When top-ranked Northwestern visits Durham this afternoon, No. 5 Duke should feel good about its chances of beating one of its top rivals in its quest for a repeat national championship.
Coming off a 10-day rest and playing on the mainland for the first time in three weeks, rust was a concern when the Blue Devils faced William and Mary Sunday. The Tribe’s hot start only added to...
Since rain forced the Blue Devils off the courts against William and Mary in Puerto Rico last Thursday, Duke has beaten its highest-ranked opponent of the season. Junior Ellah Nze has been named...
With the team score tied at 3-3, Duke freshman Henrique Cunha calmly disposed of the top-ranked singles player in the country, Southern California’s Steve Johnson, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) to propel the Blue...
Back in 2007, a surging Elizabeth Plotkin was finally finding her place in head coach Jamie Ashworth’s lineup. After struggling throughout a freshman year that she described in hindsight as...
A 7-0 defeat to then-No. 9 Florida in Gainesville two weeks ago raised some serious questions about this Blue Devil squad’s chances of repeating as NCAA champsions, but a convincing 5-2 win over...
Duke is hungry for victory. After starting the season ranked 19th, the Blue Devils have fallen out of the Top 25. A win against No. 4 Texas at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center Friday at 2 p.m.,...
In its first road contest of the spring season, Duke was no match for the No. 9 Gators, who recorded their 74th consecutive regular season home victory over the No. 6 Blue Devils Sunday, 7-0.
Following its impressive victory over then-No. 7 Michigan Sunday, Duke managed to sweep crosstown rival N.C. State en route to its first ACC victory of the season Thursday at the Sheffield Indoor...
The home courts of Ambler Tennis Stadium and Sheffield Indoor Tennis Stadium have been kind to Duke this year, and the No. 6 Blue Devils hope to continue that trend when they take on ACC rival N.C....
Facing a second consecutive ranked opponent Saturday and coming off a disheartening defeat to current No. 2 North Carolina, No. 6 Duke could have lost confidence and fallen out of the top 10 with a...
After two dominating 7-0 victories over No. 34 Notre Dame and N.C. Central early this month, No. 21 Duke again came out firing against No. 47 Virginia Commonwealth (6-4) Sunday. Continuing their...
With the 2010 college tennis season now in full swing, the time has come to forget about last season’s triumphs and focus on new challenges.
For the first time this young season, No. 1 Duke was legitimately challenged by several rivals, and surprisingly, that challenge resulted in the Blue Devils’ first loss of the season—and to North...
No. 1 Duke travels up north to Wisconsin this weekend to compete for the title of ITA National Indoor champions. The unbeaten and top-seeded Blue Devils (5-0) will compete in a bracket of 15 of the...
As the reigning NCAA champion, No. 1 Duke extended its winning streak and remained unbeaten on the season this weekend, sweeping Indiana 7-0 Saturday at Sheffield Tennis Center. The Blue Devils...
Despite sweeping the No. 1 doubles and Nos. 1 and 2 singles spots, No. 21 Duke fell to No. 12 Illinois 5-2 Friday at Sheffield Tennis Center.
Blue Devils prepared all week to avenge their defeat and turn the first home match of the year into a victory.
Hosting Yale (3-1) Saturday and the Rams Sunday in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship qualifying rounds, the Blue Devils (4-0) used a 7-0 trouncing of the Bulldogs and a late-weekend win...
Duke did not go down without a fight against the Crimson Tide yesterday.
