No. 2 Blue Devils launch ACC title bid
By Gabe Starosta | April 23, 2010Behind the success of star freshman Henrique Cunha, who was named ACC Player of the Year Thursday, Duke has ripped through conference play with only two major blips.
Behind the success of star freshman Henrique Cunha, who was named ACC Player of the Year Thursday, Duke has ripped through conference play with only two major blips.
Just a week after taking down Florida State at home, Duke is matched up with the Seminoles once again. Only this time, the stakes are a little bit higher.
For junior Reid Carleton, tennis runs in the family. Carleton grew up with an older sister, Jackie, a former Blue Devil, and a younger brother, Tripper, himself a Division-I tennis player. The...
A weekend that started so brightly for Duke ended on a bitter note Sunday afternoon after the Blue Devils let a victory slip through their fingers against No. 11 Miami.
After a lackluster performance against Miami Friday, No. 14 Duke avenged last season’s drubbing in the ACC tournament quarterfinals by convincingly defeating Florida State Sunday.
Duke and Miami aren’t natural rivals.
Since its remarkable win over Southern California, Duke is on a torrid streak, winning 10 of 11 matches and solidifying its second-place position in the ACC standings. This weekend, the Blue Devils...
The Blue Devils breezed by Wake Forest Wednesday, and after dropping their last three matches, the win was a welcome return to form.
Reid Carleton let out a victorious roar and slammed his racket to the ground. The junior had just scored the clinching point of No. 14 Duke’s 4-3 victory over No. 19 North Carolina (16-5, 6-3 in...
In what might be a preview of a soon-to-come ACC Tournament semifinal, the No. 20 Blue Devils host No. 19 North Carolina Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Ambler Tennis Stadium in Duke’s final home match of the...
Duke’s loss to rival and ACC leader North Carolina is in the past, but the No. 7 Blue Devils may still be feeling its effects as Duke followed up that defeat with two more against conference...
Dylan Arnould was laboring. The senior had managed only one singles win in six prior ACC matches. His normally solid doubles pairing with David Holland had just lost for the first time in seven...
As the end of the year approaches, Duke enters a crucial stretch of its conference schedule. The Blue Devils will play two ACC opponents this weekend and aim to build on their victory over Wake...
It came down to the very last match to decide the winner between Wake Forest and Duke. After star freshman and the Blue Devils’ No. 1 singles player, Henrique Cunha, scraped through in a tiebreaker...
One of the two streaks had to end. North Carolina entered Wednesday’s match against Duke undefeated in ACC play. The Blue Devils, meanwhile, had not lost at Ambler Stadium in 29 matches. In a...
In college tennis, it’s not every day you get the chance to avenge a loss, especially to your greatest rival.
On the heels of its first conference loss of the season against No. 1 Virginia Sunday, Duke looks to bounce back Wednesday against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.
The top-ranked Cavaliers seemed to be just one shot better than Duke (11-6, 4-1 in the ACC) all day, scraping past the Blue Devils 4-3 Sunday at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Riding a four-match win streak, Duke hardly noticed the absence of its freshman sensation, Henrique Cunha, in singles play Wednesday in an easy 6-1 victory over N.C. State.
By beating Southern California last week, the Blue Devils recorded their first win over a team in the top five in three years. This weekend, Duke has a chance to capitalize on its momentum and...