With the spring season underway, The Chronicle is polling readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week, the honor goes to Ellie Coleman of Duke women’s tennis.
When Coleman clinched — as she has now done three times against top-10 opponents — the team, fully united after Kimchi’s arrival, took to a huddle to celebrate its first win against North Carolina on the road for the first time since 2011.
This weekend, No. 13 Duke cruised to two ACC wins at home, clearing out the SMU Mustangs 4-0 Friday before defeating Boston College 6-1 two days later. With the win Sunday, the Blue Devils improved their record to 14-4 overall and 7-1 in ACC play.
Duke women’s tennis welcomed familiar ACC in-state rivals this past weekend in Ambler Tennis Stadium. In her second top-10 match clincher, senior Ellie Coleman stepped up again to secure the victory for the Blue Devils against N.C. State, and sophomore transfer Eleana Yu stepped up to clinch in a tiebreaker for Duke on Sunday against Wake Forest. The Blue Devils remained undefeated in ACC play.
With the spring season underway, The Chronicle is polling readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week, the honor goes to Liv Hovde of Duke women’s tennis.
Despite a stormy start at San Diego State March 13, Duke rallied to dominate the Aztecs 4-0 in their first meeting since 1992. Duke then returned to a sunny Durham to handle Yale 7-0 on Tuesday. This was the seventh-ranked Blue Devils’ third straight shutout match and first match of the season in their outdoor Ambler Stadium.
Despite losing the doubles point against the Yellow Jackets Friday and racking up a 3-1 deficit, the Blue Devils snatched a 4-3 victory. Their momentum continued on Sunday with a handy 4-0 victory against the Tigers. Senior Emma Jackson, a fixture of the team over the past four years, clinched both matches with dominant singles performances.
After transitioning from indoor courts at snowy Notre Dame to a cold outdoor setting at Louisville, it was the 11th-ranked Blue Devils that iced out both ACC foes, 4-1 and 4-2, respectively.
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The Blue Devils defeated the Cavaliers 5-2 Friday evening to start conference play on an extremely strong note. The win broke Virginia’s 50-match ACC regular-season win streak dating back to 2020. Duke followed this up Sunday afternoon with a 5-0 sweep against Virginia Tech.
Duke’s women tennis dove head first into ACC conference play on the road, securing two big wins against Boston College and Syracuse. Winning in doubles against both teams and earning early wins in singles, the Blue Devils dominated this weekend with scores of 4-0 against the Eagles and 4-1 against the Orange.
On the road for the first tournament of the 2025 season, Duke men’s tennis was dealt a triple whammy in consecutive losses to No. 9 San Diego, Baylor and No. 6 Columbia, ending the team’s stunning undefeated season.
Duke women’s tennis welcomed the two fiercest Big Ten rivals to Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center for Valentine’s Day weekend. After falling 4-3 to the 17th-ranked Buckeyes Friday, the Blue Devils rallied to take down the sixth-ranked Wolverines 4-3 Sunday at home.
In a three-match weekend series, the seventh-ranked Blue Devil men’s tennis team extended its undefeated season with a dominant 4-1 win against Illinois Friday and a pair of sweeps against Northwestern and Coastal Carolina Sunday at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
With the wins against Old Dominion and Vanderbilt, the Blue Devils sport an impressive 4-0 start to their new season.
The Blue Devils started the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Charlottesville by taking down South Carolina 4-1 Friday despite dropping the doubles point. Duke, however, couldn’t pull off the comeback twice in one weekend. Down, again, after doubles, the Blue Devils never took the lead from the Cavaliers.
With several top-ranked teams across a variety of men’s and women’s sports, several Blue Devil squads are poised to embark on potentially-championship-winning runs. The Chronicle discusses the possibility of an 18th Duke national championship in our latest Take of the week.
Duke’s spring season kicked off two weeks ago. The Blue Devils have already defeated a top-10 opponent and remain undefeated through four matches. Even with these strong starts, they have a tough schedule ahead. Thankfully, they also have a talented new roster to match.
Head coach Ramsey Smith took full advantage of the transfer portal to retool his roster with hopes to lead the Blue Devils deep in the NCAA Tournament once again.
In the newest iteration of Blast from the Past, the Blue Zone takes a look back at Duke men's tennis' first ACC championship in 1982.
