Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Kitty Harrison Invitational on September 12, 2025
Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Kimchi, Shavit
Shavit Kimchi
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sdey Hemed, Israel
Bio
Honors:
ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year (2024) ... ACC Freshman of the Year (2024) ... All-ACC Third Team (2024) ... ACC Freshman of the Week (five times in 2024) ... NCAA Singles Qualifier (2024 Spring, 2024 Fall) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2025) ... ACC Honor Roll (2024).
Career:
Owns a 38-23 singles and 33-26 doubles record over two seasons ... has collected 10 match-clinching wins in first two years ... is 9-6 in three-set matches.
2024-25:
ITA Scholar-Athlete and All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... registered a 21-11 singles and 19-13 doubles ledger in her sophomore season ... ranked as high as No. 38 nationally in singles and earned a preseason ranking of No. 61 with Ellie Coleman in doubles ... finished the season ranked No. 97 in singles ... registered 12 wins at No. 5 singles to rank tied for 13th on Duke’s single-season record charts ... competed in the NCAA Singles Championship and dropped a three set decision to ninth-ranked Nicole Khirin of Texas A&M ... logged two victories against ranked opponents defeating 125th-ranked Gayathri Krishnan of Columbia, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), in the ITA Sectionals round of 32 and 112th-ranked Alexia Harmon of Pepperdine, 6-3, 6-2, in dual match play ... advanced to the ITA Regionals main draw semifinals, after totaling four wins ... collected three match-clinching wins against Virginia Tech, 41st-ranked San Diego State and at 16th-ranked California ... registered a six-match winning streak during dual match action, while winning 12 out of her final 15 singles matches ... teamed with Eleana Yu in doubles to collect a 5-1 record, including 3-0 mark in the NCAA Tournament ... defeated two ranked opponents at No. 2 doubles versus Auburn and Georgia ... totaled an 8-6 record along with Ava Krug in doubles ... helped guide Duke to a 12-0 record in the ACC and the regular season title.
2023-24:
ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year ... ACC Freshman of the Year ... All-ACC Third Team ... became the 12th Blue Devil to be tabbed ACC Freshman of the Year ... ITA Scholar-Athlete honoree ... All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection ... totaled a 17-12 overall singles mark and 14-13 doubles ledger ... a five-time ACC Freshman of the Week selection, which ranked as the second-most by a Duke rookie in school history behind Kelly Chen (6 in 2017-18) ... led Duke with seven match-clinching wins on the season (NCCU, Illinois, Princeton twice, UCLA, Clemson, and Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament) ... her seven match-clinching wins set the Duke single-season record, which was previously held by Emma Jackson (2021-22), Monica Turewicz (2011-12) and Mallory Cecil (2008-09) ... ranked as high as No. 58 nationally during the season and finished ranked No. 72 ... in the Carolina Region, finished the year ranked No. 12 ... opened her collegiate career in the fall with back-to-back top-30 wins against No. 27 Sydni Ratliff of Ohio State and No. 17 Elza Tomase of Tennessee at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic ... she became the first Blue Devil to open her collegiate career with a pair of top-30 ranked wins since Beatrice Capra accomplished it in 2010-11 ... Kimchi and Capra were the only to accomplish this feat over the last 17 years ... played at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions and collected an 8-5 ACC ledger ... one of only two freshmen nationally to receive an invitation to play in the NCAA Singles Championship and dropped a tight match, 6-7 (5-7), 2-6 to No. 19 Sarah Hamner ... totaled five ranked singles wins on the year ... won eight of her final 12 singles matches on the season ... turned in a key win on the road at No. 14 NC State to help the Blue Devils defeat the Wolfpack as she knocked off No. 51 Abigail Rencheli at the No. 2 position ... teamed with Ellie Coleman in doubles and defeated No. 27 Briggs/Gailis of Florida at ITA All-American qualifying ... with Katie Codd at the No. 1 slot, totaled a win against No. 75 Cheng/Aksu of Virginia Tech.
Prior to Duke:
Enters her first season with the Blue Devils ranked No. 65 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) singles rankings … earned a career-best Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of No. 415 in 2022 … defeated Mika Dagan Fruchtman to claim the Israel National Championship title in December 2022 … owns five career doubles titles - 2022 W25 Akko, 2021 W25 Netanya, 2021 W15 Antalya, 2019 W15 Cancun and the 2019 W25 Kiryat Shmona … advanced to the semifinals in back-to-back tournaments (W15 Manacor and W15 Heraklion) and posted a 6-2 ledger in her matches … represented Israel at the Billie Jean King Cup in April 2023.
Personal:
Born Shavit Kimchi in Sdey Hemed, Israel … daughter of Amir and Mili Mor Kimchi … has one younger sister, Gaya Kimchi … served three years in the Israel military as a Women’s Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff in the Israel Defense Forces ... majoring in computer science.
ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year (2024) ... ACC Freshman of the Year (2024) ... All-ACC Third Team (2024) ... ACC Freshman of the Week (five times in 2024) ... NCAA Singles Qualifier (2024 Spring, 2024 Fall) ... ITA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2025) ... ACC Honor Roll (2024).
Career:
Owns a 38-23 singles and 33-26 doubles record over two seasons ... has collected 10 match-clinching wins in first two years ... is 9-6 in three-set matches.
2024-25:
ITA Scholar-Athlete and All-ACC Academic Team honoree ... registered a 21-11 singles and 19-13 doubles ledger in her sophomore season ... ranked as high as No. 38 nationally in singles and earned a preseason ranking of No. 61 with Ellie Coleman in doubles ... finished the season ranked No. 97 in singles ... registered 12 wins at No. 5 singles to rank tied for 13th on Duke’s single-season record charts ... competed in the NCAA Singles Championship and dropped a three set decision to ninth-ranked Nicole Khirin of Texas A&M ... logged two victories against ranked opponents defeating 125th-ranked Gayathri Krishnan of Columbia, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), in the ITA Sectionals round of 32 and 112th-ranked Alexia Harmon of Pepperdine, 6-3, 6-2, in dual match play ... advanced to the ITA Regionals main draw semifinals, after totaling four wins ... collected three match-clinching wins against Virginia Tech, 41st-ranked San Diego State and at 16th-ranked California ... registered a six-match winning streak during dual match action, while winning 12 out of her final 15 singles matches ... teamed with Eleana Yu in doubles to collect a 5-1 record, including 3-0 mark in the NCAA Tournament ... defeated two ranked opponents at No. 2 doubles versus Auburn and Georgia ... totaled an 8-6 record along with Ava Krug in doubles ... helped guide Duke to a 12-0 record in the ACC and the regular season title.
2023-24:
ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year ... ACC Freshman of the Year ... All-ACC Third Team ... became the 12th Blue Devil to be tabbed ACC Freshman of the Year ... ITA Scholar-Athlete honoree ... All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection ... totaled a 17-12 overall singles mark and 14-13 doubles ledger ... a five-time ACC Freshman of the Week selection, which ranked as the second-most by a Duke rookie in school history behind Kelly Chen (6 in 2017-18) ... led Duke with seven match-clinching wins on the season (NCCU, Illinois, Princeton twice, UCLA, Clemson, and Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament) ... her seven match-clinching wins set the Duke single-season record, which was previously held by Emma Jackson (2021-22), Monica Turewicz (2011-12) and Mallory Cecil (2008-09) ... ranked as high as No. 58 nationally during the season and finished ranked No. 72 ... in the Carolina Region, finished the year ranked No. 12 ... opened her collegiate career in the fall with back-to-back top-30 wins against No. 27 Sydni Ratliff of Ohio State and No. 17 Elza Tomase of Tennessee at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic ... she became the first Blue Devil to open her collegiate career with a pair of top-30 ranked wins since Beatrice Capra accomplished it in 2010-11 ... Kimchi and Capra were the only to accomplish this feat over the last 17 years ... played at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions and collected an 8-5 ACC ledger ... one of only two freshmen nationally to receive an invitation to play in the NCAA Singles Championship and dropped a tight match, 6-7 (5-7), 2-6 to No. 19 Sarah Hamner ... totaled five ranked singles wins on the year ... won eight of her final 12 singles matches on the season ... turned in a key win on the road at No. 14 NC State to help the Blue Devils defeat the Wolfpack as she knocked off No. 51 Abigail Rencheli at the No. 2 position ... teamed with Ellie Coleman in doubles and defeated No. 27 Briggs/Gailis of Florida at ITA All-American qualifying ... with Katie Codd at the No. 1 slot, totaled a win against No. 75 Cheng/Aksu of Virginia Tech.
Prior to Duke:
Enters her first season with the Blue Devils ranked No. 65 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) singles rankings … earned a career-best Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of No. 415 in 2022 … defeated Mika Dagan Fruchtman to claim the Israel National Championship title in December 2022 … owns five career doubles titles - 2022 W25 Akko, 2021 W25 Netanya, 2021 W15 Antalya, 2019 W15 Cancun and the 2019 W25 Kiryat Shmona … advanced to the semifinals in back-to-back tournaments (W15 Manacor and W15 Heraklion) and posted a 6-2 ledger in her matches … represented Israel at the Billie Jean King Cup in April 2023.
Personal:
Born Shavit Kimchi in Sdey Hemed, Israel … daughter of Amir and Mili Mor Kimchi … has one younger sister, Gaya Kimchi … served three years in the Israel military as a Women’s Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff in the Israel Defense Forces ... majoring in computer science.
| SINGLES | DOUBLES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Dual | Conference | Overall | Dual | Conference | Overall |
| 2023-24 | 14-9 | 8-5 | 17-12 | 10-10 | 3-6 | 14-13 |
| 2024-25 | 15-5 | 6-1 | 21-11 | 16-9 | 5-4 | 19-13 |
| Totals | 29-14 | 14-6 | 21-11 | 16-9 | 8-10 | 33-26 |
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
