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As the rest of the Blue Devils kicked off their season at the James Bronk Invitational Sept. 16, Nicolas Alvarez was representing his home country.
Heading into the weekend, Duke won 22 of its previous 30 road meetings against Virginia.
Although five Blue Devils call California home, their trip west for a nonconference tournament was anything but a pleasant homecoming.
Propelled by a mix of veterans and newcomers and a flash of tenacity, the Blue Devils had little trouble in critical moments of their first three matches.
With the Blue Devils off to a strong start against their rival, the last thing they needed was another injury.
As part of The Chronicle's annual fall sports preview, our beat writers broke down each of Duke's five fall sports teams. Their thoughts and predictions can be found below.
After taking care of N.C. State 5-2 Friday afternoon, the Blue Devils returned home looking for a fourth straight win, but could not close out their singles matches late in sets.
With pouring rain outside, the Blue Devils returned indoors to the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center—and returned to their winning ways in the process.
Austin Peay Governors
Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
Trailing 30-40 in his own serve game with the match tied 4-4, freshman Catalin Mateas had a chance to even the score and move on to jump out to a lead in the third set against Georgia Tech junior Carlos Benito. Mateas served the ball across and tried to top his opponent with a quick net return. But Benito, no stranger to the pressures of a three-set match, somehow lifted the ball before it hit the ground and curved it just enough to fly past Mateas’ racket before landing within the right sideline.
With just 1:51 remaining in the fourth quarter, freshman guard Angela Salvadores stepped to the free-throw line with Duke trailing 58-53. On the sideline, freshman Faith Suggs crossed her fingers, praying for a victory on Senior Day.
With their three-game road trip behind them, the Blue Devils rediscovered themselves at home as they returned to the court without a roof above their heads.
After a 7-0 set-back in frigid Ann Arbor, Mich., last weekend, the Blue Devils warmed up a bit back in the South Saturday afternoon, but not enough to capture a win.
Brandon Ingram
Azurá Stevens
The freezing weather put some Duke players under the weather, but neither the snow nor the Bulldogs could slow the Blue Devils down on their way to victory this weekend.
With the midway point of the NBA season upon us, the Blue Zone takes a look at how some former Duke stars are doing in the association:
In a season full of upsets, three unranked teams currently sit in the top five of the ACC standings ahead of a week of big matchups.
Rebecca Greenwell and Boston College's Kelly Hughes traded 3-pointers all afternoon Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium with both sharp-shooters finishing with five or more long-balls and 23 points.
