Duke men's tennis ACC tournament ends with second loss to Florida State in a week
The Blue Devils headed to Cary, N.C. determined to make some noise in the ACC tournament and set themselves up well for a NCAA run in May.
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The Blue Devils headed to Cary, N.C. determined to make some noise in the ACC tournament and set themselves up well for a NCAA run in May.
North Carolina Central Eagles: 19-15, 9-7 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Creighton Bluejays: 21-11, 10-8 in the Big East Conference
Texas Tech Red Raiders: 24-9, 11-7 in the Big 12
Villanova Wildcats: 30-4, 14-4 in the Big East
Heading into the final week of the regular season, things are starting to shape up across college basketball, as seen in the latest AP poll:
His junior year was supposed to be the season when Nicolas Alvarez made the leap and solidified himself as one of the top college tennis players in the country. The Lima, Peru native had an excellent sophomore campaign, leading the line for Duke at No. 1 singles and ending the year ranked as the No. 22 singles player in the country.
In their third game since losing redshirt sophomore Haley Gorecki for the season, the Blue Devils stumbled, falling to another unranked team on the road and struggling to defend the 3-point line.
ATLANTA—Wanting to make a statement following back-to-back losses, the Blue Devils turned up their defensive intensity and suffocated the Yellow Jacket offense to take a commanding lead into the break.
ATLANTA—Duke fans expected the Blue Devils' starting lineup to be missing one name when they took the court Sunday against Georgia Tech after news broke earlier in the day that star freshman Marvin Bagley III would miss the game due to a knee sprain injury suffered against North Carolina.
After a heartbreaking loss to their archrivals on the road Thursday, the Blue Devils will look to rebound and avoid losing four of their last five games Sunday against Georgia Tech. The Blue Zone gives a player from each team that could be the difference in the game:
After another busy week in college basketball, zero undefeated teams now remain, leading to major shakeups in the AP poll.
The Blue Devils finally put together a complete performance Tuesday night, putting up record-setting numbers in a 54-point blowout win against St. Francis.
This past Sunday, the eyes of the college football world were trained on a room where the 12 members of the College Football Playoff committee had to answer an almost impossible question: Which teams are worthy of the four spots in the Playoff?
No. 1 Duke (7-0)
Coming off a sluggish performance in their last game against Southern, the Blue Devils responded with a resounding victory to start a busy week.
In its first NCAA tournament game since 2011, Duke wanted to be sure it would not fall victim to an early exit.
On the heels of their most successful regular season since 2011, the Blue Devils head to the ACC tournament determined to solidify a high seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament.
Watching Duke’s offense last Saturday was a tough task.