Duke starts spring with wins
By Matt Pun | January 23, 2012A young Duke team opened its dual season in dominating fashion, first blowing out William and Mary and then Indiana at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
A young Duke team opened its dual season in dominating fashion, first blowing out William and Mary and then Indiana at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
The No. 3 Blue Devils competed in their first tournament of 2012 at the Freeman Memorial Tennis Championships this past weekend in Las Vegas.
It was a busy weekend for Duke, as the team split to play in two separate tournaments.
After placing two singles players in the semifinals and a doubles team in the finals at the ITA Carolina Regional Championships, Duke is feeling especially strong finishing up with its fall training.
There are few athletes that possess the potential to play their sport professionally, and not many of them turn down the big leagues to come to college.
The Blue Devils left for the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif. in search of a learning experience.
Just two days after beating Georgia Tech in a rollercoaster tilt in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, Duke fell victim to UCLA in yet another thriller.
It’s always nice to be the favorites, but anything can happen after three weeks without competition.
Retribution was not in the cards for Duke at the ACC championship this weekend.
The Blue Devils will make the short 20-minute commute to Cary, N.C., this weekend to participate in the ACC tournament.
It was a bittersweet ending of the regular season for No. 3 Duke, as the Blue Devils clinched the ACC title but were defeated in a road contest Sunday by Florida State 4-2.
It was Senior Day at Ambler Stadium yesterday, and while Nadine Fahoum has spent a relatively short amount of four-year career playing at Duke, the senior made the most of the occasion.
After nearly three hours of play, senior Reka Zsilinszka pumped her fist in the air as she slammed a winner past her opponent to clinch a 4-3 upset for No. 4 Duke over third-ranked North Carolina.
After coming up with a definitive 7-0 win against Virginia Tech Saturday, No. 4 Duke pulled away with a 5-2 win against No. 17 Virginia Sunday at Ambler Stadium thanks to two late singles victories.
Cecil is back on campus. Enrolled in classes as a sophomore, she also deals with the responsibility of being a volunteer assistant coach for her former team, including some of her old teammates.
It’s that time of year again: flowers are blooming—and Duke is winning.
After a dry spell in doubles play, the No. 3 Blue Devils found their stride Wednesday against Wake Forest.
Despite defeating Virginia and Tennessee in the opening rounds of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, No. 6 Duke ultimately fell short for the second time in two weeks to No. 2 Florida.