circuits … was a blue chip signee for the Blue Devils ... ranked as high as No. 3 on the college 

recruiting lists and No. 13 in the TennisRPI rankings ... was the top-ranked player in Massachusetts and the New 

England region ... posted a 10-8 record in national competition following his high school career. 

Personal: Born Dylan Daniel Arnould on April 23, 1988, in Northampton, Mass. ... son of Josef and Vicki Arnould 

... has three sisters, Meghan, Holly and Caitlin … sister, Caitlin, was a women’s tennis player at Boston College 

… former nationally ranked chess player by the U.S. Chess Federation ... worked with the Massachusetts 

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. 



2006-07 21-15 8-3 15-17 5-6 

2007-08 18-15 6-4 12-17 5-5 

Fall 2008-09 4-6 0-0 3-3 0-0 

Totals 43-36 14-7 30-37 10-11 

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Fall 2008-09 (Junior): Tallied a 5-2 record in singles to go along with a 3-3 doubles ledger in the fall 

season ... won four singles contests to reach the semifi nals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships 

... also earned two doubles victories with Jared Pinsky at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships. 

2007-08 (Sophomore): Appeared in 12 singles matches on the year with a 6-6 overall record and 1-0 

mark in the ACC … earned four starts at the No. 6 position and won his only ACC match of the year 

with a 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3) victory over Brian Locklear of Boston College … won all three of his singles 

matches in the Duke Invitational on Jan. 19-21 … earned straight-set victories over Kevin Beard of 

Elon and David Streeter of Michigan before winning in three sets against North Carolina’s Karl Wishart 

… also secured a doubles victory at the Duke Invitational with David Lue in a 9-8 (3) win over Elon’s 

Beard and Chris Spalding … posted a 2-3 singles record in the fall with one win at both the UVA Fall 

Invitational and UNC Fall Invitational ... ACC Honor Roll choice. 

2006-07 (Freshman): Tallied six singles victories in the spring season ... played in the No. 6 singles 

spot for Duke with a 5-10 record in dual matches ... competed in four matches during ACC competition 

... clinched two Duke victories in dual competition, earning wins against No. 54 Old Dominion and No. 

15 Stanford to seal the victories ... posted a singles record of 9-4 in the fall, winning four of his last fi ve 

matches … opened the season on a three-match win streak, eventually going 3-1 at the Southern Intercollegiate 

Championships … after falling in the main draw of the UVA Invitational, posted three wins 

in the back draw … won two matches to qualify for ITA Regionals, and reached the round of 32 of the 

main draw before falling to the 22nd-ranked player in the country … combined with three teammates to 

go 4-2 in doubles play, posting a record of 1-1 with both David Lue and Alex Stone and going a perfect 

2-0 with Kiril Dimitrov. 

Prep: Helped lead James E. Taylor High School to the 2002 state championship … guided the team 

back to the fi nals as a senior in 2006 … two-time MVP as a junior and senior … team captain as a 

senior … National Open Champion in 2004 … ranked as high as No. 12 nationally … was a fi ve-star recruit 

coming out of Houston, Texas ... he reached his highest ranking of No. 29 on the college recruiting 

lists and No. 14 in the TennisRPI rankings ... posted a record of 17-7 in national competition following 

his high school career. 

Personal: Born Aaron Neil Carpenter on June 26, 1987, in Katy, Texas ... son of Neil and Karen 

Carpenter ... has one sister, Jessica … father, Neil, played two years of tennis at the University of 

Wisconsin - Madison from 1980-81 … grandfather coached college football at St. Norbert’s University in 

De Pere, Wisc. ... graduated high school with honors. 

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2006-07 15-15 0-4 4-4 0-0 

2007-08 6-6 1-0 1-7 0-0 

Fall 2008-09 5-2 0-0 3-3 0-0 

Totals 26-23 1-4 8-14 0-0

Fall 2008-09 (Junior): Had the best fall of his collegiate career with a 6-3 record in singles ... he won his 

fi rst four matches of the fall to reach the fi nals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... claimed 

two singles victories at the UNC Fall Invitational to make the consolation fi nals match ... went 0-2 in 

doubles during the fall. 

2007-08 (Sophomore): Saw action in nine singles matches with a 4-5 overall record … he went 3-3 during 

the fall season in singles and 1-2 in the Duke Invitational to start the spring season … tallied three victories 

to win the consolation side of the bracket at the UVA Fall Invitational … he downed Virginia’s Andrew 

Downing 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (2) in the consolation fi nals … fi nished the year with a 1-4 record in doubles … he 

teamed with Aaron Carpenter for a 9-8 (3) win over Kevin Beard and Chris Spalding of Elon in the Duke 

Invitational ... selected to the ACC Honor Roll. 

2006-07 (Freshman): Competed in two matches during the spring season at the Miami Invitational ... 

earned a victory over Scott Bruckman of Michigan in his fi nal match of the year to fi nish with a 3-5 mark as 

a freshman ... posted a singles record of 2-4 in his fi rst collegiate fall campaign … went 1-1 at the Southern 

Intercollegiate Championships, picking up a win in the consolation bracket … picked up another win in 

consolation action at the UVA Invitational … combined with Aaron Carpenter to go 1-1 in doubles play. 

Prep: Two-time team MVP as a junior and senior … attended Cypress Creek High School … two-time team 

captain in 2005 and 2006 … ranked as high as ninth in Texas and No. 170 nationally … a four-star recruit 

who was ranked as high as No. 100 on the college recruiting lists and No. 132 in the TennisRPI rankings ... 

tallied a 15-14 record in national competition following his senior season. 

Personal: Born David Benjamin Lue on January 8, 1988, in Houston, Texas ... son of Roswell and Sophia 

Lue ... has one sister, Stephanie … sister, Stephanie, played golf at Stanford and graduated in 2006 … 

valedictorian of his class … a State Farm Scholar Athlete of the Week selection … earned the President’s 

Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence and the University Interscholastic League Scholar 

Award … member of the National Honor Society. 

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2006-07 3-5 0-0 1-1 0-0 

2007-08 4-5 0-0 1-4 0-0 

Fall 2008-09 6-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 

Totals 13-13 0-0 2-7 0-0 

7 

7

Fall 2008-09 (Sophomore): Led the team with a 10-3 record in singles during fall competition ... 

won his fi rst collegiate championship, taking the title at the UVA Ranked Plus One Invitational ... 

he went 4-0 in the tournament with a three set win over No. 104 Michael Shabaz of Virginia in the 

fi nals ... also claimed four victories in singles to reach the semifi nals of the Southern Intercollegiate 

Championships ... earned three wins over ranked opponents, including a 6-4, 6-0 win against No. 

12 Nate Schnugg of Georgia in the quarterfi nals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... 

ranked No. 39 in the ITA preseason singles rankings ... went 2-5 in doubles play during the fall. 

2007-08 (Freshman): All-ACC selection … became the 15th Duke freshman to earn All-ACC honors 

and fi rst since 2003 (Jonathan Stokke and Ludovic Walter) … ended the season with a singles 

record of 27-9 and a team-best 8-3 mark in the ACC … his 27 singles victories were a team high 

and the 12th highest total by a freshman in school history … he also led the Blue Devils with a 

17-5 record in dual match play, including a 1-0 mark in the top spot, 9-2 record at No. 2 and 7-3 record 

in the No. 3 slot … he posted a 5-2 mark at No. 2 and was 3-1 at No. 3 in ACC play … registered 

a 6-3 record against ranked opponents in singles with three wins over higher-ranked players 

… top victory came over No. 18 Kellen Damico of Texas 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-4) … posted a 2-1 

record against ranked ACC opponents with wins over No. 73 Stefan Hardy of North Carolina and 

No. 78 David North of Georgia Tech … fi nished the season ranked No. 72 in singles nationally and 

No. 12 in the Mideast region … he was ranked as high as No. 39 on March 4 … ended the year 

on a six-match winning streak with two wins over ranked players in the NCAA Tournament against 

No. 23 Arizona State and No. 12 North Carolina … got off to a terrifi c start in the spring with 

nine wins in his fi rst 10 matches, including three wins in the Duke Invitational … defeated Martin 

Schulhauser of Virginia Commonwealth in his only match at the No. 1 position … tallied a 15-16 

overall record in doubles with a 5-6 mark in ACC play with Kiril Dimitrov … Carleton and Dimitrov 

clinched the doubles point four times against Princeton, Notre Dame, Maryland and Boston College 

in the ACC Tournament … led Duke with a 7-4 singles record in the fall to go along with a 3-4 

doubles ledger … after losing his fi rst collegiate match he ran off a string of fi ve victories, including 

three at the UVA Fall Invitational to win the consolation bracket and two more wins at the Southern 

Intercollegiates … he also won two singles contests in the ITA All-American tournament … picked 

up a doubles win with Dylan Arnould at the UVA Fall Invitational and one doubles victory with Kiril 

Dimitrov in both the Southern Intercollegiates and Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional. 

Prep: One of two blue chip recruits in the class of 2011 ... ranked No. 1 in the country in the Tennis 

RPI rankings on July 19, 2007 ... also ranked as high as No. 6 on the college recruiting lists ... 

led Barron Collier High School to back-to-back state championships in 2006 and 2007 ... won the 

individual state championship as a senior ... only loss in high school competition was in the 2006 

state championship match ... undefeated in freshman, sophomore and senior seasons ... four-year 

letterwinner ... in his fi nal preparation for college he posted a 24-8 overall record in national tournaments 

with all eight losses coming to top-25 players ... he posted an 11-7 mark against blue chip 

players, 9-1 record against fi ve-star recruits and 4-0 ledger against the rest of the fi eld ... won fi ve 

matches at the 2007 USTA B18-16 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich., including three 

over top-20 players ... reached the fi nals at the 2006 USTA B18 Winter Championships in Phoenix, 

Ariz. ... went 6-2 at the 2007 USTA B18 Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. ... earned 

four victories at the USTA B18-16 Clay Court Championships in Delray Beach, Fla. 

Personal: Born Reid N. Carleton on February 27, 1989, in Abington, Pa. ... son of Frank and 

Nyla Carleton ... has one brother, Frank and one sister, Jackie … sister, Jackie, was a two-time 

ITA All-America selection at UCLA before transferring to Duke for her junior and senior seasons 

(2005-06). 

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2007-08 27-9 8-3 15-16 5-6 

Fall 2008-09 10-3 0-0 2-5 0-0 

Totals 37-12 8-3 17-21 5-6

Fall 2008-09 (Sophomore): Recorded a 5-5 singles record and 5-4 doubles mark in the fall ... posted three 

wins in the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional, including two in qualifying rounds ... teamed with Kiril Dimitrov for 

three victories to advance to the doubles semifi nals at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships. 

2007-08 (Freshman): Completed his fi rst season with a 10-9 singles record and 3-6 doubles ledger 

… played in four ACC dual matches with a 3-1 record at the No. 6 position … went 5-2 overall in the 

fi nal singles spot … lost his fi rst career ACC match at Miami but came back to win three straight league 

matches during the fi nal week of the season against North Carolina, Clemson and Georgia Tech … posted 

a straight-set win over T.J. Bellama of No. 23 Arizona State in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament … 

started the spring with two victories in the Duke Invitational … earned one dual match doubles victory with 

Jared Pinsky at Loyola Marymount … also teamed with Pinsky for a doubles win in the Duke Invitational … 

recorded a 3-3 singles record and was 1-3 in doubles during the fall … won three straight singles contests 

with two victories coming at the Southern Intercollegiates and one at the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional … 

picked up a doubles win with Kiril Dimitrov at the UVA Fall Invitational. 

Prep: Attended the Colegio Porto Seguro in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... was a two-time Intercollegiate Tennis 

Tournament Champion in 2004 and 2005 ... ranked as high as No. 1411 in the International Tennis Federation 

rankings on May 7, 2007 ... reached the semifi nals of the futures Spain F17 in Gran Canaria, Spain 

in 2006, posting a 1-1 record in the tournament ... played singles matches at the futures Brazil F8 in Fortaleza, 

Brazil and Brazil F3 in Recife, Brazil in 2005 ... career 18-21 singles record and 16-17 doubles mark 

on the junior circuit of international competition ... career high combined ranking of 213 on January 2, 2006. 

Personal: Born Alain A. Michel on January 10, 1988, in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... son of Claude and Maria Stela 

Michel. 



2007-08 10-9 3-1 3-6 0-0 

Fall 2008-09 5-5 0-0 5-4 0-0 

Totals 15-14 3-1 8-10 0-0 

9 

9

Fall 2008-09 (Sophomore): Finished the fall in strong fashion to go 7-5 in singles and 5-4 in 

doubles ... won his fi rst round singles match in all three fall tournaments ... went 4-1 in singles 

at the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regionals with two qualifying victories and two wins in the main draw 

... also qualifi ed in doubles with David Holland at the Mideast Regional, posting a 2-1 record ... 

teamed with Aaron Carpenter for two doubles wins at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships. 

2007-08 (Freshman): Tallied a 9-10 singles record with a 4-3 mark in ACC matches … played 

everywhere from No. 3 to No. 6 in the lineup with 13 of his 17 dual matches coming in the bottom 

two spots in the order … posted a win in his only conference match at No. 5 and was 3-3 in league 

play when playing in the No. 6 hole of the lineup … defeated Renzo Maggi of Loyola Marymount, 

6-4, 7-5, for his fi rst career match-clinching victory … won three straight ACC matches from March 

28 – April 4 … registered a 4-1 overall record in doubles with a victory in his only ACC match of the 

season … earned victories in his fi rst two collegiate dual matches against Elon and Princeton after 

winning one of two matches in the Duke Invitational … claimed a victory in his fi rst career doubles 

match against Elon in the Duke Invitational … also won his next two doubles contests in dual 

matches against Virginia Commonwealth and Southern California … teamed with Alex Stone for an 

8-5 win over Adam Davison and Thomas Nolan of Boston College to clinch the doubles point in his 

only conference doubles match of the year … did not compete in the fall season after recovering 

from a back injury … battled injuries to his back and hamstring throughout his fi rst season ... 

named to the ACC Honor Roll and was chosen as an ITA Scholar Athlete. 

Prep: One of two blue chip recruits in the class of 2011 ... ranked as high as No. 8 on the college 

recruiting lists and No. 6 in the Tennis RPI rankings ... three-time Maryland individual state 

champion (2004, 2005 and 2007) ... went 17-1 on the way to his third state championship as a 

senior ... Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year in fi nal three high school seasons ... four-time 

All-County Player of the Year ... four-year letterwinner ... featured on ABC as Player of the Week 

and in SportsIllustrated.com high school notebook ... won seven national titles in national junior 

competition, including the 2007 USTA Mas B18 Championship in Fredericksburg, Va., the 2007 

Tennis Plaza Cup in Coral Gables, Fla. and the 2007 MAS B18 Challenger #8 in Newport News, 

Va. ... became the No. 1 ranked junior in the U.S. boys 16 and under in March, 2006 ... ranked 

No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic section for the past four years ... posted a 34-13 overall record in national 

competition with a 4-6 record against fellow blue chip players, a 12-4 mark against 5-star recruits 

and 11-3 record against other players ... won four matches at the 2007 USTA Spring National 

Championships in Mobile, Ala. and the 2007 USTA National Opens in Tampa, Fla. ... fi nished third 

at the USTA Super National Clay Court Championships. 

Personal: Born Jared Pinsky on July 11, 1989, in Maryland ... son of David and Eve Pinsky ... has 

one brother, Jason and one sister, Lauren … high school honor roll selection all four years of high 

school. 

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2007-08 9-10 4-3 4-1 1-0 

Fall 2008-09 7-5 0-0 5-4 0-0 

Totals 16-15 4-3 9-5 1-0

Fall 2008-09 (Freshman): Posted a 4-1 singles record and 2-1 doubles mark in a limited fall ... missed 

most of the fall season recovering from an injury ... made his collegiate debut at the Wilson/ITA Mideast 

Regional and earned four singles victories, including two in qualifying and two in the main draw ... defeated 

Winthrop’s Arthur Takahashi in straight sets in his fi rst collegiate singles match ... went 2-1 in doubles during 

the Mideast Regional with Jared Pinsky. 

Prep: Attended Princeton Day School where he was a two-time High School All-American in 2007 and 

2008 … went undefeated in his fi nal three high school seasons while earning three straight Prep B State 

Championships … fi nished his high school career with a record of 72-2 … as a senior team captain he 

went 14-0 … was 18-0 as a junior and 20-0 as a sophomore … blue chip recruit who was ranked as high 

as No. 11 nationally on tennisrecruiting.net and No. 10 in the Tennis RPI … listed as high as the No. 

1 player out of New Jersey and No. 2 player out of the Middle Atlantic region … won the International 

Tennis Federation International Hard Court Singles Championship in August, 2007 at Allenwood, N.J. … 

Middle States Sectional Champion in singles and doubles in January, 2007 at Wexford, Pa. … Sectional 

Champion in June, 2006 and National Open Doubles Champion in May, 2003 … was a fi fth round qualifi er 

at the USTA National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. … made the fi nals at the Columbus Indoor 

Championships in February, 2008 and the Level 4 Sectional Championship in Manasquan, N.J. in March, 

2007 … took third place at the Columbus Indoor Championships in February, 2007 and received a Bronze 

Ball at the USTA Winter Championships in December, 2006 at Phoenix, Ariz. … three-time national open 

doubles fi nalist and was National Open Singles Finalist in May, 2003. 

Personal: Born David Thorne Holland on July 16, 1990, in Princeton, N.J. ... son of Dave and Julie Holland 

... has one brother, Alex … father, Dave, played collegiate tennis at Delaware. 



Fall 2008-09 4-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 

Totals 4-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 

11 

11

Fall 2008-09 (Freshman): Recorded a 4-3 record in singles and 2-3 ledger in doubles during the 

fall ... won his fi rst two collegiate singles matches at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, 

including a 6-1, 6-3 in his fi rst ever match ... claimed two victories at the UNC Fall Invitational ... 

posted one doubles win at both the UNC Fall Invitational and the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regionals. 

Prep: Attended Summit High School … achieved a high ranking of No. 11 on tennisrecruiting. 

net in 2007 and No. 3 in the Tennis RPI in 2006 … was ranked as high as the No. 1 player in New 

Jersey and the Middle Atlantic region during 2007 … won the championship at the USTA National 

Opens in Waco, Texas in February, 2007 … made the fi nals of the Midwest Winter Championships 

in January, 2007 at Dayton, Ohio … advanced to the quarterfi nals of the USTA National Clay Court 

Championships two straight years in 2007 and 2008 at Delray Beach, Fla. … won four matches at 

the USTA National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. In August, 2007. 

Personal: Born Luke Edward Marchese on May 28, 1990, in New York, N.Y. ... son of Anthony 

and Meg Marchese ... has two sisters, Lucy and Margot … sister, Lucy, currently plays tennis at 

Williams College … grandfather played professional soccer in Italy. 

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Fall 2008-09 4-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 

Totals 4-3 0-0 2-3 0-0

Fall 2008-09 (Freshman): Recorded a 4-3 record in singles and 2-3 ledger in doubles during the fall ... 

won his fi rst two collegiate singles matches at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, including a 6-1, 

6-3 in his fi rst ever match ... claimed two victories at the UNC Fall Invitational ... posted one doubles win at 

both the UNC Fall Invitational and the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regionals. 

Prep: Attended Summit High School … achieved a high ranking of No. 11 on tennisrecruiting.net in 2007 

and No. 3 in the Tennis RPI in 2006 … was ranked as high as the No. 1 player in New Jersey and the 

Middle Atlantic region during 2007 … won the championship at the USTA National Opens in Waco, Texas 

in February, 2007 … made the fi nals of the Midwest Winter Championships in January, 2007 at Dayton, 

Ohio … advanced to the quarterfi nals of the USTA National Clay Court Championships two straight years 

in 2007 and 2008 at Delray Beach, Fla. … won four matches at the USTA National Championships in 

Kalamazoo, Mich. In August, 2007. 

Personal: Born Luke Edward Marchese on May 28, 1990, in New York, N.Y. ... son of Anthony and Meg 

Marchese ... has two sisters, Lucy and Margot … sister, Lucy, currently plays tennis at Williams College … 

grandfather played professional soccer in Italy. 



Fall 2008-09 3-4 0-0 5-3 0-0 

Totals 3-4 0-0 5-3 0-0 

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ACC Championships 

1982 

Led by Duke Sports Hall of Fame member Marc Flur, the 1982 Blue Devils 

accomplished feats above and beyond what any previous program had seen. 

Duke set a school record with 31 wins en route to a 31-4 season. The Blue 

Devils cruised through ACC competition undefeated at 7-0 to claim the program’s 

fi rst ACC Championship. Chiam Arlosorov was the fi rst Blue Devil to 

receive the ACC Tournament MVP Award. 

1991 

In just his fi rst season as the head coach at Duke University, Jay Lapidus set 

the tone for his coaching career by leading the Blue Devils to a 19-6 record 

and the ACC Championship. After a narrow 5-4 victory over Wake Forest in 

the fi rst round of the ACC Tournament, Duke cruised to a 5-1 win against 

Clemson in the semifi nals and 5-2 victory over North Carolina in the fi nals. 

Jason Rubell was chosen as the ACC Tournament MVP. 

1993 

The 1993 team posted a record of 24-5 on the year and became just the second 

Duke squad to go through ACC play undefeated, recording an 8-0 ledger. 

They defeated Virginia, 5-2, Wake Forest, 6-1, and downed North Carolina 

in the championship match, 5-1. Willy Quest was tabbed ACC Tournament 

MVP. 

1994 

For the second straight season, Duke fi nished with a perfect record in the 

ACC, posting a 7-0 mark. They cruised to a 7-0 victory over N.C. State, easily 

defeated Clemson, 6-1, and came away with a 4-1 win in the ACC Championship 

match against Georgia Tech. Chris Pressley was awarded ACC Tournament 

MVP. 

1995 

Jay Lapidus earned his third ACC Coach of the Year award and fi rst ITA Region 

II Coach of the Year honor in 1995 after coaching Duke to a 7-1 regular 

season record in the ACC and third consecutive ACC Championship. In 

the conference tournament, the Blue Devils opened with a 7-0 win against 

N.C. State, then edged North Carolina, 4-3, in the semifi nals and pulled away 

from Clemson with a 5-1 victory in the fi nals. The ACC Tournament MVP was 

awarded to Phillippe Moggio. 

1996 

The Blue Devils won their fourth straight ACC Championship in 1996 with a 

4-1 victory over North Carolina. They advanced to the fi nals with wins over 

Georgia Tech and Florida State. Rob Chess earned ACC Tournament MVP 

honors. 

1993 ACC Champions 

1999 ACC Champions 

1998 

After a year’s absence from the ACC Championship circle, Duke climbed right 

back in with a 4-2 victory over Virginia in 1998. The team posted its second 

straight undefeated conference record at 8-0. In the ACC Tournament, they 

downed N.C. State and Florida State before defeating Virginia in the fi nals. 

Dmitry Muzyka was tabbed ACC Tournament MVP. 

1999 

Jay Lapidus earned his second ITA Region II Coach of the Year award in 

1999 after guiding Duke to its seventh ACC Championship in nine years. The 

Blue Devils started with a 4-1 win against N.C. State in the ACC Tournament 

and followed with 4-0 victories over Virginia and Georgia Tech to win the title. 

Pedro Escudero was named ACC Tournament MVP. 

2000 

Duke continued its dominance in 2000, winning the ACC Championship for 

the third straight year and fi nishing the ACC season 8-0. The Blue Devils 

swept N.C. State, 5-0, defeated Virginia, 6-1, and downed North Carolina, 

4-1, to take the conference title. Ramsey Smith added to his ACC Tournament 

MVP with the USTA Sportsmanship Award and ITA Region II Arthur 

Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award. 

2001 

The 2001 squad continued Duke’s dominance on the tennis courts with their 

fourth consecutive ACC Championship. They cruised through the regular season 

with an 8-0 conference record and continued to roll through the tournament. 

They defeated Maryland, 5-0, in the fi rst round and advanced to the 

championship with a 4-1 victory over Wake Forest. They went on to sweep 

Clemson, 4-0, for the title. Ramsey Smith was named ACC Tournament MVP 

for the second straight year. 

2003 

In 2003, the Blue Devils fi nished with an 8-0 ACC record for the seventh 

straight season, extending the streak of 58 consecutive conference victories 

that would end in 2004. Duke swept Maryland and Wake Forest to begin the 

ACC Tournament and capped off the title run with a 4-1 victory against Clemson. 

Michael Yani was named ACC Tournament MVP. 

2006 

Duke won the 2006 ACC Championship in dramatic fashion. After losing the 

doubles point and two singles matches versus No. 9 Virginia, the Blue Devils 

trailed, 3-0. However, they stormed back to win three straight singles matches 

and Stephen Amritraj clinched the tile with a three-set win at the No. 6 position. 

The Blue Devils defeated Virginia Tech, 4-1, and Florida State, 4-2, to 

advance to the fi nals. Jonathan Stokke was named ACC Tournament MVP. 

15

2007-08 Season Review 

FINAL REVIEW: With seven out of 10 players on the 

roster either a freshman or sophomore the Blue Devils 

posted an 11-14 overall record and 6-5 mark in the ACC 

in the 2007-08 season. Duke advanced to the second 

round of the NCAA Tournament. 

NCAA TOURNAMENT: Duke went on the road for the 

fi rst and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament as 

they traveled eight miles down the road to Chapel Hill. 

The Blue Devils competed in the NCAA Tournament for 

the 17th straight season and 18th time in school history. 

They opened with a fi rst round 4-2 upset win over No. 23 

Arizona State. With the win they advanced to the second 

round where they would lose to the host University of 

North Carolina, 4-2. 

NCAA SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS: Senior David 

Goulet represented Duke at the NCAA Singles Championships 

in Tulsa, Okla. He took on the No. 6 seed in the 

fi eld of 64, Robert Farah of Southern California. Farah 

claimed a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win to eliminate Goulet and would 

later advance to the round of 16. 

FINAL ITA RANKINGS: The Blue Devils ended the 

season ranked No. 39 in the fi nal ITA Team Rankings 

and No. 8 in the Mideast Region. Two singles players, 

David Goulet and Reid Carleton, were ranked in singles. 

Goulet ended the year No. 61 nationally and No. 10 in 

the Mideast Region. He was ranked as high as No. 33 

on Feb. 20. Carleton fi nished his fi rst collegiate season 

at No. 72 nationally and No. 12 in the Mideast Region. 

He climbed to No. 39 in singles on March 4. Goulet 

and Christopher Price were ranked No. 36 in the ITA 

doubles rankings and were No. 8 in the Mideast Region. 

The duo was ranked No. 31 on April 22 for their highest 

ranking of the year. 

TOP-10: Duke achieved a top-10 ranking for the sixth 

straight year and 17th season in school history. They 

climbed to No. 10 for back-to-back weeks on Feb. 20 

and Feb. 26. 

PLAYING THE BEST: Duke faced nationally ranked 

opponents in 22 of its 25 matches on the year. The Blue 

Devils posted a record of 8-14 against ranked foes with 

all 14 losses coming to teams in the top-35, including 

seven against top-10 squads. Duke only lost one match 

to a team ranked lower than them, a 4-3 setback at home 

to No. 25 Texas A&M when they were No. 10. 

Reid Carleton 

ALL-ACC HONORS: Two Duke players were named to 

the 2008 All-ACC team. Senior David Goulet and freshman 

Reid Carleton were each named to the list. Goulet 

played at No. 1 in both singles and doubles. He had a 7-4 

record in singles contests and 6-5 mark in doubles during 

conference play. Carleton had a team-best 8-3 record in 

ACC play for singles and was 5-6 in doubles. He became 

the 15th Duke freshman to garner All-ACC honors and fi rst 

since 2003 when Jonathan Stokke and Ludovic Walter 

earned the honor. 

FRESHMAN LEADS TEAM: Freshman Reid Carleton 

made a big impact in his fi rst year at Duke. He led the team 

in singles victories with a 27-9 overall record, including a 

team best 17-5 mark in dual matches and 8-3 record in 

ACC play. The 27 victories are the 12th most in school 

history by a freshman. 

ACC SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD: The Duke men’s tennis 

team received the 2008 ACC Sportsmanship Award for 

conducting themselves with a high degree of character 

and good sportsmanship, as determined by a vote of the 

league’s players and coaches. It was the fi rst time the Blue 

Devils received the award in men’s tennis. 

ACADEMIC-ALL-DISTRICT: Senior David Goulet was 

named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 

second team in the men’s at-large division. Goulet, an 

economics major, had a 3.575 GPA and joins Phillip King 

(2004) as Duke’s two academic all-district selections. 

ACADEMIC ALL-ACC: An ACC-high four Blue Devils 

were named to the Academic All-ACC squad following the 

season. Kiril Dimitrov was the only three-time recipient 

on the list. He has been named to the team in all three of 

his college seasons. David Goulet and Dylan Arnould 

were each selected for the second straight year while Alex 

Stone was a fi rst time honoree. 

2007-08 Results 

January 

26 [53] ELON W, 6-1 

29 [73] PRINCETON W, 5-2 

February 

1 [8] ILLINOIS L, 3-4 

3 [11] NOTRE DAME L, 3-4 

29 [25] TEXAS A&M L, 3-4 

March 

2 [5] TEXAS L, 1-6 

5 [18] Virginia Commonwealth L, 3-4 

10 Loyola Marymount W, 6-1 

12 [6] UCLA L, 1-6 

14 [7] USC L, 0-7 

19 [54] N.C. State* W, 4-3 

21 [20] Miami* W, 5-2 

23 [7] Florida State* L, 1-6 

26 [30] Wake Forest* L, 3-4 

28 Boston College* W, 7-0 

30 [63] Maryland* W, 7-0 

April 

4 [32] VIRGINIA TECH* L, 3-4 

6 [1] VIRGINIA* L, 2-5 

9 [11] NORTH CAROLINA* L, 3-4 

11 [61] CLEMSON* W, 6-1 

13 [50] GEORGIA TECH* W, 4-3 

17 No. 11 seed Boston College+ W, 4-0 

18 [10] No. 3 seed Florida State+ L, 0-4 

May 

10 [23] Arizona state< W, 4-2 

11 [12] North Carolina< L, 2-4 

Home matches in BOLD/CAPS 

*ACC Match 

+ACC Tournament, Altamonte Springs, Fla. 

2007-08 Season Review 

Singles Performance Chart 

NAME #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 ACC DUAL Fall YEAR CAREER 

Dylan Arnould - 0-1 1-2 12-7 - - 13-10 6-4 3-4 18-15 39-30 

Reid Carleton 1-0 9-2 7-3 - - - 17-5 8-3 7-4 27-9 27-9 

Aaron Carpenter - - - - - 1-3 1-3 1-0 2-3 6-6 21-21 

Kiril Dimitrov 2-4 0-5 6-3 - - - 8-12 5-6 5-5 16-17 57-40 

David Goulet 8-9 6-1 - - - - 14-10 7-4 2-0 18-11 81-49! 

David Lue - - - - - - 0-0 0-0 3-3 4-5 7-10 

Alain Michel - - - - 0-2 5-2 5-4 3-1 3-3 10-9 10-9 

Jared Pinsky - - 0-1 1-2 3-3 4-3 8-9 4-3 0-0 9-10 9-10 

Christopher Price - - - - - 0-1 0-1 0-0 3-2 4-4 4-4 

Alex Stone - - - 1-1 5-11 1-3 7-15 4-7 2-4 10-21 32-42 

ACC Singles Performance Chart 

NAME #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Year CAREER 

Dylan Arnould - - - 6-4 - - 6-4 14-8 

Reid Carleton - 5-2 3-1 - - - 8-3 8-3 

Aaron Carpenter - - - - - 1-0 1-0 1-4 

Kiril Dimitrov 0-3 0-1 5-2 - - - 5-6 19-14 

David Goulet 5-3 2-1 - - - - 7-4 15-8 

Alain Michel - - - - - 3-1 3-1 3-1 

Jared Pinsky - - - - 1-0 3-3 4-3 4-3 

Alex Stone - - - 1-0 3-7 - 4-7 11-10 

Doubles Combinations 

NAME #1 #2 #3 ACC FALL TOTALS 

Arnould/Carleton - - - 0-0 1-1 1-1 

Arnould/Michel - - - 0-0 0-1 0-1 

Arnould/Stone - 3-1 8-10 (5-5) 5-5 0-1 11-15 

Carleton/Dimitrov - 9-10 (5-6) - 5-6 2-3 13-14 

Carleton/Michel - - 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 

Carleton/Pinsky - - 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 

Carpenter/Michel - - - 0-0 0-1 0-1 

Carpenter/Lue - - - 0-0 0-2 1-4 

Carpenter/Stone - - - 0-0 0-2 0-2 

Dimitrov/Michel - - - 0-0 1-1 1-1 

Goulet/Michel - - - 0-0 0-0 0-1 

Goulet/Price 12-13 (6-5) - - 6-5 4-2 17-16 

Michel/Pinsky - - 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 

Pinsky/Stone - - 1-0 (1-0) 1-0 0-0 1-0 

Samuelson/Stone - - - 0-0 1-1 1-1 

(ACC Matches) 

ITA Team Rankings 

Date 

Ranking 

Jan. 8 16 

Jan. 29 15 

Feb. 5 13 

Feb. 12 12 

Feb. 20 10 

Feb. 26 10 

March 4 61 

March 11 61 

March 18 66 

March 25 40 

April 1 41 

April 8 42 

April 15 39 

April 22 42 

April 28 43 

May 23 39 

Duke Record ... 

Top-Five Teams 0-2 

Top-10 Teams 0-7 

Top-25 Teams 2-12 

Higher Ranked Opp. 3-13 

Lower Ranked Opp. 5-1 

Unranked Teams 3-0 

Indoors 3-3 

Outdoors 8-11 

Night (After 5 p.m.) 3-1 

Winning Doubles Point 10-3 

Winning First Singles Point 9-6 

Doubles Performance Chart 

Record Playing With ... 

NAME Arnould Carleton Carpenter Dimitrov Goulet Lue Michel Pinsky Price Stone Career 

Dylan Arnould - 1-1 - - - - 0-1 - - 11-15 27-34 

Reid Carleton 1-1 - - 13-14 - - 0-1 1-0 - - 15-16 

Aaron Carpenter - - - - - 1-4 0-1 - - 0-2 5-11 

Kiril Dimitrov - 13-14 - - - - 1-1 - - - 40-27 

David Goulet - - - - - - 0-1 - 17-16 - 85-40 

David Lue - - 1-4 - - - - - - - 2-5 

Alain Michel 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 - - 2-1 - - 3-6 

Jared Pinsky - 1-0 - - - - 2-1 - - 1-0 4-1 

Christopher Price - - - - 17-16 - - - - - 17-16 

Alex Stone 11-15 - 0-2 - - - - 1-0 - - 33-39* 

Arnould Carleton Carpenter Dimitrov Goulet Lue Michel Pinsky Price Stone Career 

TOTALS 12-17 15-16 1-7 14-15 17-17 1-4 3-6 4-1 17-16 13-18* 

*Includes 1-1 record with former player Ned Samuelson in the Fall, 2007 

Individual ITA/FILA Collegiate Rankings 

Player or Doubles Team Preseason 1/8 2/20 3/4 3/18 4/1 4/15 4/22 4/28 5/30 

Dylan Arnould 109 - - - - - - - - - 

Reid Carleton 114 - 85 39 57 62 70 74 78 72 

Kiril Dimitrov 57 - 98 - - - - - - - 

David Goulet - - 33 48 51 50 60 58 55 61 

Dylan Arnould/David Goulet 13 - - - - - - - - - 

David Goulet/Christopher Price - - - - - 50 34 31 33 36 

17

Duke Tennis History 

All-Time Coaching Records 

George Lott • 1954-55 

23-9 Overall • 8-2 ACC 

1954 ...............................................................10-7 

1955 ...............................................................13-2 

Whit Cobb • 1956-59 

35-31 Overall • 20-6 ACC 

1956 .................................................................9-7 

1957 ...............................................................7-10 

1958 ...............................................................10-7 

1959 .................................................................9-7 

Bob Cox • 1960-70 

99-91-1 Overall • 36-40 ACC 

1960 ...............................................................12-6 

1961 ...............................................................10-8 

1962 ............................................................. 9-7-1 

1963 .................................................................9-7 

1964 .................................................................8-8 

1965 .................................................................8-7 

1966 ...............................................................7-11 

1967 .................................................................8-9 

1968 ...............................................................10-9 

1969 ...............................................................12-7 

1970 ...............................................................6-12 

John LeBar • 1971-82 

183-89 Overall • 41-33 ACC 

1971 ...............................................................10-8 

1972 ...............................................................12-9 

1973 ...............................................................10-8 

1974 ...............................................................12-7 

1975 ...............................................................18-5 

1976 ...............................................................16-5 

1977 ...............................................................17-3 

1978 .............................................................11-10 

1979 ...............................................................16-7 

1980 .............................................................15-13 

1981 .............................................................15-10 

1982 ...............................................................31-4 

1954...................3-1, 3rd 

1955..................5-1, 2nd 

1956..................6-1, 2nd 

1957...................3-3, 5th 

1958..................6-1, 2nd 

1959..................5-1, 2nd 

1960..................6-1, 2nd 

1961...................4-3, 4th 

1962...................5-2, 3rd 

1963................3-3, T-4th 

1964...................4-3, 4th 

1965...................3-4, 5th 

1966...................4-3, 5th 

1967...................3-4, 5th 

1968...................2-5, 7th 

Steve Strome • 1983-90 

159-71 Overall • 35-20 ACC 

1983 ...............................................................19-9 

1984 .............................................................18-14 

1985 ...............................................................21-9 

1986 .............................................................21-11 

1987 ...............................................................21-6 

1988 ...............................................................22-5 

1989 ...............................................................19-8 

1990 ...............................................................18-9 

Jay Lapidus • 1991-2008 

373-127 Overall • 133-20 ACC 

1991 ...............................................................19-6 

1992 ...............................................................20-7 

1993 ...............................................................24-5 

1994 ...............................................................21-6 

1995 ...............................................................23-5 

1996 ...............................................................20-6 

1997 ...............................................................22-8 

1998 ...............................................................22-6 

1999 ...............................................................25-5 

2000 ...............................................................25-6 

2001 ...............................................................24-4 

2002 .............................................................17-12 

2003 ...............................................................22-6 

2004 ...............................................................20-8 

2005 ...............................................................20-6 

2006 ...............................................................22-7 

2007 .............................................................16-10 

2008 .............................................................11-14 

Jay Lapidus 

All-Time ACC Finishes 

1969...................1-6, 7th 

1970...................1-6, 7th 

1971...................1-4, 6th 

1972...................1-5, 5th 

1973...................2-4, 4th 

1974...................3-3, 3rd 

1975...................4-2, 3rd 

1976..................3-3, 2nd 

1977...................5-1, 4th 

1978...................4-2, 4th 

1979...................4-2, 3rd 

1980...................3-4, 6th 

1981...................4-3, 5th 

1982...................7-0, 1st 

1983..................5-2, 2nd 

John LeBar 

1984...................3-4, 4th 

1985...................4-3, 5th 

1986...................4-3, 4th 

1987................4-2, T-4th 

1988...................5-2, 3rd 

1989...................4-3, 3rd 

1990...................6-1, 3rd 

1991...................5-2, 1st 

1992..................7-1, 2nd 

1993...................8-0, 1st 

1994...................7-0, 1st 

1995...................7-1, 1st 

1996...................6-2, 1st 

1997..................8-0, 2nd 

1998...................8-0, 1st 

1999...................8-0, 1st 

2000...................8-0, 1st 

2001...................8-0, 1st 

2002...................8-0, 3rd 

2003...................8-0, 1st 

2004...................6-2, 3rd 

2005..................8-2, 2nd 

2006................9-2, T-1st 

2007...................8-3, 3rd 

2008................6-5, T-5th 

All-Time NCAA 

Tournament Results 

Duke owns an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 33- 

18 ... Duke has advanced as far as the quarterfi nals, 

reaching the round of eight in 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 

2000 and 2001. 

Year Result 

1982 Texas Christian 5, Duke 3 

1992 Duke 5, Miami (Fla.) 2 

Stanford 5, Duke 1 

1993 Duke 5, Louisiana State 2 

Georgia 5, Duke 4 

1994 Duke 4, Texas A&M 1 


1995 Duke 4, Clemson 1 

Duke 4, Virginia Commonwealth 1 


1996 Duke 4, Clemson 0 

Duke 4, Florida State 0 

Southern California 4, Duke 1 

1997 Duke 4, Georgia Tech 3 

Duke 4, Clemson 1 

Duke 4, South Carolina 2 

Duke 4, Louisiana State 1 

UCLA 4, Duke 2 

1998 Duke 4, Wisconsin 0 

Duke 4, Purdue 0 

Minnesota 4, Duke 3 

1999 Duke 4, Charleston Southern 0 

Duke 4, Clemson 0 

Duke 4, Kentucky 2 

Louisiana State 4, Duke 3 

2000 Duke 4, Charleston Southern 0 

Duke 4, South Carolina 3 

Duke 4, Southern Methodist 3 

Florida 4, Duke 3 

2001 Duke 4, Hampton 0 

Duke 4, Auburn 0 

Duke 4, Miami (Fla.) 1 

Georgia 4, Duke 3 

2002 Duke 4, American 0 

Duke 4, California 3 

Kentucky 4, Duke 1 

2003 Duke 4, High Point 0 

Duke 4, Wake Forest 0 

Mississippi 4, Duke 3 

2004 Duke 4, Winthrop 0 

Clemson 4, Duke 3 

2005 Duke 4, South Carolina State 0 

Duke 4, VCU 1 

Pepperdine 4, Duke 3 

2006 Duke 4, Winthrop 0 

Duke 4, Boise State 2 


2007 Duke 4, UMBC 0 

Alabama 4, Duke 3 

2008 Duke 4, Arizona State 2 

North Carolina 4, Duke 2 

From 1954-64, ACC Champion based on regular season standings 

From 1965-present, ACC Tournament determines league champion 

# - Tournament cancelled due to rain, based on regular season 

18

Duke Tennis History 

• Singles 

Player Years Record* Pct. 

Ludovic Walter 2002-06 128-42 .753 

Ramsey Smith 1998-01 119-37 .763 

Rob Chess 1992-96 112-41 .732 

Marko Cerenko 1998-01 111-31 .782 

Marc Flur 1980-83 110-29 .791 

Andres Pedroso 1998-01 109-44 .712 

Chris Pressley 1991-95 107-35 .754 

Peter Rodrigues 2003-07 103-45 .696 

Peter Ayers 1992-96 103-54 .656 

Doug Root 1997-00 101-79 .561 

• Doubles 

Players Years Record* Pct. 

Peter Ayers/Rob Chess 1992-96 75-40 .652 

Doug Root/Jordan Wile 1997-99 62-24 .721 

Ludovic Walter/Jason Zimmermann 2003-05 40-19 .678 

Doug Root/Ramsey Smith 1998-00 37-13 .740 

Phillip King/Michael Yani 2001-03 37-16 .698 

Andres Pedroso/Ted Rueger 1998-00 33-12 .733 

Andres Pedroso/Ramsey Smith 1998-01 29-10 .744 

Peter Rodrigues/Jonathan Stokke 2003-06 29-11 .725 

Porter Jones/Ted Rueger 1998-00 29-11 .725 

*Records start with 1983 and go through 2008 

All-Time Series Records 

Alabama 1-3 

American 1-0 

Amherst 2-1 

Appalachian State 6-0 

Arkansas 0-2 

Arizona 2-1 

Arizona State 3-0 

Army 0-1 

Atlantic Christian 10-0 

Auburn 6-3 

Ball State 1-1 

Baylor 3-4 

Boise State 1-0 

Boston College 4-0 

Boston University 1-0 

Brooklyn 1-0 

Brown 2-0 

Bucknell 4-0 

California 2-5 

California-Irvine 5-3 

California-Poly 1-0 

California-Santa Barbara 1-0 

Campbell 5-0 

Charleston Southern 3-0 

Charlotte 1-0 

Cherry Point 1-1 

Clemson 30-31 

Cincinnati 6-3 

Colgate 3-3 

Columbia 1-1 

Cornell 2-2 

Dartmouth 6-2 

Davidson 34-8 

East Carolina 3-0 

East Stroudsburg 5-1 

East Tennessee State 1-0 

Elon 6-0 

Emory 2-0 

Flager 1-0 

Florida 16-23 

Florida Atlantic 0-1 

Florida International 5-0 

Florida Southern 10-0 

Florida State 21-8 

Florida Tech 2-0 

Fordham 1-0 

Fresno State 2-1 

Furman 19-2 

George Washington 6-1 

Georgetown 2-1 

Georgia 4-8 

Georgia Southern 1-1 

Georgia Tech 38-13 

Guilford 14-0 

Hampden-Sydney 2-0 

Hampton 12-2 

Harvard 1-14 

Haverford 1-1 

High Point 3-0 

Hope College 7-0 

Houston 2-1 

Illinois 4-10 

Illinois-Chicago Circle 1-0 

Indiana 2-3 

Iowa 6-0 

Jacksonville 3-0 

Jacksonville Navy 6-1 

James Madison 1-0 

Johns Hopkins 3-0 

Kalamazoo 6-4 

Kansas 2-2 

Kent State 2-0 

Kentucky 10-2 

Lander 1-0 

Lehigh 6-1 

Louisiana State 4-3 

Loyola (Maryland) 1-0 

Loyola Marymount 1-0 

Maryland 43-18 

Mercyhurst 2-0 

Miami (Fla.) 14-20 

Miami (Ohio) 1-0 

Michigan 6-2 

Michigan State 5-1 

Middle Tennessee State 1-0 

Minnesota 3-2 

Mississippi 3-2 

Mississippi State 2-3 

Navy 10-10 

New Mexico 1-1 

New York University 1-0 

North Carolina 31-76 

N.C. A&T 1-0 

N.C.-Asheville 2-0 

N.C. Central 3-0 

N.C. Greensboro 1-0 

N.C. Pre Flight 2-0 

N.C. State 74-2 

North Florida 1-0 

North Texas State 1-0 

Northeast Louisiana 1-0 

Northwestern 5-1 

Notre Dame 15-7 

Ohio 3-0 

Ohio State 6-0 

Oklahoma 2-0 

Oklahoma State 1-2 

Old Dominion 5-0 

Pennsylvania 5-3 

Penn State 14-1 

Pepperdine 4-7 

Pittsburgh 1-0 

Presbyterian 12-13 

Princeton 14-9 

Purdue 1-0 

Quantico Marines 1-0 

Rice 0-2 

Richmond 12-0 

Roanoke 2-0 

Rochester 1-0 

Rollins 7-24 

Rutgers 1-0 

St. Augustine 3-0 

St. Johns 2-0 

San Diego State 3-0 

Sewanee 1-0 

SIU-Edwardsville 1-0 

South Alabama 2-1 

South Carolina 29-17 

South Carolina St. 1-0 

South Florida 5-0 

Southeast Louisiana 2-0 

Southern California 2-4 

Southern Illinois 2-0 

Southern Methodist 3-0 

Southwest Louisiana 0-4 

Stanford 1-7 

Stetson 5-0 

Tampa 1-0 

Temple 5-0 

Tennessee 6-8 

Tennessee-Chattanooga 0-1 

Texas 8-9 

Texas A&M 12-5 

Texas Christian 10-5 

The Citadel 4-1 

Toledo 5-1 

Trinity of Texas 1-0 

Tufts 1-0 

Tulane 0-2 

Tulsa 1-0 

UCLA 2-13 

UMBC 1-0 

Utah 2-0 

Vanderbilt 1-2 

Virginia 50-28 

Va. Commonwealth 24-3 

Virginia Tech 20-1 

Wake Forest 76-15 

Washington 1-0 

Washington & Lee 8-1 

West Chester 1-0 

West Liberty State 1-0 

West Virginia 7-2 

Western Michigan 1-0 

Wichita State 2-2 

William & Mary 18-6 

Williams College 16-3 

Winthrop 3-0 

Wisconsin 6-1 

Yale 4-1 

19

Honors & Awards 

20 

All-America 

1982 Chiam Arlosorov 

1983 Marc Flur 

1990 Geoff Grant 

Jason Rubell 

1993 Chris Pressley 


1995 Peter Ayers 

Rob Chess 

Chris Pressley 

1996 Rob Chess 

1997 Doug Root 

Jordan Wile 

2000 Andres Pedroso 

Doug Root 

Ramsey Smith 

2001 Phillip King 

Andres Pedroso 

Ramsey Smith 


Michael Yani 


Michael Yani 


Ludovic Walter 

Jason Zimmermann 

2005 Ludovic Walter 

2006 Joey Atas 

Jonathan Stokke 



David Goulet 

ACC Player of the Year 

1991 Jason Rubell 


ACC Rookie of the Year 

1996 Dmitry Muzyka 

1997 Doug Root 


ACC Coach of the Year 

1982 John LeBar 

1991 Jay Lapidus 






ITA Region II Coach of the Year 






ITA Region II Assistant 

Coach of the Year 

1997 Dave Hagymas 

ITA National Assistant 

Coach of the Year 

2001 Dave Hagymas 

ACC Champions (1954-64) 

Singles 

1956 Bobby Green 

1961 Joe Gaston 

Doubles 

1957 Leif Beck & Don Romhilt 

All-ACC (began in 1985) 

1985 Jeff Hersh 



Bob Williams 


Jason Rubell 

1989 Keith Kambourian 

Mark Mance 

Jason Rubell 


David Hall 

Jason Rubell 


Jason Rayman 

Jason Rubell 


David Hall 



David Hall 


Willy Quest 

Jason Rayman 


Rob Chess 

Adam Gusky 





Dmitry Muzyka 

1997 Alberto Brause 

Doug Root 


Dmitry Muzyka 

Doug Root 

1999 Pedro Escudero 

Dmitry Muzyka 

Doug Root 

Ramsey Smith 

Doug Root earned ACC Rookie of the Year and All-America honors in 1997 

Chris Pressley was a four-time All-ACC selection from 1992-95 

2000 Andres Pedroso 

Doug Root 

Ramsey Smith 

2001 Marko Cerenko 

Phillip King 


Ramsey Smith 


Michael Yani 


Peter Shults 



Michael Yani 

2004 Christopher Brown 

Phillip King 



Jason Zimmermann 

2005 Ludovic Walter 

2006 Stephen Amritraj 

Peter Rodrigues 



Kiril Dimitrov 


2008 Reid Carleton 

David Goulet 

ACC Flight Champions 

Singles 

No. 1 1973 Mark Meyers 





No. 2 1976 Ruby Porges 

1977 Ted Daniel 




No. 3 1975 Ruby Porges 

1978 David Robinson 




No. 4 1975 Ted Daniel 

1988 Keith Kambourian 



No. 5 1979 Ross Dubins 

1982 Todd Ryska 

1986 Bob Williams 

1990 David Hall 

1991 Jason Rayman 


2001 Alex Bose 

No. 6 1975 Bob Bitier 

1982 Russell Gache 



Doubles 

No. 1 1997 Doug Root & 

Jordan Wile 

2000 Doug Root & 

Ramsey Smith 

2001 Phillip King & 

Ramsey Smith 

No. 2 1975 Chip Davis & 

Ted Daniel 

1981 Marc Flur & 

Ross Dubins 


Ross Dubins 

1993 Peter Ayers & 

Rob Chess 

2000 Andres Pedroso & 

Ted Rueger 

No. 3 1975 Bob Bitier & 

Brad Van Winkle 

1982 Russell Gache & 

Will White 


Jim Latham 

ACC Tournament MVP 




1993 Willy Quest 


1995 Phillippe Moggio 


1998 Dmitry Muzyka 

1999 Pedro Escudero 

2000 Ramsey Smith 


2003 Michael Yani 

2006 Jonathan Stokke 

USTA Sportsmanship Award 



ITA Region II Arthur Ashe 





ITA National Arthur Ashe 



ITA Region II 

Senior Player of the Year 


ITA Region II 

Rookie of the Year 


ITA National 

Rookie of the Year 

2001 Phillip King

Blue Devils In The Pros 

Duke has had 31 ITA All-America selections in its history with many of those players going on to play professionally. The professional infl uence starts with 

head coach Ramsey Smith who played professionally after graduating from Duke in 2001. Director of Tennis and long time coach of the Blue Devils Jay 

Lapidus was ranked as high as No. 34 in singles and made 11 Grand Slam appearances. 

Jay Lapidus 

• Career-high ATP singles ranking of #34 

• Round of 16 1985 Australian Open 

• Round of 32 1984 U.S. Open and 1986 Wimbledon 

• 11 Main Draw Grand Slam appearances 

• Singles champion ATP of Stowe, Vermont, Semifi nalist ATP at Stockholm and Basel 

Stephen Amritraj 

• Duke All-ACC in 2006 

• Career-high ATP singles ranking of #973; Doubles #249 

• Doubles champion Futures at Chandigarh, India; Dehran Dun, India; 

Montreal, Canada; Kaohsiung, Taiwan 

Geoff Grant 

• Duke All-America in 1990 


• US Open round of 32 (1998) 

• Seven Grand Slam appearances 

• Singles champion Challengers at San Antonio, Texas; Winnetka, Ill.; 

Puerta Vallarta, Mexico; Lubeck, Germany 

Phillip King 

Stephen Amritraj 

Phillip King 

• Duke All-America in 2001, 02, 03 & 04 


• Two U.S. Open Main Draw appearances 

• Main draw ATP Los Angeles Open 

• Singles champion Futures at Decatur, Ill.; Shenzhen, China; Beijing, China 

• Doubles champion Futures at Munakata, Japan; Beijing, China 


• Duke All-America in 2000 & 01 

• Career-high ATP Singles Ranking #243; Doubles #255 

• Singles champion Futures at Pensacola, Fla.; Brownsville, Texas; and Obregon, Mexico 

• Doubles champion Challengers at Mexico City and Futures at Plasair, France 

• Main Draw ATP at Delray Beach, U.S. Open qualifying 

Peter Shults 

• Duke All-ACC in 2003 


• Singles fi nalist Futures at Ciudad Obregon, Mexico 

• Doubles champion Futures at Montreal, Canada 

Doug Root 



• Doubles champion Futures at Edinburgh, Scotland; Merida, Mexico; Lafayette, La.; Redding, 

Calif.; Danville, Calif. 

Ramsey Smith 



• Semifi nalist Futures at Malibu Calif.; Little Rock, Ark.; Chetumal, Mexico 


• Duke All-America in 2004, 05 & 06 


• Singles fi nalist Futures at Rock-Forest, Quebec, Canada; 

Istanbul, Turkey; Bergheim/Salzburg, Austria 

• Doubles champion Futures at Mostoles, Spain; Feucherolles, France; Bournemouth, Great Britain 

Michael Yani 


Michael Yani 


• Singles champion Challengers at Yuba City, Calif.; Futures at Chico, Calif.; Munakata, Japan; Decatur, Ill.; Woodland, Calif; Peoria, Ill. 

• Doubles champion Challengers at Yuba City, Calif.; Futures at Decatur, Ill., 2001 & 04; Shizuoka, Japan; Phuket, Thailand; Munakata, Japan 2005 & 06; 

Kashiwa, Japan 

Duke -21- Tennis 21

All-Time Letterwinners 

22 

A • A • A 

John Ager – 1939-40 

Yorke Allen – 2000-03 

Stephen Amritraj – 2003-06 

Anderson – 1927 

Jeff Appelbaum – 1971 

Chaim Arlosorov – 1982-84 

Stephen Arnstein – 1974 

Dylan Arnould - 2007-08 

Nicholson Ashby (m) – 1935-36 

Rufus Ashby – 1944 

Joey Atas - 2006-07 

Robert Athoine – 1940 

Peter Ayers – 1993-96 

B • B • B 

Thomas Baird (m) – 1934 

Sam Banks – 1947 

James Barton – 1958-60 

James Baynes – 1946 

Lars Beck – 1990-93 

Leif Beck – 1955-57 

Paul Beich – 1936-37 

Charles Benedict II – 1969-72 

Donald Berns – 1967-69 

Robert Bitler, Jr. – 1975 

Alan Blankshain – 1980-82 

Robert Bodle – 1946 

David Boissevain – 1980, 82 

Alex Bose – 2001-02 

Alton Bottoms – 1956-58 

Robert Bradley, Jr. – 1970 

Alberto Brause - 1997-98 

Phil Brenner (m) – 1981 

Charles Brezac - 2005 

Bill Brinkley (m) – 1944 

Nathaneal Broker – 1963-65 

Christopher Brown – 2003-06 

John Buckey – 1971 

Donald Buffi ngton – 1940 

Eddie Burns – 1927 

Robert Butler – 1932 

Warwick Butler – 1966 

Fred Bynum, Jr. – 1943 

C • C • C 

Robert Cantine – 1939-40 

Robert Cantu – 1987, 89 

Joseph Cardozo – 1952 

Reid Carleton - 2008 

Frank Carloss – 1949-51 

Aaron Carpenter - 2007-08 

Dave Caton – 1935-36 

Marko Cerenko – 1998-01 

Robert Chapman – 1946-49 

James Cheek III – 1963-64 

Rob Chess – 1993-96 

Will Clardy – 1950 

Clark – 1931 

Charles Clark – 1984 

Fred Clark (m) – 1936 

Michael Coleman – 1984 

Samuel Coleman, Jr. – 1965-67 

Ted Collins – 1937-39 

Leonard Craver, Jr. – 1964 

Zeb Curtis – 1930 

D • D • D 

Theodore Daniel – 1975-78 

Steven Davidson – 1972 

Clinton Davis II – 1974-76 

Edwin Davis – 1947 

Keston Deimling – 1951-53 

Kiril Dimitrov - 2006-08 

Carl Dixson – 1939 

Jeffrey Dodson – 1985 

Robert Doyle – 1937-38 

Ross Dubins – 1979, 81-82 

E • E • E 

James Easthom – 1983-85 

Lamont Erwin – 1927-28 

Pedro Escudero - 1999-00 

F • F • F 

Thomas Farquhar – 1967-69 

Carter Farriss – 1930 

Ben Few, Jr. – 1955-56 

William Finger – 1968-69 

Jamie Fitzgerald – 1988-89, 91 

Marc Flur – 1980-83 

R.D. Folk – 1929 

Grady Frank – 1929-30 

Peter Frank – 1971-74 

Keigh Freelin – 1945 

William French – 1961 

Tom Frisher – 1984-86 

Fulp – 1931 

G • G • G 

Russell Gache – 1980-83 

Don Garber – 1931-32 

Bill Garrison – 1967 

Joe Gaston – 1959-61 

Bryan Getz – 1996-99 

Charles Gill – 1935-37 

Michael Gleason – 1973-74 

Sebastian Gobbi – 1995, 97-99 

Darin Goldstein – 2002-04 

Clyde Gouldman II – 1961-63 

David Goulet - 2007-08 

Leonard Graham, Jr. – 1958-60 

Geoffrey Grant – 1989-92 

Green – 1931 

Bobby Green – 1953-56 

Emory Green – 1943-44, 47-48 

M.E. Green – 1945 

Roger Greenwood – 1964-65 

Galen Griffen – 1960-62 

Alvin Gross – 1938 

Adam Gusky – 1994-97 

H • H • H 

David Hall – 1990-93 

Hargrave – 1927-28 

George Harrison (m) – 1947 

Paul Hartman – 1968 

Ryan Heinberg – 2001, 03-04 

William Helms – 1961 

Jeffery Hersh – 1985-88 

Kalman Hettleman – 1952, 54-55 

Julius Hicks – 1948-49 

John Higgins – 1933-34 

Gregory Hills – 1973-76 

George Himado – 1940 

J.S. Hollyday (m) – 1940 

Holton – 1928 

George Hoopy (m) – 1930 

James Howell – 1972-73 

William Hulme – 1937-39 

Jim Hurlburt – 1953-54 

Henry Hyde – 1960-62 

J • J • J 

Claude Jack – 1957-59 

Warner Jakob – 1945 

Stephen Johnson – 1975-77 

Clayton Jones – 1939 

Douglas Jones – 1964-66 

Porter Jones - 1997-00 

Jeffrey Julien – 1978 

K • K • K 

Keith Kambourian – 1986-89 

Richard Katz – 1958-60 

Fred Kellmeyer – 1936 

James Kelly – 1945 

Stuart Kenyon – 1934 

John Keye, Jr. – 1943-44 

Phillip King – 2001-04 

Sven Koehler – 1994-97 

John Kopf – 1953-56 

L • L • L 

Harold Landesberg – 1943, 46 

Robert Lane – 1960 

James Latham – 1980, 83 

Robert Lawrence, III – 1957 

Edward LeBauer – 1956-57 

John Lerch – 1970-71 

Harold Lipton – 1950-52 

David Lue - 2007-08 

Don Lynn – 1954 

M • M • M 

Clinton McCord – 1955 

Robert McCuiston – 1946 

Kenneth McCullough – 1962-64 

Thomas McEvoy – 1979, 81-82 

Alan McIntosh – 1961-63 

Michael McMahon – 1977-79 

Lewis McMasters – 1947-50 

Matthew McMillian – 1987 

Donald McNeil – 1934-35 

Scott McTeer – 1987-88 

Louis Mahler – 1966-68 

Mark Mance – 1987-90 

James Martin – 1932, 34-35 

Christopher Massad – 1970 

Gerald Mattson – 1962-64 

Charles Meek – 1967-69 

Joseph Meir – 1979-81 

Robert Merchant – 1937-39 

Jack Meyers – 1929-31 

Mark Meyers – 1972-75 

Alain Michel - 2008 

Gerald Miller – 1943 

Philippe Moggio – 1992-95 

Robert Morefi eld – 1934 

Jordan Murray – 1993-96 

Dmitry Muzyka - 1996-99 

N • N • N 

Vinay Nadkarni – 1979 

Baxter Napier – 1945 

Raymond Nasher – 1943 

Walter Newbern – 1970 

Robert Norris – 1944-45 

Carl Norwood – 1932 

O • O • O 

Hal O’Callaghan – 1955-56 

Timothy O’Rielly – 1977-78 

P • P • P 

Richard Paige – 1932 

David Palmer – 1972 

Ralph Paris – 1952-54 

Walton Parker (m) – 1948 

Van Parker (m) – 1949 

Thomas Parsons – 1935-36 

William Parsons – 1938-40 

James Peake – 1931-32 

Richard Peck – 1984-87 

Andres Pedroso – 1998-01 

Ramin Pejan – 1995-98 

Vincent Perna - 2005 

Gene Phillips – 1930 

Jared Pinsky - 2008 

Reuven Porges – 1976-79 

Jeffrey Potter – 1973-74, 76 

Richard Predmore, Jr. – 1963 

Chris Pressley – 1992-95 

Christopher Price - 2008 

Augusta Priemer – 1944, 47 

Rob Principe – 1993-95 

Q • Q • Q 

Willy Quest – 1990-93 

R • R • R 

James Rains – 1945 

Niels Rathlev – 1973-76 

Jason Rayman – 1991-93 

Chandler Robbins, III – 1958-59 

David Robinson – 1976-79 

Peter Rodrigues – 2004-07 

George Rogers – 1929-31 

Stewart Rogers – 1927-28 

Donald Romhilt – 1956-58 

Doug Root - 1997-2000 

John Ross – 1948-51 

Robert Roth, Jr. – 1966 

Stefan Rozycki – 2003, 05-06 

Jason Rubell – 1988-91 

Frederick Ruben – 1958-59 

Edward Rude – 1956-57 

Ted Rueger – 1998-2001 

Thomas Ryon (m) – 1937 

Todd Ryska – 1981-84 

S • S • S 

Charles Saacke, Jr. – 1968-70 

Ned Samuelson - 2005-07 

Blair Sanders – 1970-71 

Norm Schellenger – 1951-53 

David Schimmel – 1952-55 

Paul Schoenlaub – 1944 

Bill Schweepe (m) – 1973 

Don Schworer (m) – 1938 

Martin Shapiro (m) – 1935 

Craig Shelburne – 1988-89, 91 

Peter Shults – 2002-05 

Ronald Simpson – 1951 

Michael Smith, Jr. – 1982-85 

Ramsey Smith – 1998-2001 

Hal Sole – 1941-42 

Joel Spicher – 2000-02 

Richard Spong – 1961-62 

John Stauffer – 1978-81 

Kurt Steinman – 1961-62 

Jonathan Stokke – 2003-06 

Alex Stone - 2005-08 

James Strawinski – 1969-71 

Scott Suhrer – 1986 

Gil Sward – 1954 

T • T • T 

Hoover Taft (m) – 1933 

John Tapley – 1949-51 

Robert Taylor – 1946-49 

Charles Tichenor – 1944-45 

Arthur Turner, III – 1965-67 

U • U • U 

Navroz Udwadia – 1994 

V • V • V 

Brad Van Winkle – 1975-78 

Arthur Varela, Jr. – 1965-66 

Matthias Visser – 1991 

W • W • W 

Frederick Walker (m) – 1945-46 

Roger Wall – 1937 

Nick Walrod – 1993-96 

Ludovic Walter – 2003-06 

Barney Wansker – 1944 

John Ward – 1938 

Jack Warmath – 1949-51 

Bernard Welsh – 1932-34 

James Wesley – 1948-49 

Joe Whisnant – 1927 

William White – 1980, 82-83 

Jordan Wile – 1996-99 

Jack Williams – 1956-58 

John Williams – 1989, 91 

Robert Williams – 1984-87 

Robert Wilson – 1940 

Fred Wright – 1936 

Marion Wyeth, Jr. – 1945 

Y • Y • Y 

Michael Yani – 2000-03 

Z • Z • Z 

Jason Zimmermann – 2002-05 

Marc Flur 

1980-83 

Duke Sports 

Hall of Fame 

Marc Flur stands as one of the 

winningest tennis players in Duke 

history with a career record of 110- 

29. He is also the fi rst Duke tennis 

player to be inducted into the Hall 

of Fame. He earned ITA All-America honors in 1983 and fi n- 

ished his senior season ranked No. 15 in the nation in singles. 

The 1983 ACC Tournament MVP, Flur is the only player in 

Duke history to earn fi ve league fl ight championships, capturing 

two singles titles and three doubles crowns. 

Flur also helped propel Duke to its fi rst ever ACC Team 

Championship in 1982. The 1982 team also established a 

school record for wins in a season, compiling a 31-4 mark, and 

made the program’s fi rst appearance in the NCAA Championship. 

Following his college career, Flur went on to play on the 

professional tennis tour for six years. His highest ranking was 

No. 71 in the world in singles and No. 60 in doubles. He played 

at Wimbledon fi ve times and in the U.S. Open on six occasions. 

Flur returned to Duke in 1989 to serve as an assistant 

coach for the men’s tennis team. He worked for one season 

under former coach Steve Strome and two years with Jay Lapidus. 

During Flur’s tenure, the Blue Devil teams compiled a 

52-30 record and won one ACC championship. 

Flur, who was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of 

Fame in 1995, now works as a Certifi ed Financial Planner with 

The Piedmont Carolinas Group, LLC., in Durham.

This Is Duke Tennis 

The Blue Devil 

The name used for the Duke athletic teams was 

derived from the French Blue Devils, a crack Alpine 

corps, which wore a striking blue uniform with a blue 

beret. 

William H. Lander, assistant editor of The Chronicle, 

the school newspaper, suggested the name in the 

spring of 1922 because of the growing dissatisfaction 

with the nicknames “Methodists” and “the Blue and 

White.” 

Beginning with the fi rst issue of the 1922-23 

Chronicle, co-editors Lander and Mike Bradshaw insisted 

that all teams be referred to as the Blue Devils in 

the newspaper. The university news bureau did not pick 

up on the name that year and the cheerleaders did not 

use it. But through sheer repetition, it eventually caught 

on as the nickname for all of Duke’s sports teams. 

Head Coach Ramsey Smith 

Head coach Ramsey Smith, begins his fi rst season 

as head coach at Duke in 2008-09 after serving as 

associate head coach and assistant coach for the his 

alma mater the previous three seasons. Smith, a twotime 

All-America at Duke, held a perfect 32-0 record in 

ACC matches during his four-year career. He helped 

lead the Blue Devils to four straight ACC Championships, 

earning ACC Tournament MVP twice. 

Duke Tennis 

The words “ACC Championship” and “NCAA Appearance” 

have become synonymous with Blue Devil 

men’s tennis. Around the halls of Duke University, an 

ACC Men’s Tennis Championship has become something 

of an annual event. 

Those championships have led to 18 total NCAA 

Tournament appearances, including six quarterfi nal 

showings in 1993, ‘94, ‘97, ‘99, ‘00 and ‘01. 

Duke boasts more ACC titles and more NCAA 

berths since 1991 than any other league member. 

Dominating The ACC 

In addition to capturing 11 of the last 15 ACC 

Championships, Duke put together a string of 58 consecutive 

regular season conference wins from 1996 to 

2004. 

Duke has won 12 ACC crowns, capturing league 

championships in 1982, ‘91, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, 

2000, ‘01, ‘03 and ‘06. 

Marko Cerenko fi nished his career with the Blue 

Devils in 2001 with a perfect 31-0 singles record in ACC 

regular season play while helping Duke to four league 

crowns. 

In 2001, Ramsey Smith became Duke’s fi rst 

two-time ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player after 

leading the Blue Devils to their fourth consecutive conference 

championship. 

Duke Men’s Tennis Success 

12 ACC Championships 

2006, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 

1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1982 

12 ACC Regular Season Titles 

2006, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 

1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1982 

6 NCAA Quarterfinal 

Appearances 

2001, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1994, 1993 

18 NCAA Tournaments 

2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 

2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 

1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1982 

17 ITA Top-10 Rankings 

2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 

2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 

1996,1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 

31 ITA All-Americas 

Two ACC Players of the Year 

Three ACC Rookies of the Year 

68 All-ACC Honors 

13 ACC Tournament MVP’s 

Home Sweet Home 

Duke enjoys the friendly confi nes of its two home 

courts — the Ambler Tennis Stadium and the Sheffi eld 

Indoor Tennis Center. Since 1991 the Blue Devils own 

a record of 148-31 when playing at home. 

All-America 

Over the past nine seasons, Duke has garnered 

19 All-America citations from the Intercollegiate Tennis 

Association. There have been nine players to earn All- 

America recognition in at least two seasons including 

2007 graduate Joey Atas, who achieved All-America 

status in each of his two seasons with the Blue Devils. 

Duke boasts 18 players who have earned All-America 

honors in its men’s tennis history. Phillip King fi nished 

his career as the only four-time All-America pick in 

school history (2001-04). 

Competition 

Each year, Duke prepares for postseason play 

with a demanding regular season schedule. Last season, 

the Blue Devils squared off against 22 opponents 

that were ranked at the time of the match, including 19 

of the 21 regular season matches. Duke also competes 

annually in some of the toughest preseason tournaments 

and always faces a grueling ACC season that 

features nationally ranked teams from top to bottom. 

Academic Success 

Duke men’s tennis boasts a four-year graduation 

rate of 100 percent guided by academic advisors T.J. 

Grams, Dr. James Bonk and Dr. Chris Kennedy. 

Since the 1990-91 season the Blue Devils have had a 

league best 123 ACC Honor Roll selections. There has 

never been a season where Duke has had less than 

four ACC Honor Roll members. They have had fi ve or 

more players on the list for 15 consecutive seasons. 

National Rankings 

The Blue Devils have been ranked in the top 10 in 

the nation during each of the past 13 years, including 

the program’s highest ranking of No. 2 during the 2000 

season, and are legitimate contenders for the national 

tennis title annually. 


Duke Tennis Facilities 

Over the past decade, Duke University has invested over $25 million to 

make its athletic facilities among the fi nest in the nation. This commitment is 

evident in the changes instituted directly for the men’s tennis team. Duke Athletic 

Director Kevin White continues to lead the way in providing Duke with top 

facilities to help student-athletes stay in peak condition. 

Originally completed in the summer of 1987, the Duke Tennis Stadium 

was renovated into the Ambler Tennis Stadium. The facility was funded by Merrill 

Ambler and features seat-backs for fan seating, a scoreboard, new court 

surfaces and restrooms. 

In addition to the fi ne outdoor courts, the Duke athletic department completed 

the Sheffi eld Indoor Tennis Center in the winter of 2000. Named after 

Karl and Alice Sheffi eld, the facility features six courts, offi ces for the coaches, 

a hall of fame room and locker rooms. It was awarded the 2000 United States 

Tennis Association Outstanding Tennis Facility on February 25, 2001. The Sheffi 

eld Indoor Tennis Center is only the third tennis center in North Carolina to 

receive the award since it began in 1981. 

The modern training room provides all of the equipment and services necessary 

to keep the Duke men’s tennis team healthy and in action. The trainer’s 

offi ce is off the main training area, allowing the players convenient access to 

this care. 

The weight room is another extensive area, directed by strength coordinator 

Anne Tamporello. The 3,300 square-foot weight room has over three tons of 

free weights along with Nautilus, Hydra-Gym and Universal stations. 

In 2008 the completion of the Michael W. Krzyzewski Center - Dedicated 

to Academic & Athletic Excellence - provided all of Duke’s student-athletes with 

a new Academics Center featuring tutorial rooms, dedicated study space, computer 

lab areas and offi ces for academics staff, nearly tripling the size of the 

previous academics area. 

Some more recent additions to the tennis facilities include a new state of 

the art Daktronics indoor scoring system. This project, which was installed in 

the fall of 2006, includes seven wireless scoreboards. There are six individual 

scoreboards (one mounted behind each court) that provides the player’s name 

as well as the game and set scores. The main scoreboard shows the dual 

match score and scores of all six courts. Also the six main outdoor courts have 

been resurfaced in the US Open (Duke) blue color. 

Sheffield Tennis Center 

Sheffield Indoor Courts 

Sheffield Lounge 

Duke At Home 

The Blue Devils have enjoyed tremendous success at home since the 1991 season. 

During the last 18 seasons, the men’s squad owns a home record of 148-31. In the spring 

of 2002, Duke renamed its outdoor tennis facility the Ambler Tennis Stadium in the name of 

longtime supporter Merrill Ambler. 

Duke has had four undefeated seasons at home since 1991. The Blue Devils went 8-0 

in both 1993 and 1995. They were 9-0 in 1999 and 11-0 in 2001. 

Here is a look at Duke’s year-by-year record at home since 1991: 

24 

Year ..............Record 

1991.....................7-2 

1992.....................6-1 

1993.....................8-0 

1994.....................4-2 

1995.....................8-0 

1996.....................4-1 

1997.....................8-1 

1998.....................7-3 

1999.....................9-0 

2000...................12-1 

2001................... 11-0 

2002.....................8-4 

2003...................12-1 

2004................... 11-2 

2005.....................9-2 

2006...................10-2 

2007...................10-2 

2008.....................4-7 

Total ..............148-31 

Ambler Tennis Stadium

Academic Excellence 

The commitment to excellence in academics is obvious in all of Duke’s 

sports programs. All of the Blue Devil teams have graduation rates near 100 

percent every year, including men’s tennis which has a 100-percent graduation 

rate under head coach Jay Lapidus. 

The Duke administration and the athletics department both embrace the 

philosophy that receiving a meaningful degree is the primary goal of attending 

college. As a result, Duke has compiled one of the nation’s most impressive 

reputations for its dedication to excellence on and off the fi eld. 

Duke has a full-time Director of Academic Support in Dr. Chris Kennedy, 

who helps male athletes with course selection and monitors their progress 

toward graduation. He also oversees the tutoring program, which is available 

to all athletes who desire extra help. 

Student-athletes choosing Duke get the best of both worlds when it comes 

to playing sports and receiving a quality education. The value of Duke’s commitment 

to its athletes can be seen in the careers that many of them move 

on to after college. They are doctors, lawyers and engineers. Some go directly 

into the job market, while others head to graduate school. Whatever the 

choice, the Duke degree is an invaluable commodity. That’s why choosing a 

college is not just a four-year decision but a lifetime choice. 

Academic All-ACC 




Ned Samuelson 



2007 Dylan Arnould 

Joey Atas 


David Goulet 


2008 Dylan Arnould 


David Goulet 

Alex Stone 

Kiril 

Dimitrov 

ACC Honor Roll 

Every year, the Atlantic Coast Conference honors those student-athletes 

who the league feels are deserving of recognition for outstanding academic 

accomplishments, forming the ACC Honor Roll. 

Now past its 50th year, the honor roll is comprised of those student-athletes 

who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average 

of 3.0 or better for the full academic year. 

The Duke men’s tennis program has received 245 selections to the ACC 

Honor Roll in its 52-year history. There have been fi ve or more selections in 25 

different seasons, including the last 15 years and in 20 of the past 22 seasons. 

There have been 16 players who have been chosen to the ACC Honor Roll 

four times. 

In 2007-08, Duke was second in the league in total selections, placing 388 

on the list, including a league best eight men’s tennis players. The Blue Devils 

have led the ACC in total honor roll selections in 20 of the past 21 seasons. 

The eight Duke tennis student-athletes who excelled both on and off the court 

in the 2007-08 season were Dylan Arnould, Aaron Carpenter, Kiril Dimitrov, 

David Goulet, David Lue, Jared Pinsky, Christopher Price and Alex 

Stone. 

2007-08 ACC Honor Roll 

1. Duke .......................................................................394 

2. Boston College .......................................................393 

3. North Carolina ........................................................279 

4. Maryland .................................................................259 

5. Virginia ....................................................................221 

6. Virginia Tech ...........................................................206 

7. Florida State ...........................................................204 

8. Clemson .................................................................191 

9. North Carolina State ...............................................156 

10. Miami ......................................................................146 

11. Wake Forest ...........................................................131 

12. Georgia Tech ..........................................................130 

CoSIDA Academic All-District 

The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selects Academic 

All-America and Academic All-District teams in 12 programs, including 

a men’s at-large category which features tennis, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice 

hockey, lacrosse, rifl e, skiing, swimming, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. 

With 12 sports involved in one category it is the toughest to earn honors in. 

Duke has had two players, Phillip King and David Goulet, claim ESPN the 

Magazine All-District recognition. King was named to the second team in 2004 

and Goulet was a second team choice in 2008. 

ACC All-Academic Team 

The ACC began selecting an Academic All-Conference team in 2006. In 

the three years of the team, Duke has placed 15 players on the list, the most 

of any school in the ACC. The Blue Devils paced the conference with six 

selections in the inaugural season and then followed it up with fi ve in 2007. 

Four Blue Devils were selected in 2008 to lead the league. Kiril Dimitrov 

became the fi rst three-time recipient of the honor while Dylan Arnould and 

David Goulet repeated as selections from the 2007 season. Alex Stone 

earned his fi rst career selection as a senior. 

Alex Stone 

Four-Time ACC Honor Roll Selections 

Charles Benedict II ...................................................1969-72 

Marko Cerenko .....................................................1998-2001 

Jeff Hersh .................................................................1985-88 

Mark Mance ..............................................................1987-90 

Jordan Murray ..........................................................1993-96 

Dmitry Muzyka ..........................................................1996-99 

Ramin Pejan .............................................................1995-98 

Reuven Porges .........................................................1976-79 

Rob Principe .............................................................1992-95 

Niels Rathlev ............................................................1973-76 

Peter Rodrigues........................................................ 

........................................................2004-07 

Stefan Rozycki.......................................................... 

..........................................................2003-06 

Lee Shelburne ..........................................................1986-89 

Peter Shults ..............................................................2002-05 

Alex Stone ................................................................2005-08 

Ludovic Walter ..........................................................2003-06 


Majors at Duke 

African-American Studies 

Art History 

Biological Anthropology & Anatomy 

Biology 

Biomedical Engineering 

Canadian Studies 

Chemistry 

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Classical Languages 

Classical Studies 

Comparative Area Studies 

Computer Science 

Cultural Anthropology 

Economics 

Electrical Engineering 

English 

Environmental Sciences & Policy 

French Studies 

Geology 

Germanic Languages & Literature 

History 

Italian Studies 

Literature 

Mathematics 

Mechanical Engineering & 

Materials Science 

Medieval & Renaissance Studies 

Music 

Philosophy 

Physics 

Political Science 

Psychology 

Public Policy Studies 

Religion 

Russian 

Sociology 

Spanish 

Theater Studies 

Visual Arts 

Women’s Studies

The average temperature 

in Durham is 59 

degrees and snowfall 

totals less than 

eight inches per year. 

A temperate climate 

and the unique blend 

of big-city activity 

with an unfrenzied 

pace makes Durham 

a great place to call 

home. 

The Durham Bulls, 

Tampa Bay’s AAA 

baseball affiliate, are 

a popular attraction 

among area 

residents.

In 2002, Employment Review Magazine 

ranked “The Triangle” area of Durham, Chapel 

Hill and Raleigh as the number one place 

in America to live and work. Money Magazine 

made the same selection in 1994. 

Brightleaf Square, shown 

above, in downtown Durham 

is a turn-of-the-century tobacco 

warehouse renovated 

as a unique shopping, dining 

and entertainment district. 

Located in the heart of North Carolina’s 

rolling Piedmont region, Durham stands out as 

a gem among southern cities. Through the years, 

the city has evolved from a tobacco and textile 

town into an international center for medicine, 

scholarship, biotechnology and electronics. 

Founded in 1853, Durham is widely recognized 

for its diversity. Originally a manufacturing 

center, the city now is known for excellence 

in medicine, education, research and industry. 

The wide range of activities available in the area 

lends the city a multifaceted appeal that strikes 

even first-time visitors. 

Durham has a natural appeal as well, characterized 

by 98,000 acres of hardwood and evergreen 

forests including the only remaining old 

growth Piedmont bottomland forests and 7,800 

acres of cropland. Hills and dales, meandering 

rivers and streams, several lakes, 26 rare plant 

species and several rare species of birds and animals 

can also be found here. 

With 187,000 residents in the one-city 

county, Durham is the fourth-largest city in 

North Carolina. It is ideally located on the large 

and small scale. Within the immediate area it 

stands as the pinnacle of the “Triangle” region 

of North Carolina, a metropolitan population of 

1,000,000 people that includes Chapel Hill to the 

south and west and Raleigh, the state capital, to 

the south and east. On a regional level, this area 

is the primary center of culture, sports, education 

and government between Washington, D.C., and 

Atlanta. 

With excellent sports and cultural activities 

in the area, Durham is a fun place to be. People 

from all walks of life — academic, industrial, 

professional, agricultural — blend to provide a 

warm, rich sense of hospitality and diversity.

From the mountains to the west and the beaches of the 

Atlantic Ocean to the east, North Carolina’s landscape is as 

diverse — and beautiful — as any state in the nation. 

Millions of tourists come to North Carolina each year to 

take advantage of all the state has to offer.

North Carolina is a state of diversity — diversity 

in its population, in its economic production 

and in its beautiful scenery. According to the 2000 

census, North Carolina was the home to more than 

eight million people of many nationalities. 

Known for its major production of tobacco, 

North Carolina is also a major producer of textiles 

and furniture, fueled by the thousands of acres of 

forests that cover the state. Among its other leading 

products are broilers, hogs, turkeys, greenhouse 

products, sweet potatoes, corn, soybeans, peanuts 

and eggs. In addition, there are hundreds of coastal 

fisheries that yield shrimp, menhaden and crabs as 

the primary catches. 

The scenery throughout the state is diverse and 

beautiful. From the mountains to the west and the 

beaches adjoining the Atlantic Ocean to the 

east, North Carolina is one of the nation’s 

most picturesque states. Some of the major 

attractions in the state include the 

Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge 

National Parkway, the Cape Hatteras 

and Cape Lookout National Seashores, 

the Wright Brothers National Memorial 

at Kitty Hawk, Guilford Courthouse 

and Moores Creek National Military 

Parks. This scenery, enhanced by a mild 

climate with enough rainfall to assist 

with the state’s abundant greenery, attracts 

millions of visitors who come to North Carolina 

annually to take advantage of its clean and uncluttered 

beaches, its string of forests and the mountain 

ranges in the western part of the state. 

In recent years, North Carolina has become a 

favorite place for the entertainment industry. Some 

of the television shows and movies filmed in North 

Carolina include Cast Away (2001), The Green 

Mile (1999), Dawson’s Creek (1997-2003), Kiss the 

Girls (1997), I Know What You Did Last Summer 

(1997), Forrest Gump (1998), The Fugitive (1993), 

The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Sleeping with 

the Enemy (1991), Bull Durham (1988) and Dirty 

Dancing (1987).

A mainstay among the elite Division I athletic programs, 

Duke University once again ranked near the top during the 

2006-07 athletic year. The women’s golf team collected its 

fifth NCAA Championship while the field hockey, women’s 

lacrosse and men’s lacrosse squads advanced to the NCAA 

Final Four. 

The Blue Devils registered three ACC Tournament and 

five league regular season titles on the year. 

Duke was also very successful nationally in 2006-07 as 15 

teams competed in NCAA Tournament action. The Blue Devils 

had five teams finish in the top-10 of the national rankings. Here 

is a sampling of Duke’s accomplishments: 

• Shannon Rowbury became the first Blue Devil women’s 

track & field member to claim NCAA Champion honors as she 

ran a 4:42.17 mile at the NCAA Indoor Championship. 

• The Blue Devils had three National Player of the Year 

honorees (Amanda Blumenherst, Matt Danowski and 

Lindsey Harding), one National Defensive Player of the 

Year (Harding), one Rhodes Scholar (Chas Salmen) and one 

Lowe’s Senior Class Award winner (Alison Bales). 

• Fourteen Blue Devils were selected Academic All-America/ 

National Scholar Athlete. 

• A total of 29 student-athletes were selected All-America 

during the season, while Duke boasted 50 All-ACC selections. 

• Four Blue Devils were named ACC Player of the Year— 

Amanda Blumenherst (women’s golf), Matt Danowski 

(men’s lacrosse), Lindsey Harding (women’s basketball) 

and Ali Hausfeld (volleyball). 

• Four Duke teams earned No. 1 national rankings during 

the season — women’s basketball, women’s golf, 

men’s soccer and men’s lacrosse— and four other 

teams achieved a ranking of No. 5 or better— field 

hockey (4), women’s lacrosse (2), men’s basketball 

(5) and women’s cross country (5). Women’s Basketball 

and women’s golf each finished the season 

ranked No. 1 nationally. 

• Shannon Rowbury and Debra Vento received 

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. 

• Women’s soccer sophomore Christie McDonald 

was awarded the Wilma Rudolph Student Athlete 

Achievement Award after coming back from having 

brain surgery over the summer of 2006. She started 18 of 

21 matches after returning. 

• Duke student-athletes registered a 3.1 grade point average 

during the 2006-07 school year. A total of 26 varsity teams 

at Duke had a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher following the 

2006-07 academic year.

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