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CARY, N.C.—Chants of “Tar–Heels” roared throughout Cary Tennis Park as No. 1-seed North Carolina had taken the doubles point in relatively easy fashion and was out to a 1-0 lead against No.8-seed Duke in Friday’s ACC tournament quarterfinal. Then, after about 20 minutes of doubles play, the rain came.
As the collegiate sports spring season comes to an end, the Blue Zone is here to shine a spot light on the Duke women's tennis team:
On Sunday afternoon, No. 21 Duke showed off why expectations were so high leading into the season. Head coach Jamie Ashworth’s squad won in dominant fashion on the road against Louisville, coming away with a 4-0 sweep against the Cardinals.
The Blue Devils were dancing in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, as they took down No. 12-seed James Madison 93-55. The Blue Zone recaps the win with the Player of the Game and more:
After Shavit Kimchi won the second set of her singles match, No. 24 Duke’s battle against Princeton was all but finished Wednesday afternoon in Orlando, Fla. The Israeli freshman’s straight-set win was the third in a row for the Blue Devils, following junior Emma Jackson and graduate student Brianna Shvets, who was facing off against her former team. These three singles matches, along with the Blue Devils smoothly capturing the doubles point, gave Duke the requisite four points to secure an eventual 7-0 victory.
After a successful three-game homestand, the Blue Devils will travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to take on the Seminoles. Ahead of the contest, the Blue Zone brings you three keys to a Duke victory:
Shavit Kimchi fell down 3-0 early in the first set of her single’s match Saturday against No. 13 UCLA’s Kimmi Hance before turning in one of the more impressive performances the 17th-ranked Blue Devils have seen all season. The Sdey Hemed, Israel, native battled back to win the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 and seal a 4-0 sweep for Duke against the Bruins at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio.
It’s a different look for Duke this season, which starts the 2024 campaign with a new face, new lineup and even a newly renovated facility.
No. 7 Duke men's basketball will look to keep its winning streak alive as it takes on Pittsburgh Saturday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Zone is here with three keys to a Blue Devil victory:
As No. 21 Duke men’s basketball prepares to take on No. 10 Baylor at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, the Blue Zone is here with some can’t-miss prop bets:
As the beginning of basketball season is near, the Blue Zone provides a detailed preview of each player on Duke men's basketball's 2023-24 roster. We've already looked at Stanley Borden, Spencer Hubbard, Neal Begovich, Jaden Schutt, Christian Reeves, Jaylen Blakes, TJ Power, Ryan Young and Sean Stewart. Next up is freshman guard Caleb Foster:
No. 17 Duke is back in action at Wallace Wade Stadium this weekend against one of its North Carolina rivals, N.C. State. Before the Saturday contest, the Blue Zone provides three keys to victory for the Blue Devils:
After a 4-1 start to the season, it is time to re-evaluate some of the big moments which have led to Duke football’s first five results:
Duke takes down Northwestern 38-14 for the Blue Devils’ third straight win to start the season. The AP Poll now ranks them at No. 18, and the Blue Zone breaks down the new Top 25:
