Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus NCAA Individual Championship on November 17, 2026 at All Day
Women's Tennis
vs NCAA Individual Championship
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Photo by: Bri Shaw, Duke Athletics
11/10/2026 7:38:00 AM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women's tennis freshman Mimi Xu received the No. 1 seed, while junior Irina Balus was selected among the No. 9-16 seeds for the 2026 NCAA Singles Championship.
The championship will take place Nov. 17-22 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia.
Xu and Balus earned their NCAA berths by reaching the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships in Cary in September. Sophomore Aspen Schuman also qualified at the event, giving the Blue Devils three singles participants.
A product of Swansea, United Kingdom, Xu won five matches to finish runner-up at the ITA All-American Championships in her collegiate debut. Her fall run included victories over second-ranked Andrea Carmen Herea of Texas and 12th-ranked Amelie Van Impe of SMU.
Balus qualified for her third consecutive NCAA Singles Championship. She defeated Florida's Capucine Jauffret, 6-3, 6-2, and No. 50 Reese Miller of Michigan, 6-4, 6-2. A native of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, Balus' berth-clinching victory came against No. 23 Kaitlyn Carnicella of South Carolina, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5).
Schuman earned her first NCAA singles berth with three ranked wins. The Menlo Park, California sophomore defeated No. 14 Valeria Ray of Vanderbilt before beating No. 48 Katie Rolls of Virginia and No. 37 Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev of Ohio State by identical 6-4, 6-4 scores.
The full bracket will be announced Saturday, Nov. 14.
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The championship will take place Nov. 17-22 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia.
Xu and Balus earned their NCAA berths by reaching the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships in Cary in September. Sophomore Aspen Schuman also qualified at the event, giving the Blue Devils three singles participants.
A product of Swansea, United Kingdom, Xu won five matches to finish runner-up at the ITA All-American Championships in her collegiate debut. Her fall run included victories over second-ranked Andrea Carmen Herea of Texas and 12th-ranked Amelie Van Impe of SMU.
Balus qualified for her third consecutive NCAA Singles Championship. She defeated Florida's Capucine Jauffret, 6-3, 6-2, and No. 50 Reese Miller of Michigan, 6-4, 6-2. A native of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, Balus' berth-clinching victory came against No. 23 Kaitlyn Carnicella of South Carolina, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5).
Schuman earned her first NCAA singles berth with three ranked wins. The Menlo Park, California sophomore defeated No. 14 Valeria Ray of Vanderbilt before beating No. 48 Katie Rolls of Virginia and No. 37 Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev of Ohio State by identical 6-4, 6-4 scores.
The full bracket will be announced Saturday, Nov. 14.
#GoDuke
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