Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus ITA Regional Championship on October 16, 2025
Women's Tennis
vs ITA Regional Championship
2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Krug, Ava
Ava Krug
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
Bio
Honors:
All-ACC Academic Team (2025), ACC Honor Roll (2025).
2024-25:
All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection ... turned in a great start to her collegiate career with a 12-2 singles ledger as a rookie ... went a perfect 7-0 in dual match play ... concluded the season with a winning streak of eight in a row ... collected match-clinching wins against James Madison and NC Central ... earned a win in her first NCAA Tournament contest with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Aurora Pedwell of Bryant ... went 3-0 in ACC action with wins against Boston College, Syracuse and SMU ... registered 12 doubles wins and a 4-3 ledger in ACC doubles play ... teamed with Shavit Kimchi to total an 8-6 record at the No. 2 doubles slot ... helped guide Duke to a 12-0 record in the ACC and the regular season title.
Prior to Duke:
Ranked as high as No. 7 in the 2024 class ... a Blue-Chip recruit on Tennis Recruiting ... owns a career-best Junior ITF ranking of No. 57 ... was ranked in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) top-10 throughout junior tennis ... competed in juniors at the 2023 Australian Open in both singles and doubles, while also seeing action in juniors at Roland Garros (2022 – singles) and the U.S. Open (2022 – singles and doubles) ... doubles champion at the Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade 3 in 2021 ... won the doubles title and advanced to the semifinals in singles at the ITF Grade 4 in Jamaica in 2019 ... in 2022, was also a singles finalist in College Park, Md., at the ITF Grade 1, singles semifinalist and doubles finalist at ITF Grade 1 in Colombia, singles quarterfinalist and doubles finalist at ITF Grade 1 in Mexico, East Bow Singles and Doubles quarterfinalist at ITF Grade 1 in Indian Wells, Calif., and a singles and doubles quarterfinalist at the ITF Grade 1 in San Diego, Calif.
Personal:
Born Ava Krug ... daughter of Thomas Krug and Sherri Vitale ... her father, Thomas, played football at the University of Notre Dame (1993-97) … her mother, Sherri, played tennis at the University of Notre Dame (1992-96) … her maternal grandfather, Dick Vitale, is longtime ESPN broadcaster ... her twin brothers, Connor and Jake, graduated from Duke in May of 2025 and were members of the Duke men’s tennis team.
All-ACC Academic Team (2025), ACC Honor Roll (2025).
2024-25:
All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection ... turned in a great start to her collegiate career with a 12-2 singles ledger as a rookie ... went a perfect 7-0 in dual match play ... concluded the season with a winning streak of eight in a row ... collected match-clinching wins against James Madison and NC Central ... earned a win in her first NCAA Tournament contest with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Aurora Pedwell of Bryant ... went 3-0 in ACC action with wins against Boston College, Syracuse and SMU ... registered 12 doubles wins and a 4-3 ledger in ACC doubles play ... teamed with Shavit Kimchi to total an 8-6 record at the No. 2 doubles slot ... helped guide Duke to a 12-0 record in the ACC and the regular season title.
Prior to Duke:
Ranked as high as No. 7 in the 2024 class ... a Blue-Chip recruit on Tennis Recruiting ... owns a career-best Junior ITF ranking of No. 57 ... was ranked in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) top-10 throughout junior tennis ... competed in juniors at the 2023 Australian Open in both singles and doubles, while also seeing action in juniors at Roland Garros (2022 – singles) and the U.S. Open (2022 – singles and doubles) ... doubles champion at the Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade 3 in 2021 ... won the doubles title and advanced to the semifinals in singles at the ITF Grade 4 in Jamaica in 2019 ... in 2022, was also a singles finalist in College Park, Md., at the ITF Grade 1, singles semifinalist and doubles finalist at ITF Grade 1 in Colombia, singles quarterfinalist and doubles finalist at ITF Grade 1 in Mexico, East Bow Singles and Doubles quarterfinalist at ITF Grade 1 in Indian Wells, Calif., and a singles and doubles quarterfinalist at the ITF Grade 1 in San Diego, Calif.
Personal:
Born Ava Krug ... daughter of Thomas Krug and Sherri Vitale ... her father, Thomas, played football at the University of Notre Dame (1993-97) … her mother, Sherri, played tennis at the University of Notre Dame (1992-96) … her maternal grandfather, Dick Vitale, is longtime ESPN broadcaster ... her twin brothers, Connor and Jake, graduated from Duke in May of 2025 and were members of the Duke men’s tennis team.
| SINGLES | DOUBLES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Dual | Conference | Overall | Dual | Conference | Overall |
| 2024-25 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 12-2 | 10-9 | 4-3 | 12-12 |
Eleana Yu Post Match vs. Auburn
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
