Blue Devils reach Final Four
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - For only the second time in Duke women's tennis history, the Blue Devils advanced to the Final Four.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - For only the second time in Duke women's tennis history, the Blue Devils advanced to the Final Four.
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GREENWOOD, S.C.-Not many seniors can leave Duke such impressive legacies as four consecutive NCAA titles.
GREENWOOD, S.C.-Before the season began, some people predicted a down year for Duke women's tennis.
For the first time in several years, the men's tennis team enters the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament as somewhat of an underdog. During the regular season, the 10th-ranked Blue Devils uncharacteristically dropped two league matches, falling to both Florida State and North Carolina.
Freshman Dmitry Muzyka has already made a profound impact on the 10th-ranked men's tennis team. Despite entering a team that is laden with talented juniors and seniors, Muzyka plays a major role for the 15-5 Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils (18-3) completed their home schedule with a match that actually started and finished on the same courts. Darkness and rain have forced Duke to finish its matches on other locales several times this season. The team's two most recent contests were finished on the indoor courts at the Chapel Hill Tennis Club.
The third-ranked women's tennis team's match with No. 8 Notre Dame on Monday did not start off as expected, but its ending produced the same result as usual-with a victory for the Blue Devils, as Duke downed Notre Dame in a 5-2 decision.
The men's tennis team continued its seven-match winning streak Thursday afternoon as it rolled past South Alabama, 4-3.
The 10th-ranked men's tennis team took care of the N.C. State Wolfpack with few problems on Tuesday afternoon.
In several of its matches this season, the men's tennis team has struggled with its doubles play.
The streak probably had little to do with the fiasco that served as another victory for the women's tennis team on Tuesday.
The sixth-ranked women's golf team seems to have finally found a winning combination.
The fourth-ranked women's tennis team is ready for a rematch.
"San Francisco played a tremendous basketball game," Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. "I give them all the credit in the world. They were very impressive. They attacked us on offense. They all stepped up.... They played with a great amount of intensity, poise and confidence, and deserved to win the basketball game. They just did a tremendous job."
For the first 15 minutes of the 13th-ranked Blue Devils' contest against James Madison in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, anyone watching the game might have thought the contest could go down to the wire.
GREENSBORO-The men's basketball team entered the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament bruised and battered, and it left after the quarterfinals with more battlescars to show for its efforts.
ROCK HILL, S.C.-For the second time in the last two years, the women's basketball team advanced all the way to the finals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
A year ago this weekend, the women's basketball team stood in the face of history and seemingly insurmountable odds.
The men's tennis team went up against some of the top talent in the nation this past weekend at the National Team Indoors in Louisville, Ky. While the Blue Devils captured one close victory, the team fell on the short end of two other tight matches.