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SPORTS | FENCING

College fencing 101: All you need to know about events, scoring and Duke's season

By Dean Harder , Marissa Cotte and Emily Wang | December 5, 2024

Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14 meter long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout. Fencers earn points in a bout by scoring touches on their opponents that are registered by an electronic machine. An electrical impulse is transmitted to the machine when the tip of a sword makes contact with the opponent’s body. 

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SPORTS | FENCING

Duke fencing kicks off season with strong showing at Temple Open, Koenig places first

By Emily Wang | October 28, 2024

Cool, calm and collected describe sophomore Charlotte Koenig’s performance at the Temple Open this weekend to a tee. After going undefeated in pool play and making quick work of her main draw matches, Koenig won the women’s foil in her first tournament this season.

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SPORTS | FENCING

Duke fencing 2024-25 season preview

By Dean Harder , Marissa Cotte and Emily Wang | October 24, 2024

Duke fencing entered last season with a string of question marks hanging over its head. After over a decade of top-10 finishes, the program was passed to the hands of new head coach Omar Elgeziry. In combination with a relatively younger roster, there was no guarantee that the team would be able to adjust to the coaching changes and deliver championship-caliber results so quickly. 

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SPORTS | TENNIS

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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SPORTS | TENNIS

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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SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Extra point: Duke football powers past Northwestern with pair of overtime touchdowns

By Emily Wang | September 7, 2024

In its second game of the regular season, Duke football escaped with a 26-20 victory against Northwestern. The Blue Zone is here to break down the victory with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead.

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SPORTS

Inside the athletic mental health landscape with 'Mind Game' author Julie Kliegman

By Emily Wang | August 21, 2024

Kliegman interviewed multiple high-profile Olympians, professional athletes and coaches in her journey to learn how athletes persevere through difficult mental health circumstances.

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SPORTS | TENNIS

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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SPORTS | ROWING

Spring sport spotlight: Kathryn Nash vital to Duke rowing's postseason success

By Emily Wang | May 27, 2024

As spring teams head into the postseason, the Blue Zone is here to shine a spotlight on outstanding athletes. Up next is rower Kathryn Nash.

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SPORTS

Blast from the past: Olympic champion and former Duke swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar is working to make sports safer

By Emily Wang | May 24, 2024

In honor of Duke’s Centennial, The Chronicle’s new Blast from the Past series highlights pivotal figures and events in Duke sports history. Next up, we take a look at the story and impact of former Blue Devil swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar.

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