DURHAM, N.C. – Redshirt junior Nicolas Alvarez was named the Duke Student-Athlete of the Week on Wednesday after helping the Blue Devils to a 4-3 victory against No. 37 Virginia on Friday.
The Lima, Peru, product evened the match against the Cavaliers at 3-3 with a comeback, three-set victory against No. 38 Carl Soderlund on the top court. With Duke trailing 3-2 and two matches remaining, Alvarez knotted the score to set the stage for freshman Sean Sculley’s clinching victory. The win for Alvarez was his fifth of the year against a ranked opponent and snapped a brief two-match losing streak.