Although Ellie Coleman and Irina Balus fell in the quarterfinals, this tournament was a product of hard-earned work and success from the Blue Devil squad. Senior Emma Jackson reached the round of 32 of singles play in her second appearance in the tournament. Stanford transfer Eleana Yu and sophomore Shavit Kimchi fell alongside Balus in the first round of play.
Duke men’s tennis competed in the 2024 NCAA Division I Singles and Doubles Championships this week at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.
During the fall season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week’s spotlight goes to Cooper Williams of Duke men’s tennis.
Balus and Coleman powered back to win the second set 6-4, and then crushed Pennsylvania’s Esha Velaga and Lara Stojanovski 10-2 in the third-set tiebreaker of the Sectional semifinal, guaranteeing them a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championships, which will take place in Waco, Texas. On the singles side of the draw, senior Emma Jackson also qualified for the individual championships, joining Balus, Coleman and sophomore transfer Eleana Yu.
High-profile transfer Cooper Williams qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship after winning three straight-set matches. Then Williams teamed up with Theo Winegar, the Blue Devils’ doubles-specialist and transfer from Columbia, and won the doubles bracket to earn a bid as a pair.
The championship was the highlight of strong performances from the entirety of head coach Jamie Ashworth’s squad over the weekend, one which saw three Blue Devils in the semifinals and four in the quarterfinals.
At the ITA Regional Championships in Cary, N.C., the Blue Devils faced some of the best players from the region to qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships in November. Junior Pedro Rodenas — the No. 2 seed — did just that, working through a tough singles draw to advance to the finals for the best result of his season.
Senior Emma Jackson outlasted her teammates in the draw, reaching the consolation round of 16 following two ranked wins Friday. Despite dropping her first main match on Wednesday to Vanderbilt’s Bridget Stammel 7-5, 6-3, the La Grange Park, Ill., native came back the next day to defeat Auburn’s Ava Hrastar in three sets.
Although the forecast was cloudy over Chewning Tennis Center, the Blue Devils started their season off on the right foot with strong results in both singles and doubles.
Head coach Ramsey Smith reloaded in the transfer portal with a large, experienced and talented class.
Duke women's tennis lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row, this time to Tennessee in Knoxville.
Duke men's tennis had another strong season, reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA tournament and garnering plenty of individual accolades. The Chronicle's beats round up the season and recap the best moments.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details — and numbers.
As commencement exercises began on Duke’s campus, the tennis crew left Durham to take on TCU.The Blue Devils fell to the Horned Frogs in a hasty 4-0 loss to conclude the season for the team and run for the NCAA title.
As the Blue Devils set their sights on further aspirations, the talent on the court is only outmatched by the genuine bonds of brotherhood surrounding this team.
The Blue Devils let a bad start get the best of them and concluded their season with a 16-10 overall record after losing 4-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament to No. 16 Tennessee.
The Blue Devils dominated UNC Asheville 4-0 and Alabama 4-1 in the first two rounds of the NCAA Team Championship. Head coach Ramsey Smith’s team advances to take on TCU in the Super Regionals for only the second time since 2015.
As both the Duke women and men’s tennis teams prepare for the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Zone previews the postseason encounters for both Blue Devil squads, with additional details on each of the teams’ prospective opponents.
In an ACC tournament semifinal matchup against No. 1-seed Virginia Saturday, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils looked to avenge last season’s ACC and NCAA tournament losses to the Cavaliers. But a hard-fought effort that began by taking the doubles points fell short with an eventual 4-1 loss.
As the collegiate sports spring season comes to an end, the Blue Zone is here to shine a spot light on the Duke women's tennis team.
