@CanesMensTennis Prepares for No. 34 Duke

ROME, Ga. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team is set to return to the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College Thursday.

Miami, the No. 12-seed, will square off against No. 34 Duke, the fifth seed, at 1 p.m., in the second round of the 2017 ACC Tennis Championship. Live stats can be found HERE.

The Hurricanes improved to 9-12 all time in the ACC Championship, after they defeated Boston College, 5-1, in the opening round Wednesday.

The win over Boston College was the Canes first ACC Championship victory since 2010.

Miami (9-12, 2-9 ACC) will enter the match with a trio of Canes represented in the ITA rankings, as junior Piotr Lomacki checks in at No. 64 in singles, as announced Tuesday.

Joining Lomacki for the fourth week in a row, seniors Max Andrews and Jesse Flores form the nation’s No. 55 doubles tandem.

Thursday’s matchup will mark the 47th meeting between the Hurricanes and Blue Devils, with the all-time series even at 23 matches apiece. Miami dropped its most recent matchup against then-No. 46 Duke, 6-1, on April 15.

Duke (15-8, 8-4 ACC) features three nationally-ranked singles players, including Nicolas Alvarez at No 42, Spencer Furman at No. 84 and Catalin Mateas at No. 96.

In doubles, Furman teams up with Nick Stachowiak as the nation’s No. 29 doubles team, while Mateas pairs with Vincent Lin to form the No. 89 duo in the country.

The winner of Thursday’s match, will face fourth-seeded Georgia Tech Friday at 1 p.m. Check out the complete tournament schedule HERE.

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