Duke women's tennis set for home opener against Elon
By Ben Feder | January 23, 2019With two freshmen joining the mix for a team that reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last season, Duke is hoping to iron out its rotation.
With two freshmen joining the mix for a team that reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last season, Duke is hoping to iron out its rotation.
Down 1-0 after doubles and dropping the first two singles matches, the Blue Devils battled to win.
In Duke's recent win against the Phoenix, the Blue Devils came out to a slow start and had to recover in the singles courts.
The Blue Devils traveled south to take on a top-ranked team in their season opener.
In what would be a truly special season, the Blue Devils dominated conference play on their way to a deep tournament run.
Freshman Maria Mateas easily could have decided to go pro rather than commit to Duke.
Junior Meible Chi and sophomore Kelly Chen entered as two of the top seven seeds, but neither made it out of the Round of 16.
Three Duke players played a total of 12 matches, and all of them went in favor of the host team.
Entering this fall, the senior was ranked No. 73 in singles.
Duke women's tennis individuals could not clinch national championship bids.
The freshman earned a spot in the main draw thanks to her place atop the ITA Newcomer List.
The three men's tennis representatives, collectively, came away with just a single victory on the weekend.
The format of this weekend’s event consists of draws of 32 players each for singles as well as consolation matches to accompany a doubles slate.
The Blue Devils may not have participated in this invitational if not for the cancellation of the Bonk Invitational.
In his three-plus years, Alvarez collected 71 wins, including 31 dual match victories at the top of the Blue Devil lineup.
After storming into the semifinals, the duo faltered early in the match and was unable to hold off the pair from Oklahoma State.
The freshman did not get out to the start that she wanted Wednesday.
The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead on all three doubles courts before nearly letting the point slip away.
Duke used a strong start in singles play to earn its place in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2014.
Duke rallied to take a brief 3-2 advantage, but Ole Miss won the final two singles matches to advance to the next round.