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Duke is just one win away from returning to the national championship game, but a familiar foe in Virginia stands in its way.
Kelly Chen won three matches in a row at the USTA National Campus to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Individual Singles Championship with wins against two top-10 opponents. Chen is just the ninth player in program history to advance to the quarterfinals and the first since 2014.
After bringing home the individual title in her freshman season, Virginia Elena Carta struggled to reach the same level of play dude to injuries for much of the next three seasons. But on the biggest stage, Carta came through for her teammates, helping the Blue Devils secure a national championship.
Second-seeded Duke secured the NCAA championship title Wednesday evening 3-2, taking down No. 5 seed Wake Forest in the final round of match play at the Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark.
Marvin Bagley III was rewarded for a strong rookie season, in which he averaged 14.9 points and 7.6 rebounds.
Coming into the week, most pundits project the Blue Devils to sneak in the NCAA Tournament’s field of 64 as an at-large bid, but losses in seven of their last nine games over the final two weeks of the regular season might have put a little more importance on winning games this week in Durham.
Although many criticize Cam Reddish for his inefficiency, there's still a lot to be excited about regarding the former Blue Devil's NBA potential.
Reddish played third fiddle to Duke's other superstar freshmen. Now, his draft stock will pay.
Seventh-seeded Duke will begin ACC tournament play in Pool B against No. 11 seed Notre Dame before taking on second-seeded Georgia Tech Friday.
The Blue Devils dropped two of three to No. 14 Miami to end their regular season, splitting the first two contests of the series Thursday and Friday before falling in the rubber match on Saturday.
Fifth-seeded Duke fell 2-4 against top-seeded Georgia at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
With the win, Duke earned its second consecutive Final Four berth, and will next play in the NCAA championship semifinal May 25 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
In the waning minutes before the clock struck midnight, fourth-seeded Duke knocked off fourth-seeded South Carolina 4-1 to advance to the Final Four.
Second-seeded Duke advanced to the NCAA championship after finishing second in the Athens regional behind the region’s host, Georgia.
The winner will move on to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the Final Four, where they will play the winner of third seeded Virginia and Maryland.
No. 3 Duke is set to play at the Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., for the first time ever with the NCAA championship on the line.
For the trio of former Blue Devils expected to be taken in the lottery, it’s now starting to clear up on where they may start their professional careers.
The New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday night, overcoming just a six percent chance to do so—tied for the sixth-best odds.
Duke finished middle of the pack in both the men's and women's competitions.
Duke pitching was swarmed by the Yellow Jackets this weekend as the Blue Devils dropped two out of three in the regular season home finale at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
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