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Despite losing to Southern California in the Round of 16 of the NCAA team championship, a trio of Blue Devils remained in Waco, Texas, for the singles tournament. But after Wednesday's first round, only freshman Nicolas Alvarez was left standing.
After taking down South Carolina State and Stanford in the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament in Durham, Duke heads to Texas for the Round of 16 to face the defending national champions.
CARY, N.C.—Playing without its most consistent singles competitior and half of its usual top doubles tandem, the Blue Devils had no trouble moving out of the first round of the ACC tournament Thursday afternoon.
The Blue Devils have yet to defeat a ranked ACC opponent on the road this season, but are hoping to change that come Thursday.
After needing almost four hours to knock off Notre Dame 5-2 Friday, the Blue Devils made sure their tilt against Boston College a day later would not be nearly as dramatic at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
The Blue Devils split a weekend slate of ACC road matches with a Friday win against Clemson and a Sunday loss to Virginia.
After handily defeating both No. 16 seed Robert Morris and No. 8 seed San Diego State in the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament, the top-seeded Blue Devils will face No. 5 seed Utah in a Sweet 16 matchup Friday at 9:45 p.m. at NRG Stadium in Houston. Three keys to a Duke win, which would put the Blue Devils one game away from Indianapolis and the Final Four.
Cincinnati Bearcats
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Blue Devils ascended through the rankings to the second spot in this week's ITA poll, but Virginia Tech was not at all intimidated.
The first installment of this year's Tobacco Road rivalry brought a thrilling 92-90 overtime contest that saw the Blue Devils emerge victorious in Durham. This time, the two rivals will travel to Chapel Hill to close out the regular season Saturday with a 9 p.m. tip-off at the Dean Dome. The Tar Heels are fighting for the No. 4 seed in next week's ACC tournament and will be looking for revenge against No. 3 Duke, who is looking to solidify its resume for a No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament. Before every game this season, the Blue Zone will select a player on both teams that could make a difference for their respective squads.
After two full weeks without match play, the Blue Devils look to continue their hot 2015 season with a double header Saturday.
After suffering their first loss of the season, the Blue Devils bounced back to notch two top-25 victories—all in one weekend.
The snow might have delayed the Blue Devils' return to Durham, but it couldn't cool off their hot start to the season.
After taking down two top-25 opponents at home, the Blue Devils will head to Illinois to face their biggest test yet.
With two dominating wins in the rearview, the real fun starts now for Duke—it’s ITA season.
Senior Jason Tahir and Duke sure know how to start a tennis season.
Duke and Wisconsin stay put prior to ACC/Big Ten Challenge showdown
1. No. 4 Duke (5-0): Duke made mincemeat of its first two opponents, Presbyterian and Fairfield, as expected, beat No. 19 Michigan State at the Champions Classic in Indianapolis, then cruised to a Coaches vs. Cancer Classic title with wins against Temple and Stanford. Freshman and top-recruit Jahlil Okafor has shined for the Blue Devils, averaging 15.8 points per game and 8.0 rebounds.
It took an epic set full of lead changes for the Blue Devils to complete their sweep of the Cardinals, as they moved to 13-3 in ACC play.
