DURHAM, N.C. – Campbell opened its 2021 men's tennis season with a 7-0 loss Friday at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
 
Duke claimed the doubles point with 6-2 wins at the second and third matches.  In the No.-1 match, Campbell's duo of Benjamin Niv and Matthew Beecher tied with Sean Sculley and Garrett Johns at 4-4 when play was halted after the team point was decided.
 
Niv battled Johns to a first-set tiebreaker in the top singles position and Gustavs Lukstins played a tiebreaker in the second set at number four, but both fell in straight sets.
 
Campbell returns to action Feb. 7 at Davidson.
 
Duke 7, Campbell 0
Singles
1. Garrett Johns (Duke) def. Benjamin Niv (Campbell) 7-6, 6-3
2. Edu Guell (Duke) def. Matthew Beecher (Campbell) 6-1, 6-4
3. Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Benjamin Maes (Campbell) 6-1, 6-3
4. Samuel Rubell (Duke) def. Gustavs Lukstins (Campbell) 6-3, 7-6
5. Andrew Dale (Duke) def. Ted Williams (Campbell) 6-0, 6-0
6. Faris Khan (Duke) def. Noe Macquart (Campbell) 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
1. Sean Sculley/Johns (Duke) def. Niv/Beecher (Campbell) DNF
2. Zhang/Guell (Duke) def. Maes/Lukstins (Campbell) 6-2
3. Michael Heller/Rubell (Duke) def. Williams/Macquart 6-2
Records: Duke 1-2, Campbell 0-1