Duke volleyball shakes off jitters to open ACC play with comfortable victory
After an up-and-down nonconference slate, the Blue Devils started ACC play on the right foot to keep themselves in the NCAA tournament conversation.
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After an up-and-down nonconference slate, the Blue Devils started ACC play on the right foot to keep themselves in the NCAA tournament conversation.
After an opening weekend of big wins at home for both Blue Devil teams, Duke's men and women split from Durham in search of success in other venues.
After a disappointing loss to Virginia just two days ago, the Blue Devils needed to bounce back and show why they were deserving of their No. 1 ranking.
Going into Saturday’s matchup, Duke knew it would need a rock-solid defense to compete with Northwestern.
Despite some offensive hiccups, Duke has found a solid lead against Northwestern at the end of the first half.
After a disappointing loss to Northwestern, the Blue Devils could not redeem themselves in the final match of the Duke Invitational.
After a long weekend campaign in Colorado, the relatively young Blue Devil squad was tested yet again on the first day of this weekend’s Duke Invitational.
Although the Blue Devils fell just short of an NCAA tournament berth in 2016, Duke still had a standout back row to keep it in the conversation near the top of the ACC standings.
After a strong showing in the NCAA East Regional, the Blue Devils sent 10 athletes across the country to compete on the national stage and returned home with seven All-Americans.
After stunning one of the nation’s top 15 players in the Round of 64, all eyes were on Meible Chi to see if she would continue to reach the lofty expectations bestowed on her after a strong fall.
In a long season of ups and downs, Meible Chi has struggled to regain the form that propelled her to a semifinal finish in the fall ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships.
By securing a slot in the NCAA Round of 16 and dropping just one point in the first two rounds, the Blue Devils are playing some of their best tennis of the year at the right time.
With an up-and-down regular season behind them, the Blue Devils looked to the ACC championship as their last chance to secure a second straight bid for the national championship.
With two weeks to think about its conference semifinal loss to ACC rival Georgia Tech, Duke will return to competitive play looking to advance past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament for the first time in three years.
This week was not kind to the Blue Devils.
Coming off their best win of the season, the Blue Devils will enter the ACC tournament looking for a shot of redemption after last year’s upset loss in the league quarterfinals.
In her time at Duke, senior Chalena Scholl had never seen the Blue Devils topple Georgia Tech. The past three years saw Duke and the Yellow Jackets tied 3-3 before Georgia Tech won the match-deciding point each time.
As the Blue Devils wind down their regular season and ready themselves for postseason competition, Duke looked to the Clemson Invite as one of its last chances to show its mettle against some of the nation's best teams.
With just one more weekend of league action left, the next two contests for Duke will determine the Blue Devils’ standing heading into the ACC tournament.
After a solid performance at the Tennessee Relays, the Blue Devils sent a small group of their top athletes to California to get more exposure to national competition.