Beck, Duke women's tennis continue late-season momentum, coast past Clemson and Georgia Tech at home
Just a couple of weeks ago, the Blue Devils came up winless in a trip to Florida, losing two close matches to ACC rivals Miami and Florida State.
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Just a couple of weeks ago, the Blue Devils came up winless in a trip to Florida, losing two close matches to ACC rivals Miami and Florida State.
It was a physical game. Clemson’s defense punched Duke in the mouth early. And when you get punched in the mouth, you need someone to turn to. Tuesday night, Joey Baker and Bates Jones were the guys to turn to.
Clemson made the short trip to Durham for a Tuesday tipoff against Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Despite the Tigers losing three of their last five games, they showed up ready to play and found themselves tied with Duke at 36-36 at the half. Here’s five of our observations from the opening 20 minutes.
It may still be winter, but spring sports are about to get off and running. For The Chronicle's first spring sport preview of 2021, we've got Duke women's tennis, which is poised for another successful season after an NCAA quarterfinal run last year.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Oct. 18-24.
Senior Leah Crouse and the U21/22 U.S. National Team won a bronze metal at the Junior Pan American Championship and qualified for the Junior World Cup on Saturday.
Coming into her sophomore season, goalie Piper Hampsch is looking to take her game and the Blue Devils team to the next level.
After a disappointing fall season in 2020 with only a couple wins, the Blue Devils are hoping to change their momentum this year. After coming in clutch during a shootout to take home a win last year against then-No. 3 Louisville, now-junior Hannah Miller will look to continue to lead the team during her third season. Duke has added seven freshmen to the roster, so the team is full of young blood.
Confidence was at its peak for the Blue Devils as they faced off against the rival Tar Heels.
After another tournament in the books, the Blue Devils find themselves with another mediocre finish and another impressive performance from Ian Siebers.
Ian Siebers once again found himself as the leading Duke freshman this past weekend.
Coming off two straight losses, the Blue Devils needed a strong team performance to gain some momentum going into their midseason stretch.
Just like its previous three matches, Duke’s match against Louisville Saturday ended up with a 7-0 on the scoreboard for another Blue Devil sweep.
On Saturday, Duke men’s basketball faces the team that will likely be its toughest test for the remainder of the regular season—Virginia. Still on the outside looking in for NCAA tournament hopes, the Blue Devils can scarcely afford any more losses down the stretch. Even though this matchup will be difficult, a win over the No. 7 Cavaliers could make a convincing argument to bring Duke back into tournament conversation.
No. 10 Duke kept the momentum going with a 7-0 victory against VCU Wednesday afternoon.
Behind high-level returners and a couple of fresh faces, Duke looks to make its third straight Final Four appearance in three full seasons.
Given the new additions to an already talented and veteran squad, it’s not hard to reason why Duke came into the 2021 campaign ranked No. 25, with the Blue Devils jumping up to No. 18 after two top-four finishes to open the season. With a frenzy of tournaments against some of the best teams the ACC has to offer, this season will be captivating for any Blue Devil fan. In a year filled with uncertainty, however, the team will have to weather the many obstacles in their path to perform to its expectations. -Brennan Hurd
Duke continued to roll Sunday with a 7-0 victory against Appalachian State. While everyone clearly contributed to the dominating sweep, it was graduate student Meible Chi who led the way.
Duke tied for second place in its second tournament of the year, an outcome that has become typical for the successful program.
The Blue Zone has you covered with our prop bets for Duke’s matchup with Clemson: