Completed Event: Women's Tennis at #1 Auburn on May 8, 2026 , Loss , 2, to, 4
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2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster
Liv Hovde
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Daniel Island, S.C.
Honors:
All-ACC Singles Third Team (2025) ... ACC Freshman of the Week (April 8, 2025) ... ACC Doubles Team of the Week (April 1, 2025) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2025) ... ACC Honor Roll (2025).
Career:
Owns a 14-3 singles and 16-14 doubles record in two seasons ... has posted an 8-1 dual match singles record and 12 dual match doubles victories ... owns two career match-clinching wins.
2025-26:
Registered a 2-1 singles record and 4-2 doubles ledger as a sophomore ... went 1-1 in dual match singles action, playing at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions ... defeated Helen Sarikulaya of Elon, 6-3, 6-4, in the ITA Regionals main draw round of 64 ... opened the dual match season with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sally Xu of Iowa at No. 6 singles ... posted a 2-1 dual match doubles ledger and 1-0 ACC doubles mark ... teamed with Liv Hovde to collect a 2-0 doubles record, including a win at No. 3 doubles against Georgia Tech ... helped Duke close the season with a 20-8 overall record, advance to the NCAA Super Regionals and finish ranked No. 14 nationally … missed most of the fall with an injury.
Career:
Owns a 21-23 singles and 44-11 doubles record in two seasons ... has totaled 16 dual match singles wins and 35 dual match doubles victories ... owns a 20-2 career ACC doubles record ... has collected five match-clinching wins.
2025-26:
CSC Academic All-District selection ... collected a team-high 42 combined singles and doubles victories ... registered a 15-16 overall singles record and 27-10 doubles ledger as a sophomore ... ranked as high as No. 49 nationally in singles and No. 2 in doubles ... finished the season ranked No. 95 nationally in singles and No. 49 in doubles with Shavit Kimchi ... posted a 10-10 dual match singles record while playing at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions ... collected four wins against ranked opponents, including victories over 54th-ranked Kaitlyn Carnicella of South Carolina, 108th-ranked Isabelle Lacy of Virginia, 99th-ranked Jaquelyn Ogunwale of Miami and 39th-ranked Leyla Britez Risso of Tennessee ... her four match-clinching singles wins tied for the team lead, coming against Notre Dame, Illinois, Kentucky and South Carolina ... teamed with Kimchi to post a 12-7 doubles record and a final national ranking of No. 49 ... the Kimchi/Hovde tandem totaled three ranked wins, including a victory over 13th-ranked Hephzibah Oluwadare and Teah Chavez of Ohio State ... paired with Aspen Schuman to go 9-2 in doubles, including a 6-0 ACC ledger ... teamed with Irina Balus to go 2-0 in doubles and finish ranked No. 82 nationally, highlighted by a win against the ninth-ranked Virginia tandem of Annabelle Xu and Elaine Chervinsky ... helped Duke close the season with a 20-8 overall record, advance to the NCAA Super Regionals and finish ranked No. 14 nationally.
2024-25:
All-ACC Singles Third Team selection ... member of the ACC Honor Roll ... signed with the team in December and played her first match in March for the Blue Devils ... ranked as high as No. 54 in singles and finished the year ranked No. 80 ... totaled a 6-7 overall singles and 17-1 doubles mark ... played No. 1 and No. 2 singles, while collecting three wins against ranked opponents ... registered her first top-20 win against Thea Rabman of North Carolina, 6-3, 6-4, to help Duke defeat fourth-ranked North Carolina, 4-2, on the road ... knocked off 25th-ranked Mao Mushika of California, 6-2, 6-4 ... totaled four ACC singles wins ... posted the match-clinching win against Florida State ... received ACC Freshman of the Week on April 8 ... teamed with Emma Jackson to earn ACC Doubles Team of the Week on April 1 ... Jackson and Hovde totaled an impressive 17-1 overall, 17-1 dual match and 10-1 ACC record together at No. 3 doubles ... they won their final 16 matches in a row and went 4-0 in the NCAA Tournament ... their 10 ACC wins ranked tied for second-most in a season in Duke history ... helped guide Duke to a 12-0 record in the ACC and the ACC regular season title.
Prior to Duke:
A former No. 1 recruit nationally, while featuring an Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) career-high ranking of No. 3 and a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) career-high rankings of No. 245 in singles and No. 354 in doubles ... owns seven ITF titles ... the 2022 Wimbledon Girls’ Singles Champion with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Hungary’s Luca Udvardy ... claimed the ITF singles titles at the 2024 W35 Boca Raton, 2023 W25 Bethany Beach, 2022 W25 Fort Worth and 2022 W15 Lubbock events ... hosted doubles trophies at the 2024 W35 Loughborough, 2023 W25 Edmonton and the 2023 W25 Redding tournaments ... claimed the 2021 Easter Bowl 18s Championship.
Personal:
Born Liv Hovde ... daughter of Kai Hovde and Michelle Mitchell ... has one brother, Evan (16) ... her father, Kai, played college basketball at St. Olaf (1992-96) ... her mother, Michelle, played college basketball at the University of St. Thomas ... her cousin, Aleigha Arndt, is a redshirt sophomore on the James Madison women’s soccer team ... her cousin, Anessa Arndt, was a member of the Illinois women’s soccer team and graduated in 2025.
All-ACC Singles Third Team (2025) ... ACC Freshman of the Week (April 8, 2025) ... ACC Doubles Team of the Week (April 1, 2025) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2025) ... ACC Honor Roll (2025).
Career:
Owns a 14-3 singles and 16-14 doubles record in two seasons ... has posted an 8-1 dual match singles record and 12 dual match doubles victories ... owns two career match-clinching wins.
2025-26:
Registered a 2-1 singles record and 4-2 doubles ledger as a sophomore ... went 1-1 in dual match singles action, playing at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions ... defeated Helen Sarikulaya of Elon, 6-3, 6-4, in the ITA Regionals main draw round of 64 ... opened the dual match season with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sally Xu of Iowa at No. 6 singles ... posted a 2-1 dual match doubles ledger and 1-0 ACC doubles mark ... teamed with Liv Hovde to collect a 2-0 doubles record, including a win at No. 3 doubles against Georgia Tech ... helped Duke close the season with a 20-8 overall record, advance to the NCAA Super Regionals and finish ranked No. 14 nationally … missed most of the fall with an injury.
Career:
Owns a 21-23 singles and 44-11 doubles record in two seasons ... has totaled 16 dual match singles wins and 35 dual match doubles victories ... owns a 20-2 career ACC doubles record ... has collected five match-clinching wins.
2025-26:
CSC Academic All-District selection ... collected a team-high 42 combined singles and doubles victories ... registered a 15-16 overall singles record and 27-10 doubles ledger as a sophomore ... ranked as high as No. 49 nationally in singles and No. 2 in doubles ... finished the season ranked No. 95 nationally in singles and No. 49 in doubles with Shavit Kimchi ... posted a 10-10 dual match singles record while playing at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions ... collected four wins against ranked opponents, including victories over 54th-ranked Kaitlyn Carnicella of South Carolina, 108th-ranked Isabelle Lacy of Virginia, 99th-ranked Jaquelyn Ogunwale of Miami and 39th-ranked Leyla Britez Risso of Tennessee ... her four match-clinching singles wins tied for the team lead, coming against Notre Dame, Illinois, Kentucky and South Carolina ... teamed with Kimchi to post a 12-7 doubles record and a final national ranking of No. 49 ... the Kimchi/Hovde tandem totaled three ranked wins, including a victory over 13th-ranked Hephzibah Oluwadare and Teah Chavez of Ohio State ... paired with Aspen Schuman to go 9-2 in doubles, including a 6-0 ACC ledger ... teamed with Irina Balus to go 2-0 in doubles and finish ranked No. 82 nationally, highlighted by a win against the ninth-ranked Virginia tandem of Annabelle Xu and Elaine Chervinsky ... helped Duke close the season with a 20-8 overall record, advance to the NCAA Super Regionals and finish ranked No. 14 nationally.
2024-25:
All-ACC Singles Third Team selection ... member of the ACC Honor Roll ... signed with the team in December and played her first match in March for the Blue Devils ... ranked as high as No. 54 in singles and finished the year ranked No. 80 ... totaled a 6-7 overall singles and 17-1 doubles mark ... played No. 1 and No. 2 singles, while collecting three wins against ranked opponents ... registered her first top-20 win against Thea Rabman of North Carolina, 6-3, 6-4, to help Duke defeat fourth-ranked North Carolina, 4-2, on the road ... knocked off 25th-ranked Mao Mushika of California, 6-2, 6-4 ... totaled four ACC singles wins ... posted the match-clinching win against Florida State ... received ACC Freshman of the Week on April 8 ... teamed with Emma Jackson to earn ACC Doubles Team of the Week on April 1 ... Jackson and Hovde totaled an impressive 17-1 overall, 17-1 dual match and 10-1 ACC record together at No. 3 doubles ... they won their final 16 matches in a row and went 4-0 in the NCAA Tournament ... their 10 ACC wins ranked tied for second-most in a season in Duke history ... helped guide Duke to a 12-0 record in the ACC and the ACC regular season title.
Prior to Duke:
A former No. 1 recruit nationally, while featuring an Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) career-high ranking of No. 3 and a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) career-high rankings of No. 245 in singles and No. 354 in doubles ... owns seven ITF titles ... the 2022 Wimbledon Girls’ Singles Champion with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Hungary’s Luca Udvardy ... claimed the ITF singles titles at the 2024 W35 Boca Raton, 2023 W25 Bethany Beach, 2022 W25 Fort Worth and 2022 W15 Lubbock events ... hosted doubles trophies at the 2024 W35 Loughborough, 2023 W25 Edmonton and the 2023 W25 Redding tournaments ... claimed the 2021 Easter Bowl 18s Championship.
Personal:
Born Liv Hovde ... daughter of Kai Hovde and Michelle Mitchell ... has one brother, Evan (16) ... her father, Kai, played college basketball at St. Olaf (1992-96) ... her mother, Michelle, played college basketball at the University of St. Thomas ... her cousin, Aleigha Arndt, is a redshirt sophomore on the James Madison women’s soccer team ... her cousin, Anessa Arndt, was a member of the Illinois women’s soccer team and graduated in 2025.
| SINGLES | DOUBLES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Dual | Conference | Overall | Dual | Conference | Overall |
| 2024-25 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 17-1 | 10-1 | 17-1 |
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Monday, January 26
Jamie Ashworth Post Match vs. South Carolina
Monday, January 26
Eleana Yu Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
Jame Ashworth Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
