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Trio of Blue Devils Receive All-ACC Women’s Tennis Accolades
4/24/2025 3:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. – A trio of Duke women's tennis student-athletes – Irina Balus, Liv Hovde and Ellie Coleman – earned All-ACC recognition Thursday as the league announced All-ACC teams in both singles and doubles, following a vote of the head coaches.
Balus and Hovde, both Blue Devil rookies, were tabbed to the singles second and third teams, respectively. The 18th-ranked doubles team of Balus and senior Ellie Coleman were voted to the second team.
A native of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, Balus has collected a 17-9 overall singles record with 10 of those victories against ranked opponents. She has been ranked as high as No. 8 nationally on the season and registered two wins against top-10 ranked foes. Balus was a two-time ACC Freshman of the Week selection on the year.
Hovde has collected a 6-6 singles ledger on the year with three wins versus ranked opponents. A product of Daniel Island, S.C., Hovde notched wins against No. 15 Thea Rabman of North Carolina and No. 25 Mao Mushika of California to help lead the Blue Devils to ACC victories. She has been ranked as high as No. 54 nationally in singles and earned ACC Freshman of the Week once.
Balus and Hovde have played No. 1 and No. 2 singles for the Blue Devils as rookies.
Duke's doubles duo of Balus and Coleman received All-ACC Second Team accolades, after totaling a 21-12 overall record and 7-5 ACC mark. They have collected six wins against ranked opponents and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship in the fall to earn All-America honors. Coleman, who is from Midland, Mich., also earned All-ACC Third Team honors for doubles in 2023 as well.
The Blue Devils collected an undefeated 12-0 mark in the league to register the ACC regular season title and have been ranked as high as No. 3 nationally. It was the first undefeated league campaign for Duke since 2012 and marked the 22nd ACC regular season title in program history.
Duke (21-3) awaits the NCAA Tournament selection show Monday, April 28 at 5 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
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2024-25 ACC Women's Tennis Annual Awards
Player of the Year: Reese Brantmeier, North Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Valerie Glozman, Stanford
Coach of the Year: Sara O'Leary, Virginia
All-ACC Singles
First Team
Scarlett Nicholson, So., Georgia Tech
Alexa Noel, Gr., Miami ***
Reese Brantmeier, Jr., North Carolina ***
Valerie Glozman, Fr., Stanford
Connie Ma, Sr., Stanford
Sara Ziodato, Gr., Virginia
Second Team
Mao Mushika, So., California
Irina Balus, Fr., Duke
Tatum Evans, So., North Carolina
Theadora Rabman, So., North Carolina
Anna Zyryanova, Jr., NC State **
Elaine Chervinsky, Sr., Virginia **
Third Team
Jessica Alsola, Sr., California
Liv Hovde, Fr., Duke
Eva Shaw, So., Florida State
Michaela Laki, Fr., NC State
Akari Matsuno, Jr., Notre Dame
Annabelle Xu, Jr., Virginia **
All-ACC Doubles
First Team
Reese Brantmeier & Alanis Hamilton, North Carolina
Gabriella Broadfoot & Maddy Zampardo, NC State
Elaine Chervinsky & Melodie Collard, Virginia **
Second Team
Jessica Alsola & Mao Mushika, California
Irina Balus & Ellie Coleman, Duke
Valerie Glozman & Connie Ma, Stanford
Third Team
Gaia Parravicini & Amelie Smejkalova, Clemson
Eva Shaw & Maria Juliana Parra Romero, Florida State
Carson Tanguilig & Susanna Maltby, North Carolina
*Denotes number of career All-ACC honors
Balus and Hovde, both Blue Devil rookies, were tabbed to the singles second and third teams, respectively. The 18th-ranked doubles team of Balus and senior Ellie Coleman were voted to the second team.
A native of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, Balus has collected a 17-9 overall singles record with 10 of those victories against ranked opponents. She has been ranked as high as No. 8 nationally on the season and registered two wins against top-10 ranked foes. Balus was a two-time ACC Freshman of the Week selection on the year.
Hovde has collected a 6-6 singles ledger on the year with three wins versus ranked opponents. A product of Daniel Island, S.C., Hovde notched wins against No. 15 Thea Rabman of North Carolina and No. 25 Mao Mushika of California to help lead the Blue Devils to ACC victories. She has been ranked as high as No. 54 nationally in singles and earned ACC Freshman of the Week once.
Balus and Hovde have played No. 1 and No. 2 singles for the Blue Devils as rookies.
Duke's doubles duo of Balus and Coleman received All-ACC Second Team accolades, after totaling a 21-12 overall record and 7-5 ACC mark. They have collected six wins against ranked opponents and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship in the fall to earn All-America honors. Coleman, who is from Midland, Mich., also earned All-ACC Third Team honors for doubles in 2023 as well.
The Blue Devils collected an undefeated 12-0 mark in the league to register the ACC regular season title and have been ranked as high as No. 3 nationally. It was the first undefeated league campaign for Duke since 2012 and marked the 22nd ACC regular season title in program history.
Duke (21-3) awaits the NCAA Tournament selection show Monday, April 28 at 5 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
2024-25 ACC Women's Tennis Annual Awards
Player of the Year: Reese Brantmeier, North Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Valerie Glozman, Stanford
Coach of the Year: Sara O'Leary, Virginia
All-ACC Singles
First Team
Scarlett Nicholson, So., Georgia Tech
Alexa Noel, Gr., Miami ***
Reese Brantmeier, Jr., North Carolina ***
Valerie Glozman, Fr., Stanford
Connie Ma, Sr., Stanford
Sara Ziodato, Gr., Virginia
Second Team
Mao Mushika, So., California
Irina Balus, Fr., Duke
Tatum Evans, So., North Carolina
Theadora Rabman, So., North Carolina
Anna Zyryanova, Jr., NC State **
Elaine Chervinsky, Sr., Virginia **
Third Team
Jessica Alsola, Sr., California
Liv Hovde, Fr., Duke
Eva Shaw, So., Florida State
Michaela Laki, Fr., NC State
Akari Matsuno, Jr., Notre Dame
Annabelle Xu, Jr., Virginia **
All-ACC Doubles
First Team
Reese Brantmeier & Alanis Hamilton, North Carolina
Gabriella Broadfoot & Maddy Zampardo, NC State
Elaine Chervinsky & Melodie Collard, Virginia **
Second Team
Jessica Alsola & Mao Mushika, California
Irina Balus & Ellie Coleman, Duke
Valerie Glozman & Connie Ma, Stanford
Third Team
Gaia Parravicini & Amelie Smejkalova, Clemson
Eva Shaw & Maria Juliana Parra Romero, Florida State
Carson Tanguilig & Susanna Maltby, North Carolina
*Denotes number of career All-ACC honors
Players Mentioned
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Saturday, May 10
Jame Ashworth Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
Ellie Coleman Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
Jamie Ashworth Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
