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Although a storybook ending was not meant to be, Kelly Chen concluded her sophomore season advancing further than all but three players.
With severe cramping and dehydration after the team quarterfinal match last Friday, no one would have blamed Kelly Chen for not partaking in the NCAA singles individual portion this week down in Orlando, Fla. Instead, the Blue Devil did something only nine players in program history have done before.
For the second year in a row, the Blue Devils advanced to the Final Four and looked to cement the program’s second national championship.
In tennis, sometimes the final few points on the brink of victory are the most difficult.
To cap off their third straight perfect season at home, the Blue Devils went through a team that had never been to the Sweet 16 before.
In the new super regional format for this year’s NCAA tournament, Duke will host an ACC opponent it has only lost to one time in 61 matches.
The rain did something this weekend that the two Blue Devils’ opponents could not: slow down Duke.
After struggling at times earlier in the season on the doubles side, the Blue Devils returned to their championship-caliber play this weekend.
Temple Owls: 23-9, 13-5 in the American Athletic Conference
Iowa Hawkeyes: 22-11, 10-10 in the Big Ten
Michigan State Spartans: 28-6, 16-4 in the Big Ten
One of the Blue Devils’ biggest strengths last season was their doubles play. But Duke, as of late, has struggled clinching that vital momentum-shifting opening point.
Last season, North Carolina took two of the three matches against the Blue Devils. Once again, the crosstown rivals faced off for the second time before the conclusion of the regular season.
Although her senior night will come a year from now, junior Leaonna Odom had one of best games of the season to close out the regular season.
Three forehands followed by a fundamental shot she’s practiced countless times was all senior Kaitlyn McCarthy needed on match point to put the Blue Devils on top. That overhead winner in sunny Miami resulted in McCarthy throwing her hands up in excitement.
Coming off a six-point defeat on the hands of Virginia, the Blue Devils matched up with a different Virginia school and looked to notch its fourth conference victory of the season.
Although the Blue Devils traveled to Seattle knowing that all of their matches would be played indoors, the snow did not allow the tournament to run as smooth as planned.
For the majority of games this season, the Blue Devils held a height advantage over their opponents.
In the first back-to-back match sequence of the season, the Blue Devils used strong play on both the singles and doubles side to cruise to the next round of the top nonconference event of the early spring.
One team was going to walk away with their first ACC victory of the season, the other would fall to 0-6. Although she said she didn’t shoot well earlier in the day, one Duke sophomore was almost perfect from behind the arc when it mattered most.
