Two weeks ago, Alvarez capped off his trip to the international team tournament by clinching the final point against Venezuela in his hometown of Lima.
Duke remained undefeated in ACC play after a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Virginia (22-25, 32-30, 25-22, 24-26, 15-7) Saturday night
Although five Blue Devils call California home, their trip west for a nonconference tournament was anything but a pleasant homecoming.
After a pair of losses to North Carolina and TCU, head coach Jolene Nagel's team will look to rediscover its form in the LBSU/CSF Baden Invitational.
Following a first-set victory against the No. 12 Tar Heels Thursday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Blue Devils lost senior middle blocker Alyse Whitaker in the second set before falling 3-1 to their rival.
The Scoop: The Blue Devils have high aspirations after falling 1-0 to Penn State in last year's national championship game and bringing back 10 of 11 starters.
No. 3 Virginia seemed to have all the answers Sunday, downing Duke 6-1 Sunday afternoon. The Cavaliers dominated the doubles point to grab an early lead, then held on through a tough singles slate.
With pouring rain outside, the Blue Devils returned indoors to the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center—and returned to their winning ways in the process.
The Chronicle previews all 68 teams in this year's NCAA tournament field.
The Chronicle previews all 68 teams in this year's NCAA tournament field.
