SPORTS | TENNIS
Duke women's tennis wins eighth straight vs. No. 19 Miami
By Liz Finny | March 26, 2018The fourth-ranked Blue Devils remained undefeated in the ACC with a 6-1 win against No. 19 Miami.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils remained undefeated in the ACC with a 6-1 win against No. 19 Miami.
Before Duke could return to Durham for its ACC home opener, it needed to earn one more road victory to remain perfect in conference play.
The Blue Devils fell short of a team victory, but Nicolas Alvarez left the court with his biggest win of the season.
Now, the Blue Devils will face the ultimate test: taking on the No. 1 player in the country, who happens to play for their archrivals.
Playing on the road in the nation’s top conference against highly-ranked opponents is supposed to be a challenge. But no one informed the Blue Devils.
No. 8 Michigan routed 10th-ranked Duke 4-0, shutting out the Blue Devils after picking up the early doubles point.
In its first home match in almost a month, Duke extended its home winning streak to 18 matches.
The star-studded freshman class rounded out in January as the Blue Devils welcomed their eighth and final member of their 2018 roster.
Nicolas Alvarez suffered a wrist injury and was forced to miss the entire spring season in 2017.
After trailing 3-0 against No. 22 Notre Dame, the Blue Devils fought their way back to the season’s biggest win so far.
The Blue Devils picked up where they left off to start the outdoor season.
The Blue Devils will finally dig into conference play this weekend.
The 15th-seeded Blue Devils will open play Friday afternoon against second-seeded Ohio State.
Although No. 8 Duke will not return to Durham with a championship, it will arrive back on campus with the confidence that it can compete with anybody.
The Blue Devils showed heart in a long, hard-fought match against an unranked but competitive Kentucky team.
The ultimate test of the best of the best will be on full display.
The No. 19 Blue Devils were in full control of their 4-0 victory against the Wildcats.
Duke is off to a 4-0 start to the spring for the 11th straight year.
Duke swept Fresno State 4-0 thanks to dominant play in singles, but was held to a much tighter 4-2 contest against the Huskies.
The Blue Devils advanced without much trouble Sunday, and they didn't even have to play the weekend's hosts to do it.