#9 Duke (13-2, 3-1 ACC) at #38 Clemson (11-4, 1-3 ACC)
Friday, March 10 at 3 p.m. (ET)
Duckworth Family Tennis Facility * Clemson, S.C.
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#9 Duke (13-2, 3-1 ACC) at #26 Georgia Tech (7-4, 2-2 ACC)
Sunday, March 12 at 12 p.m. (ET)
Ken Byers Tennis Complex * Atlanta, Ga.
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DURHAM – The ninth-ranked Duke women's tennis team will hit the road once again for a pair of ACC matches as the Blue Devils travel to 38th-ranked Clemson and No. 26 Georgia Tech for contests on March 10 and March 12, respectively. Duke will face the Tigers on Friday at 3 p.m., while the match against the Yellow Jackson on Sunday will feature a first serve at 12 p.m.
The Series with Clemson
Duke and Clemson will meet for the 58th time in school history with the Blue Devils holding a 36-21 advantage. In matches played in Clemson, S.C., Duke owns a 12-8 record and has won three in a row. The Blue Devils have won 10 straight matches in the series.
Blue Devil head coach
Jamie Ashworth owns a 21-9 record against Clemson.
Scouting Clemson
Clemson enters the week with an 11-4 overall and 1-3 ACC ledger. The Tigers have dropped three straight matches, after opening ACC competition with a 4-3 win versus Louisville. Clemson has a perfect, 9-0, record at home this season.
In the latest ITA rankings, Clemson's Daniella Medvedeva is listed at No. 125 in singles.
The Series with Georgia Tech
Duke and Georgia Tech will face off Sunday for the 50th time in school history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 37-12. In matches played in Atlanta, Ga., Duke owns a 13-7 record, but the Yellow Jackets have won five in a row.
Blue Devil head coach
Jamie Ashworth owns a 19-12 record against Georgia Tech.
Scouting Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech enters the week with a 7-4 overall and 2-2 ACC record. The Yellow Jackets have dropped back-to-back matches since opening conference play with a 2-0 record. Georgia Tech will host top-ranked North Carolina on Friday, March 10 at 5 p.m., prior to hosting Duke on Sunday.
In the latest ITA rankings, Georgia Tech's Carol Lee (8), Kylie Bilchev (27) and Mahak Jain (99) are listed in the singles ledger.
What is Next?
The Blue Devils will have spring break next week, before Duke will return home for a non-conference match on Wednesday, March 22 as the Blue Devils host Northwestern at 4 p.m. The match is scheduled to be played in Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Win Streak in ACC Action
Senior
Chloe Beck has a 19-match regular season winning streak against ACC foes dating back to her sophomore campaign. Beck went 13-0 last season becoming just the fourth Blue Devil to go undefeated in ACC play with 10 or more wins. She has opened 2023 ACC play with a 4-0 ledger. Overall, Beck has notched a 28-2 ACC singles mark and 21-4 ACC doubles ledger in her career.
Both
Brianna Shvets and
Emma Jackson boast undefeated, 4-0, records in ACC action in 2023.
Duke's new doubles team of
Georgia Drummy and
Iuliia Bryzgalova have collected a 5-0 record this season, including a 4-0 ledger in ACC play.
Doubles Play
After winning the doubles point in the first eight matches, Duke dropped the doubles point in three out of the next five contests. Duke is coming off winning the doubles point in both matches against Notre Dame and Louisville over the weekend. The Blue Devils have dropped the doubles point in both losses this season (Oklahoma and Virginia).
In the Rankings
Duke is currently ranked No. 9 in the ITA poll, which is sponsored by Tennis-Point. The Blue Devils have been listed in the top 10 of the team rankings in five of the seven polls this spring. With the preseason top-10 ranking, the Blue Devils have been tabbed in the top 10 in seven straight years under the direction of head coach
Jamie Ashworth. In his 27th season at the helm, Ashworth has guided Duke to a total of 20 top-10 preseason rankings since 2001.
In the latest ITA singles rankings,
Chloe Beck is No. 3,
Emma Jackson is No. 24 and
Cameron Morra is No. 62. With a 22-4 ledger on the season, Beck/Morra are No. 25 nationally in doubles.
Playing at Home
Duke features a 21-match home winning streak, which ranks as the tied for sixth-longest in school history. The Blue Devils are 10-0 at home this season. The longest streaks in school history are – 54 (2017-21), 28 (2008-10), 28 (2011-13), 26 (2002-04), 22 (1990-92) and 21 (2014-15, 2022-23).
In the ACC, Duke's 21-match winning streak ranks second as North Carolina owns a 71-match streak dating back to 2018.
100-Win Club
Blue Devil senior
Chloe Beck is only four wins away from reaching 100 wins for her career, while featuring a 96-24 ledger. Beck also owns a 61-8 dual match record and has won 16 straight matches.
Graduate student
Cameron Morra became the 28th Blue Devil to reach the 100-win mark at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship recently.
Beck Earns Honors
After collecting a 3-0 ledger in singles at the ITA National Team Indoors,
Chloe Beck earned ACC Co-Player of the Week honors on Feb. 21. At the No. 1 singles position, Beck helped lead Duke to wins against No. 6 Stanford and versus host Washington. Beck registered an impressive win over Stanford's third-ranked Connie Ma, 6-4, 6-3, as the Blue Devils won, 4-3, as a team. Her two-set victory over Washington clinched the match for Duke.
Beck and her partner,
Cameron Morra, were leading all three of their doubles matches, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, before the doubles point was clinched.
Both Beck and Morra have each been selected ACC Player of the Week this season.
Noting the Blue Devils
• Duke owns a 2-1 record in matches played on the road this season.
• Senior
Chloe Beck will return to her home state of Georgia when the Blue Devils travel to Atlanta this weekend. Beck is a product of Watkinsville, Ga.
• Head coach
Jamie Ashworth owns 586 victories, which ranks fifth-nationally among active coaches in wins.
• The Blue Devils have won 38 straight matches when winning the doubles point. Duke has not dropped a match at home when winning the doubles point since May 14, 2016 against Texas in the NCAA Tournament second round.
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Chloe Beck owns a 16-match winning streak in singles, while
Brianna Shvets has won 12 in a row.
•
Chloe Beck and
Cameron Morra have collected a 22-4 record together in doubles.
• Duke has been in the top-5 of the ITA national rankings in 19 out of the last 23 years under the direction of head coach
Jamie Ashworth.
• Of the 13 victories this season,
Chloe Beck owns four match-clinching points to lead the Blue Devils, while
Ellie Coleman and
Emma Jackson have three. Beck has clinched 12 matches over her career.
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