Duke sweeps doubles matches to secure win
By Michael Moore | March 8, 2007The 16th-ranked Blue Devils (5-4) swept the doubles matches on their way to a 6-1 victory over the Phoenix (9-2) at Ambler Stadium.
The 16th-ranked Blue Devils (5-4) swept the doubles matches on their way to a 6-1 victory over the Phoenix (9-2) at Ambler Stadium.
Everything seemed to fall into place for No. 11 Duke Sunday, as the Blue Devils played their way to a smooth 5-2 win over No. 20 Arizona State at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
Fourth-ranked Florida was too much to handle for No. 11 Duke Saturday as the Gators (8-0) beat the Blue Devils (3-2) 6-1 at Linder Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
Throughout three consecutive days of playing some of the nation's top teams, the No. 11 Blue Devils had their share of disappointment and success at the prestigious National Team Indoor...
With a pair of 6-1 victories, No. 11 Duke eased past No. 38 Indiana Saturday and unranked Yale Sunday, pushing the Blue Devils to 2-1 on the season.
Last weekend, Duke took its first road trip of the season and was soundly beaten by both Notre Dame and Illinois, two of the top 15 teams in the country.
No. 8 Duke did not begin its 2007 road slate well, losing 6-1 to No. 7 Illinois Friday and 6-1 again to No. 11 Notre Dame Sunday.
On the road in Evanston, Ill., No. 10 Duke (0-1) only captured one point against No. 9 Northwestern (0-2), which swept the opening-day doubles matches and won five straight singles matches to win 6-1.
They entered Duke as members of the varsity tennis team, left to join the professional circuit and have since returned to complete their degrees. Both are now volunteer assistant coaches for Duke's...
Duke may have left the ITA Mideast Regionals a day early, but the Blue Devils were still satisfied. Nine men represented Duke in the five-day tournament, which began Wednesday at the Sheffield...
The four day ITA Mideast Regionals, held in Chapel Hill, ended early for Duke Sunday, as the remaining singles and doubles teams were ousted in the tournament's quarterfinals. Although the team...
The Blue Devils endured their second-consecutive slow start to a tournament this weekend, suffering a winless first day Saturday in the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships prequalifying rounds,...
Stone fell to South Carolina's Pedro Campos, 6-4, 7-6, a day after swinging past Felix Insaurralde of East Tennessee State, 6-4, 6-3, in Friday's first round of Flight A-2 singles.
"There was a hurricane that was supposed to come to New Orleans I think my sophomore year, and I remember my roommate telling me that if it happened and really hit close to New Orleans they would...
After a strong ACC run this past April that carried them into the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, the Blue Devils are hoping to build on that success this year. Duke commences its fall...
Sophomore Kiril Dimitrov beat three ranked players before losing Sunday, and the top-seeded doubles team of junior David Goulet and senior Joey Atas remain alive in the doubles bracket.
After losing half of their players from last year's team, the reigning ACC champion Blue Devils are aiming to repeat that success with a much younger and inexperienced squad.
Women's Tennis: Duke proved little more than a bump in the road for an unstoppable Stanford squad that steamrolled the Blue Devils, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships.
Men's Tennis: Though the match was much closer than final score appeared, the fifth ranked Blue Devils (22-7) were upset, 4-0, by the Cardinal (18-4) in the round of 16.
The Blue Devils (19-7) cruised to a 4-0 victory over Virginia (14-10) at Ambler Tennis Stadium Saturday to advance to the NCAA Championships round of 16 in Palo Alto, Calif. Duke will take on North...