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.
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.
Duke and Miami aren’t natural rivals.
The Blue Devils breezed by Wake Forest Wednesday, and after dropping their last three matches, the win was a welcome return to form.
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...
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.
Duke upset top-ranked Northwestern last year in a match that revitalized the Blue Devils’ season and gave them the belief that they could compete with any team in the country. With that newfound...
When top-ranked Northwestern visits Durham this afternoon, No. 5 Duke should feel good about its chances of beating one of its top rivals in its quest for a repeat national championship.
Coming off a 10-day rest and playing on the mainland for the first time in three weeks, rust was a concern when the Blue Devils faced William and Mary Sunday. The Tribe’s hot start only added to...
Since rain forced the Blue Devils off the courts against William and Mary in Puerto Rico last Thursday, Duke has beaten its highest-ranked opponent of the season. Junior Ellah Nze has been named...
Back in 2007, a surging Elizabeth Plotkin was finally finding her place in head coach Jamie Ashworth’s lineup. After struggling throughout a freshman year that she described in hindsight as...
A 7-0 defeat to then-No. 9 Florida in Gainesville two weeks ago raised some serious questions about this Blue Devil squad’s chances of repeating as NCAA champsions, but a convincing 5-2 win over...
In its first road contest of the spring season, Duke was no match for the No. 9 Gators, who recorded their 74th consecutive regular season home victory over the No. 6 Blue Devils Sunday, 7-0.
Following its impressive victory over then-No. 7 Michigan Sunday, Duke managed to sweep crosstown rival N.C. State en route to its first ACC victory of the season Thursday at the Sheffield Indoor...
The home courts of Ambler Tennis Stadium and Sheffield Indoor Tennis Stadium have been kind to Duke this year, and the No. 6 Blue Devils hope to continue that trend when they take on ACC rival N.C....
Facing a second consecutive ranked opponent Saturday and coming off a disheartening defeat to current No. 2 North Carolina, No. 6 Duke could have lost confidence and fallen out of the top 10 with a...
With the 2010 college tennis season now in full swing, the time has come to forget about last season’s triumphs and focus on new challenges.
For the first time this young season, No. 1 Duke was legitimately challenged by several rivals, and surprisingly, that challenge resulted in the Blue Devils’ first loss of the season—and to North...
No. 1 Duke travels up north to Wisconsin this weekend to compete for the title of ITA National Indoor champions. The unbeaten and top-seeded Blue Devils (5-0) will compete in a bracket of 15 of the...
