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Duke started off its season with a strong performance at Duke University Golf Club.
Here are five things to look out for as the Blue Devils try to improve to 2-0 on the season Saturday against Northwestern.
In 2022, Duke faces the tough task of following up a 2021 season in which it lost just three regular-season matches, went to the ACC championship and made it to the third round of the NCAA tournament.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Duke enters its spring season primed and ready to improve on what was a rather disappointing 2021 effort.