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Coleman, Jackson Receive Team Honors
5/23/2025 9:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women's tennis head coach Jamie Ashworth has announced a pair of team awards to wrap up the 2024-25 campaign. Senior Emma Jackson was presented with the Charles Hamilton Hargrave Most Valuable Player award, while senior Ellie Coleman was honored with the inaugural Leadership Award.
Jackson, a product of La Grange Park, Ill., earned the MVP award, which is in its ninth year of presentation and is voted on by her teammates.
In her final season with the Blue Devils, Jackson turned in her best overall year with 27 singles and 27 doubles victories, while finishing the season ranked No. 21 nationally in singles. She totaled nine singles victories against ranked opponents and advanced to the round of 32 at the NCAA Singles Championship. Over her career, she finished with records of 89-51 in singles and 75-38 in doubles.
"I will always say it's a great award because it's voted on by their teammates," said Ashworth. "I think her teammates really understands the commitment that Emma has made over her four years and continues to improve and get better. She has established herself as one of the better players that we've had here at Duke. Her record speaks for herself, both singles and doubles. She's improved tremendously in both. I'm glad her teammates recognize the work that she's put in. She comes out there every day and from an individual basis, puts in the time and works hard. Emma isn't the most vocal person, but shows what kind of player she is, what kind of teammates she is by her work ethic. She expects those around her to work hard and pushes those around her to be better. As coaches, she does that for us too, not just her teammates. She expects us to come out there and be ready to go. It's made us better as well."
Coleman was honored with the inaugural Leadership Award, which was also voted on by her teammates.
A native of Midland, Mich., Coleman also closed her collegiate career in impressive fashion with a career-best season. She collected a career-high 26 singles wins and finished the year ranked No. 85 in singles, which was a season-best ledger. Coleman posted a 19-2 dual match record, 10-0 ACC mark and went a perfect 11-0 at No. 6 singles. She finished her career with an 83-38 singles and 80-44 doubles mark.
"I can't think of a better person than Ellie to win the inaugural Leadership Award," said Ashworth. "She's put so much time into, not just her tennis, but bettering herself as a person and trying to better our team and the entire community, on the court and off the court. She has been on a number of different committees and participated in different activities. Ellie has really set an example for those to follow what it really means to be a great leader. I'm hoping she takes some pride in knowing that she was the first recipient and knowing that her teammates recognize the work she puts in - not just in the locker room, but off the court, in the athletic department and in the whole Duke community. She's really shined and grown into that position."
Coleman and Jackson became the 32nd and 33rd student-athletes in Duke history to register three 20-win singles seasons. Coleman also is just the 34th Blue Devil with multiple 20-win doubles seasons and 27th Duke player with multiple 20-20 seasons (20 wins in both singles and doubles).
The duo helped lead Duke to a 24-4 overall record, a 12-0 ACC mark and a trip to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. The Blue Devils captured their 22nd ACC regular season championship and Duke's first undefeated mark since 2012.
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Jackson, a product of La Grange Park, Ill., earned the MVP award, which is in its ninth year of presentation and is voted on by her teammates.
In her final season with the Blue Devils, Jackson turned in her best overall year with 27 singles and 27 doubles victories, while finishing the season ranked No. 21 nationally in singles. She totaled nine singles victories against ranked opponents and advanced to the round of 32 at the NCAA Singles Championship. Over her career, she finished with records of 89-51 in singles and 75-38 in doubles.
"I will always say it's a great award because it's voted on by their teammates," said Ashworth. "I think her teammates really understands the commitment that Emma has made over her four years and continues to improve and get better. She has established herself as one of the better players that we've had here at Duke. Her record speaks for herself, both singles and doubles. She's improved tremendously in both. I'm glad her teammates recognize the work that she's put in. She comes out there every day and from an individual basis, puts in the time and works hard. Emma isn't the most vocal person, but shows what kind of player she is, what kind of teammates she is by her work ethic. She expects those around her to work hard and pushes those around her to be better. As coaches, she does that for us too, not just her teammates. She expects us to come out there and be ready to go. It's made us better as well."
Coleman was honored with the inaugural Leadership Award, which was also voted on by her teammates.
A native of Midland, Mich., Coleman also closed her collegiate career in impressive fashion with a career-best season. She collected a career-high 26 singles wins and finished the year ranked No. 85 in singles, which was a season-best ledger. Coleman posted a 19-2 dual match record, 10-0 ACC mark and went a perfect 11-0 at No. 6 singles. She finished her career with an 83-38 singles and 80-44 doubles mark.
"I can't think of a better person than Ellie to win the inaugural Leadership Award," said Ashworth. "She's put so much time into, not just her tennis, but bettering herself as a person and trying to better our team and the entire community, on the court and off the court. She has been on a number of different committees and participated in different activities. Ellie has really set an example for those to follow what it really means to be a great leader. I'm hoping she takes some pride in knowing that she was the first recipient and knowing that her teammates recognize the work she puts in - not just in the locker room, but off the court, in the athletic department and in the whole Duke community. She's really shined and grown into that position."
Coleman and Jackson became the 32nd and 33rd student-athletes in Duke history to register three 20-win singles seasons. Coleman also is just the 34th Blue Devil with multiple 20-win doubles seasons and 27th Duke player with multiple 20-20 seasons (20 wins in both singles and doubles).
The duo helped lead Duke to a 24-4 overall record, a 12-0 ACC mark and a trip to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. The Blue Devils captured their 22nd ACC regular season championship and Duke's first undefeated mark since 2012.
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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