Duke women's tennis head coach Jamie Ashworth named ACC Coach of the Year
By Jonathan Levitan | June 10, 2022A few weeks removed from a Final Four run, the Blue Devils earned some conference recognition, beginning with their head coach.
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A few weeks removed from a Final Four run, the Blue Devils earned some conference recognition, beginning with their head coach.
Just days ago, Duke's whole roster was competing in Champaign, Ill. But after a loss in the national semifinal to Oklahoma, just one remained on the rainy courts at Illinois—junior Chloe Beck.
Duke junior Garrett Johns defeated Princeton's Ryan Seggerman in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship before falling to Sam Riffice of Florida in the second round Tuesday. The defeat brings the junior’s successful season to an end.
With just one match to play in Saturday evening’s Final Four showdown in Champaign, Ill., and Duke locked in a 3-3 tie with Oklahoma, the Blue Devils found themselves in familiar territory.
Every slight edge there was to take, the Sooners took, and in the most crucial battles, they proved ready to fight, ultimately sending Duke home with its championship dreams cut short.
In a Friday evening thriller under the bright lights in Champaign, Ill., Duke defeated in-state rival N.C. State to secure its spot in the Final Four.
It’s no secret that Duke is having a successful season. Its 16-3 regular-season showing included five ranked victories. It won the ACC championship. None of that, however, compares to the task at hand: the national title. And from achieving that, they are just three matchups away.
Duke continued its dominant NCAA tournament run Friday with a 4-1 defeat of Georgia at Ambler Tennis Stadium in Durham.
Duke began its NCAA tournament run with a dominant 4-1 defeat of Memphis before falling to No. 6-seed Tennessee in the second round.
No. 3-seed Duke hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center Friday and Saturday, where it delivered losses to Quinnipiac and Old Dominion, respectively.
Raise the banner. For the first time since 2012, the Blue Devils have won the ACC championship after defeating Virginia 4-1 in the title match at the ACC tournament in Rome, Ga.
No. 5-seed Duke was upset 4-3 Thursday by No. 12-seed Clemson in the second round of the ACC tournament. The surprising early exit comes on the heels of a strong regular season for the Blue Devils, who entered the conference tournament as the 22nd-ranked team in the country.
The Blue Devils didn’t get the spark they wanted after decisively winning the doubles point of the ACC tournament semifinals, and though they battled back from losing all but one opening set in the singles, No. 2-seed Duke and No. 3-seed Miami were tied 3-3 with just one match still going.
Kelly Chen fell to her knees, dropped her racket and let loose a cry of emotion. The Blue Devils had taken down undefeated, top-ranked North Carolina, and Chen had just pushed her team over the edge.
Ever since the team’s return to North Carolina, Duke has found its groove. This past weekend was no different.
Playing against Notre Dame on the road, the No. 8 Blue Devils won decisively, outscoring the Fighting Irish 5-2.
After a disappointing 4-2 loss to 10th-ranked Kentucky six days prior, Duke men's tennis bounced back with a 4-2 win against Illinois Saturday.
Beginning with a 4-3 victory against the Buckeyes Friday, Jan. 21, the Blue Devils improved throughout the competitions and finished the weekend with a second triumph, a 4-2 decision against the Tigers.
Duke enters its spring season primed and ready to improve on what was a rather disappointing 2021 effort.
Duke kicked off its spring season this weekend at the Michigan Invitational, squaring off against No. 12 Ohio State, No. 16 Michigan and Notre Dame over three days of match play.