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Saturday, January 13
Durham, N.C.
1 p.m.
Duke University
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SMU
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Women’s Tennis Opens 2024 Campaign Saturday at Home Versus SMU
1/12/2024 3:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM – The 15th-ranked Duke women's tennis team is set to open the 2024 dual match slate on Saturday, Jan. 13 as the Blue Devils host SMU at 1 p.m., inside the newly renovated Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
The Blue Devils feature six straight matches to open the season at home in Durham, before hitting the road for the month of February.
Match Information
All home Duke tennis matches are free admission.
General public parking will be available in the blue zone, with the easiest entrance being at the south end of the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. ADA parking is available in the Card Lot with an accessible entrance available on the north end of the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Guests with disabilities will be able to use the elevator indoors to go up to the seating level. The newly renovated addition to the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center will be accessible via a mulched path on the northwest side of the building. Guests will then be able to use the elevator to go to the seating level.
The Series with SMU
The Blue Devils and the Mustangs will meet for the seventh time in school history and the first time since 2008. Duke is 3-3 all-time in the series and has won its last three matches. In matches played in Durham, the Blue Devils hold a 3-0 ledger.
Scouting SMU
SMU is coming off winning the American Athletic Conference Championship as the No. 1 seed. Head Coach Jeff Nevolo received the AAC Coach of the Year honors last season and enters his fifth season.
SMU registered a 16-9 mark a year ago and will enter the ACC in 2024-25.
Duke Versus the American Athletic Conference
The Blue Devils possess a 19-8 record versus American Athletic Conference (AAC) opponents — East Carolina (5-0), Memphis (2-0), Charlotte (2-0), Rice (0-2), South Florida (4-3), SMU (3-3), Temple (1-0), Tulsa (1-0), Wichita State (1-0). Duke is currently on a 7-match win streak versus AAC foes.
What is Next?
Duke will have a busy next week as the Blue Devils host a pair of opponents on Thursday, Jan. 18. At 9 a.m., Duke welcomes NC Central and then hosts Charlotte at 5 p.m., in the afternoon. The Blue Devils close the week by hosting Illinois at 6 p.m.
Playing at Home
Inside of the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center, the Blue Devils feature a 14-match winning streak dating back to the 2021-22 campaign. Since the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center opened in the 2008-09 season, Duke has registered an impressive 97-3 ledger.
In the Rankings
Duke was preseason ranked No. 15 nationally in the preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. The Blue Devils have been listed in the top-16 of the preseason ITA poll each of the last 24 seasons.
In the latest ITA singles rankings, Katie Codd is No. 52, Shavit Kimchi is No. 65, Ellie Coleman is No. 74 and Brianna Shvets is No. 78.
A Look at the Blue Devils
Duke returns six letterwinners, including five starters from a season ago, as head coach Jamie Ashworth enters his 29th season with the Blue Devils.
Graduate students Brianna Shvets and Iuliia Bryzgalova, along with senior Karolina Berankova, junior Emma Jackson and junior Ellie Coleman all started matches in 2023. Sophomore Katie Codd and freshman Shavit Kimchi turned in solid fall seasons and are expected to provide a lift for the Blue Devils this spring.
The Blue Devils have to replace some key personnel from a season ago, after losing three of their top performers from 2023 – Chloe Beck, Cameron Morra and Georgia Drummy. The trio combined to produce a 66-27 ledger last year.
Kimchi Has Impressive Start
In the fall, freshman Shavit Kimchi had an impressive start logging three singles wins in limited action. 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. Over the last 17 years, only Kimchi and Capra registered this feat.
Kimchi, who hails from Sdey Hemed, Israel, tallied wins over 27th-ranked Sydni Ratliff of Ohio State and 17th-ranked Elza Tomase of Tennessee at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic to open her Duke career. All three wins by Kimchi in the fall were against players ranked in the top-29 nationally.
Match-Clinching Points
Duke returns four student-athletes that have clinched wins for the Blue Devils over their career – Emma Jackson (11), Ellie Coleman (8), Brianna Shvets (2) and Iuliia Bryzgalova (1). Shvets owns eight match-clinching wins over her career with Duke and Princeton, while Bryzgalova owns six with both Penn and Duke.
Noting the Blue Devils
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
The Blue Devils feature six straight matches to open the season at home in Durham, before hitting the road for the month of February.
Match Information
All home Duke tennis matches are free admission.
General public parking will be available in the blue zone, with the easiest entrance being at the south end of the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. ADA parking is available in the Card Lot with an accessible entrance available on the north end of the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Guests with disabilities will be able to use the elevator indoors to go up to the seating level. The newly renovated addition to the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center will be accessible via a mulched path on the northwest side of the building. Guests will then be able to use the elevator to go to the seating level.
The Series with SMU
The Blue Devils and the Mustangs will meet for the seventh time in school history and the first time since 2008. Duke is 3-3 all-time in the series and has won its last three matches. In matches played in Durham, the Blue Devils hold a 3-0 ledger.
Scouting SMU
SMU is coming off winning the American Athletic Conference Championship as the No. 1 seed. Head Coach Jeff Nevolo received the AAC Coach of the Year honors last season and enters his fifth season.
SMU registered a 16-9 mark a year ago and will enter the ACC in 2024-25.
Duke Versus the American Athletic Conference
The Blue Devils possess a 19-8 record versus American Athletic Conference (AAC) opponents — East Carolina (5-0), Memphis (2-0), Charlotte (2-0), Rice (0-2), South Florida (4-3), SMU (3-3), Temple (1-0), Tulsa (1-0), Wichita State (1-0). Duke is currently on a 7-match win streak versus AAC foes.
What is Next?
Duke will have a busy next week as the Blue Devils host a pair of opponents on Thursday, Jan. 18. At 9 a.m., Duke welcomes NC Central and then hosts Charlotte at 5 p.m., in the afternoon. The Blue Devils close the week by hosting Illinois at 6 p.m.
Playing at Home
Inside of the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center, the Blue Devils feature a 14-match winning streak dating back to the 2021-22 campaign. Since the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center opened in the 2008-09 season, Duke has registered an impressive 97-3 ledger.
In the Rankings
Duke was preseason ranked No. 15 nationally in the preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. The Blue Devils have been listed in the top-16 of the preseason ITA poll each of the last 24 seasons.
In the latest ITA singles rankings, Katie Codd is No. 52, Shavit Kimchi is No. 65, Ellie Coleman is No. 74 and Brianna Shvets is No. 78.
A Look at the Blue Devils
Duke returns six letterwinners, including five starters from a season ago, as head coach Jamie Ashworth enters his 29th season with the Blue Devils.
Graduate students Brianna Shvets and Iuliia Bryzgalova, along with senior Karolina Berankova, junior Emma Jackson and junior Ellie Coleman all started matches in 2023. Sophomore Katie Codd and freshman Shavit Kimchi turned in solid fall seasons and are expected to provide a lift for the Blue Devils this spring.
The Blue Devils have to replace some key personnel from a season ago, after losing three of their top performers from 2023 – Chloe Beck, Cameron Morra and Georgia Drummy. The trio combined to produce a 66-27 ledger last year.
Kimchi Has Impressive Start
In the fall, freshman Shavit Kimchi had an impressive start logging three singles wins in limited action. 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. Over the last 17 years, only Kimchi and Capra registered this feat.
Kimchi, who hails from Sdey Hemed, Israel, tallied wins over 27th-ranked Sydni Ratliff of Ohio State and 17th-ranked Elza Tomase of Tennessee at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic to open her Duke career. All three wins by Kimchi in the fall were against players ranked in the top-29 nationally.
Match-Clinching Points
Duke returns four student-athletes that have clinched wins for the Blue Devils over their career – Emma Jackson (11), Ellie Coleman (8), Brianna Shvets (2) and Iuliia Bryzgalova (1). Shvets owns eight match-clinching wins over her career with Duke and Princeton, while Bryzgalova owns six with both Penn and Duke.
Noting the Blue Devils
- Head coach Jamie Ashworth owns 596 victories, which ranks fourth-nationally among active coaches.
- After seeing limited action as a freshman, Katie Codd had an impressive fall totaling a 7-4 record, including winners of five out of her final six matches.She tallied a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Vanderbilt's Celia Belle Mohr for the highest ranked victory of her career.
- Graduate student Iuliia Bryzgalova needs eight singles wins to reach 100 for her collegiate career, while fellow graduate student Brianna Shvets needs 13 wins for 100.
- The Blue Devils have won 47 out of the last 48 matches when winning the doubles point.Duke had won 47 in a row, before a defeat in the NCAA Tournament second round last season to UCLA.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
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