Over the 16th-ranked Blue Devils’ last seven matches, a stretch in which they have gone 3-4, there has been a definite lack of intensity.
It may be just a short drive down 15-501 to Chapel Hill, but today’s trip to UNC will mark an important homecoming for junior Jonathan Stokke and the men’s tennis team.
For the second consecutive season, Ryan Rizza of the No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis team pulled off a comeback in the deciding singles match against No.
Upon dropping the second set tiebreaker to Maryland’s Marianne Baker, Duke junior Jackie Carleton tossed her racquet down the width of two courts.
The No. 5 men’s tennis team takes on the ACCs only other undefeated team today, third-ranked Virginia, at 1 p.m. in Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Nevermind that Wednesday’s loss to Wake Forest was Duke’s first conference road loss since 1989.
For the first time since George H.W. Bush was in office, No. 12 Duke lost a conference road match Wednesday, falling to No. 36 Wake Forest, 6-1.
The women’s tennis team came within a point of winning both of its home matches over the weekend but only managed a single victory.
The fifth-ranked men’s tennis team spent its southeastern road trip blowing away the competition, taking out No. 37 Georgia Tech 7-0 Saturday and No. 19 Clemson 5-2 Sunday.
As Katie Blaszak began her junior year at Duke, she did not wonder what spot she would fill on the Blue Devils’ lineup. Instead she wasn’t sure if she would play tennis at all.
Going into Wednesday’s ACC battle with N.C. State, Duke had lost the doubles point in five consecutive matches.
Pointing to the crowd and mimicking Tiger Woods’ signature fist pump, Stephen Amritraj walked off the court following his team’s victory and doused himself in beer.
Following the 2002-2003 men’s tennis season, then-sophomore Peter Shults underwent shoulder surgery. Before the surgery, doctors told him he would be ready for the Spring 2004 season.
The Duke women’s tennis team came out flat Wednesday as 17th-ranked Florida blanked the No. 7 Blue Devils, 4-0.
Jackie Carleton was having a tough winter.
The stars aligned over spring break for the No. 4 men’s tennis team, as Duke posted three consecutive 4-3 victories over No. 16 Texas, No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 32 Texas Christian.
The men’s tennis team opened its outdoor season with a bang, thrashing conference foe Maryland 7-0 Sunday.
Men’s tennis had to work harder than usual to win this ACC matchup.
Down 1-0 in a third-set tiebreak that would decide the match, Jackie Carleton went to serve but stopped before her toss, wincing in pain.
In its first year in the ACC, Virginia Tech has already made an impact on the conference.
