The three-week break from match play might have been the Blue Devils' biggest opponent over the weekend. No. 3 Duke (25-3) dealt with its rustiness and avoided any potential stumbles with ease,...
Duke faced Florida State twice in the regular season, coming away with losses each time. The Blue Devils hoped the postseason would be different. It wasn't. The fourth-seeded Seminoles knocked No....
Sophomore Reka Zsilinszka called it déj
Two Sundays ago, with a week remaining in the regular season, Mallory Cecil was preparing for a wild end to a jam-packed year as Duke's No. 1 singles player. She was slated to face three ranked...
There is a pride that comes with walking out on the court in a Duke jersey and representing the Blue Devils in a sport that you love. For head coach Ramsey Smith, that feeling of pride is one that...
Before Duke faced Georgia Tech Saturday, senior captain Melissa Mang posed a question to head coach Jamie Ashworth: Had anyone gotten her 100th win on Senior Day before? "I don't think so,"...
Duke continued its seven-match winning streak and remained unbeaten at home when the Blue Devils blanked Wake Forest 7-0 Wednesday at Ambler Tennis Stadium. With the win, Duke (18-3, 8-1 in the...
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Martin and Juan Martin del Potro comprise the top five tennis players in the world. They also have another trait in common: All were born outside...
After playing nine straight road matches-a streak that dates back to Feb. 28-the No. 9 Blue Devils returned home with style this weekend, sweeping Virginia Saturday and beating Virginia Tech 6-1...
After a slow start Wednesday, Duke managed to put together pieces to outlast its Tobacco Road rival. The No. 9 Blue Devils (13-3, 3-1 in the ACC) came from behind, winning the last two singles...
For Duke, it's all about rebounding. After losing the last two meetings with North Carolina, giving up the all important first doubles point and watching No. 1 singles player Reid Carlton retire...
Collegiate tennis is a game of fighting for enough points from individual match wins to top your opponent's tally. But after a trying afternoon of working for all those points, Duke came up short...
Duke kicked off its busy March schedule in style Wednesday, breezing past UNC-Charlotte and N.C. Central without dropping a match. In a rare tennis doubleheader, the Blue Devils cruised past the...
As it turned out, No. 6 Duke needed only two weeks to reverse its result against the No. 1 team in the nation. Fourteen days ago, senior captain Melissa Mang was the last Blue Devil on the court as...
Sophomore Ellah Nze hasn't dropped a singles contest in dual matches this year. She overcame the 28th and 32nd-ranked players last weekend at the National Team Indoor Championships, and in No. 6...
No. 6 Duke competed with the best, and this time, the Blue Devils weren't enough. No. 1 Northwestern topped Duke 4-3 Saturday in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship quarterfinals in Madison,...
One by one, the Blue Devils complete their stretches at the net and walk out of Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Last to leave is 5-foot-5 Mallory Cecil, whose infectious smile is unmistakable even...
No. 9 Duke was one of 16 teams to advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship Sunday with a 4-2 win over Ohio State at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The Blue Devils put themselves in a...