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Duke women's tennis finishes fall slate at NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships

By Kate Reiniche | November 25, 2024

Although Ellie Coleman and Irina Balus fell in the quarterfinals, this tournament was a product of hard-earned work and success from the Blue Devil squad. Senior Emma Jackson reached the round of 32 of singles play in her second appearance in the tournament. Stanford transfer Eleana Yu and sophomore Shavit Kimchi fell alongside Balus in the first round of play. 

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Balus, Jackson and Coleman earn bids to women's tennis NCAA Individual Championships at ITA Sectionals

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | November 11, 2024

Balus and Coleman powered back to win the second set 6-4, and then crushed Pennsylvania’s Esha Velaga and Lara Stojanovski 10-2 in the third-set tiebreaker of the Sectional semifinal, guaranteeing them a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championships, which will take place in Waco, Texas. On the singles side of the draw, senior Emma Jackson also qualified for the individual championships, joining Balus, Coleman and sophomore transfer Eleana Yu. 

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2 Blue Devils advance to singles finals as Duke women's tennis impresses at ITA Regional Championships

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | October 23, 2024

The championship was the highlight of strong performances from the entirety of head coach Jamie Ashworth’s squad over the weekend, one which saw three Blue Devils in the semifinals and four in the quarterfinals.  

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Jackson, Coleman lead Duke women's tennis in ITA Individual All-American Championships

By Emily Wang | September 29, 2024

Senior Emma Jackson outlasted her teammates in the draw, reaching the consolation round of 16 following two ranked wins Friday. Despite dropping her first main match on Wednesday to Vanderbilt’s Bridget Stammel 7-5, 6-3, the La Grange Park, Ill., native came back the next day to defeat Auburn’s Ava Hrastar in three sets. 

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Duke women's tennis posts strong showing in rainy Kitty Harrison Invitational

By Emily Wang | September 16, 2024

Although the forecast was cloudy over Chewning Tennis Center, the Blue Devils started their season off on the right foot with strong results in both singles and doubles. 

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Duke women's tennis 2024 season review

By Anna Newberry , Vishwa Veeraswamy and Emily Wang | June 24, 2024

Duke women's tennis lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row, this time to Tennessee in Knoxville. 

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Duke women's tennis falls to No. 16 Tennessee, ends season in second round of NCAA tournament

By Anna Newberry | May 7, 2024

The Blue Devils let a bad start get the best of them and concluded their season with a 16-10 overall record after losing 4-0 in the second round of the NCAA tournament to No. 16 Tennessee. 

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Spring sport spotlight: Shvets stars despite Duke women's tennis' struggles

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | April 21, 2024

As the collegiate sports spring season comes to an end, the Blue Zone is here to shine a spot light on the Duke women's tennis team.

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No. 8-seed Duke women's tennis struggles with court switch, exits ACC tournament against North Carolina

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | April 20, 2024

Once everyone move inside after rain delays, the match went the other way, leading to a speedy and decisive 4-0 win for North Carolina, sending Duke home just a day removed from its own 4-0 win against Wake Forest in the prior round Thursday.

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Shavit Kimchi's start to life in Durham hasn't been easy. But Duke women's tennis' Israeli freshman is persevering

By Anna Newberry | April 17, 2024

Kimchi has been forced to shoulder lofty standards on top of the normal difficulties of being a freshman and international student. That’s not to mention the unexpected hurdles that would come with being Israeli on a college campus this year, something Kimchi wasn’t expecting when she came to Duke.

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No. 21 Duke women's tennis earns dominant win against Louisville, will face Wake Forest in ACC tournament

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | April 15, 2024

Head coach Jamie Ashworth’s squad won in dominant fashion on the road against Louisville, coming away with a 4-0 sweep against the Cardinals. 

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No. 20 Duke women's tennis loses heartbreaker to No. 4 Virginia as Emma Jackson loses in 3 sets

By Anna Newberry | April 8, 2024

On a senior day that was marked by multiple comebacks, Duke fell to No. 4 Virginia in a 4-3 nailbiter. 

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No. 19 Duke women’s tennis falls to No. 8 North Carolina at home despite numerous tight sets

By Emily Wang | March 31, 2024

Fresh off two straight wins against ACC opponents, No. 19 Duke women’s tennis struggled to find the mental toughness necessary to upset No. 8 North Carolina. 

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No. 23 Duke women's tennis earns 2 hard-fought wins on the weekend against Wake Forest and No. 14 NC State

By Anna Newberry | March 31, 2024

Despite dropping the doubles point in both matches, Duke rallied to defeat the Demon Deacons 4-1 and the Wolfpack 4-3.

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No. 24 Duke women’s tennis coasts to 7-0 victory against Princeton in spring break matchup in Orlando

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | March 14, 2024

Three singles wins by Sheets, Jackson and Kimchi, along with the Blue Devils smoothly capturing the doubles point, gave Duke the requisite four points to secure an eventual 7-0 victory. 

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No. 21 Duke women's tennis sweeps Clemson before falling to Georgia Tech at home

By Anna Newberry | March 11, 2024

Duke collected a swift win against Clemson Friday afternoon as it never trailed before going on to win, 4-0. However, the win streak ended at three as Duke struggled to capitalize on opportunities against Georgia Tech Sunday. 

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No. 18 Duke women's tennis dominates Syracuse, Boston College to collect first 2 ACC wins

By Emily Wang | March 4, 2024

What started off as a relatively easygoing weekend for No. 18 Duke with a 6-1 victory against Syracuse ended in two tiebreaks that showcased the Blue Devils’ newfound spirit, as they eventually took down the Eagles 6-1 as well.

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No. 14 Duke women's tennis taken down by Miami, Florida State on weekend trip to kick off ACC play

By Anna Newberry | February 26, 2024

After two weekends off, Duke couldn't shake the rust as it fell to both Miami and Florida State to open conference play. 

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No. 17 Duke women's tennis rebounds from loss to Ohio State with shutout win against UCLA in weekend series

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | February 4, 2024

It was a match that certainly could have come with lots of emotion for head coach Jamie Ashworth’s side, as UCLA eliminated his team in last year’s NCAA tournament. But the Blue Devils got the job done in impressive fashion.

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No. 15 Duke women’s tennis fights through loss against Auburn in championship match of ITA Kickoff Weekend

By Emily Wang | January 28, 2024

The 15th-ranked Blue Devils ultimately fell to Auburn 4-2 in the ITA Kickoff Weekend’s Championship match after advancing from their Friday slate.