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Women’s Tennis Heads to State of Virginia for Pair of ACC Matches
3/26/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
#24 Duke (11-4, 5-0 ACC) at #13 Virginia (13-4, 6-0 ACC)
Friday, March 27 * 4 p.m.
Charlottesville, Va. * Board's Head Sports Club
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#24 Duke (11-4, 5-0 ACC) at Virginia Tech (4-10, 1-5 ACC)
Friday, March 29 * 1 p.m.
Blacksburg, Va. * Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center
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DURHAM, N.C. – The 24th-ranked Duke women's tennis team heads to the state of Virginia this weekend for a pair of ACC matches at 13th-ranked Virginia Friday, March 27 and at Virginia Tech Sunday, March 29. The Blue Devils will face the Cavaliers at 4 p.m., Friday in Charlottesville at the Boar's Head Sports Club and then close the weekend at the Hokies for a 1 p.m., start in Blacksburg at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
Inside the ACC Standings
Duke is currently one of three undefeated teams in the ACC – Virginia (6-0), Duke (5-0) and North Carolina (5-0). Those trio of teams will compete against each other this weekend.
The Series with Virginia
Duke and Virginia will meet for the 78th time in program history with the Blue Devils leading the series 64-13. In matches played in Charlottesville, Virginia, Duke holds a 24-6 ledger. The Cavaliers have won each of the last four matches in the series and three in a row at home. Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth has totaled a 33-9 record against Virginia.
Scouting Virginia
Virginia enters the weekend with a 13-4 overall and 6-0 ACC mark. The Cavaliers have won seven matches in a row and feature a 6-0 record at home. Virginia is currently ranked No. 13 nationally as a team. The Cavaliers have Annabelle Xu (#32), Vivian Yang (#81), Martina Genis Salas (#106) and Isabelle Lacy (#108) ranked nationally in singles. In doubles play, Melodie Collard/Yang are ranked No. 4 and Xu/Genis Salas are No. 36. Virginia will host North Carolina Sunday following the Duke match.
The Series with Virginia Tech
Duke and Virginia Tech will meet for the 32nd time in program history and the Blue Devils lead the series with a 29-2 mark. The Blue Devils have won nine in a row in the series and owns a 10-1 record in matches played in Blacksburg, Virginia. Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth owns a 21-2 record against the Hokies.
Scouting Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech enters the weekend with a 4-10 overall and 1-5 ACC mark under head coach Terry Ann Zawacki-Holdren. Zawacki-Holdren is the sister of former Duke standout Tory Zawacki, who competed with the Blue Devils from 2003-08. The Hokies will face North Carolina March 27 prior to taking on Duke Sunday.
What is Next
Duke will return home to host North Carolina Wednesday, April 1 at 5 p.m.
ITA Rankings
Duke is currently No. 24 nationally in the ITA rankings as a team.
Head coach Jamie Ashworth has guided Duke to 21 top-10 preseason rankings in his 30 seasons as the head coach of the Blue Devils. Duke has been in the preseason top-16 nationally in each of the last 30 years under Ashworth.
In singles play, Irinia Balus (#19), Aspen Schuman (#89) and Eleana Yu (#112) are ranked. Duke features three doubles teams as well with Shavit Kimchi/Hovde (#18), Hovde/Balus (#40) and Eleana Yu/Claire An (#73).
Approaching 1,000 Wins as a Program
Duke is only one win away from reaching 1,000 victories as a program. The Blue Devils currently feature a 999-306 ledger over the 49 years of the program. In NCAA history, only three programs have reached 1,000 wins – Stanford, Florida and Georgia. Duke will become the fourth.
Various Duke Notes
Irina Balus is 10-1 this season in dual match action and 15-6 overall. She owns seven wins against nationally-ranked opponents, including victories against No. 2 and No. 12 players nationally. She has won six matches in a row and 10 out of the last 11. Balus' win against No. 2 Carmen Andreea Herea of Texas marked just the 20th win in program history over a player ranked No. 2 or higher nationally.
Freshmen Impact
Claire An and Aspen Schuman have combined to open their collegiate careers with a 15-3 dual match record and 19-6 overall ledger. They are 8-0 in ACC action.
Doubles Team Nets Honor
The Duke tandem of Liv Hovde and Shavit Kimchi were named the ACC Doubles Team of the Week on Feb. 10, following the National Team Indoors.
Hovde and Kimchi collected a 2-1 record at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Team Indoors at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. The duo registered their first two ranked wins as the Blue Devils defeated Ohio State's 13th-ranked Hephzibah Oluwadare and Teah Chavez, 7-6 (7-2), and also knocked off 59th-ranked Tess Bucher and Alice Xu, 7-6 (7-3).
So far this season, Duke's duo has collected a 10-4 record. Hovde and Kimchi also advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship in the fall.
Balus Earns PNC Achievers Award
Duke women's tennis sophomore Irina Balus and fencing junior Dayaal Singh were named PNC Achievers of the Year for the 2024-25 campaign and were recognized at the Duke men's basketball game Feb. 14.
Since arriving on campus, Balus has made an immediate impact on the Duke women's tennis team. She is coming off a 2025 campaign where she earned ITA All-America honors, received as high as a No. 8 national ranking in singles and No. 8 in doubles and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship. Balus, a native of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, helped lead Duke to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Team Championship this past May and owns 27 wins over her first two seasons with the Blue Devils.
Blue Devils Add Aspen Schuman for Dual Match Action
In November, Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth announced the signing of Aspen Schuman. A native of Menlo Park, California, Schuman joined the Blue Devils in January.
Schuman has an Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) career high ranking of No. 31 and a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) career-best ranking of No. 931. In the Tennis Recruiting Network rankings, Schuman is listed No. 4 nationally and she has been listed as high as No. 1 in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Girls' 18s national rankings. A six-time Junior Grand Slam main draw competitor, Schuman has won five ITF junior singles titles and is a two-time ITF W15 Tournament finalist.
Balus Earns All-America Accolades Once Again
For the second year in a row, Duke sophomore Irina Balus has earned All-America honors as she advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship in the fall.
Balus became just the fourth Blue Devil to earn All-America accolades in each of their first two seasons in Durham – Amanda Johnson (2001, 2002), Kelly McCain (2002, 2023) and Vanessa Webb (1996, 1997).
Balus won five out of her final seven matches to conclude the fall and owns a career singles mark of 24-16.
The Head Coach
Head coach Jamie Ashworth is in his 30th season with the Blue Devils and owns an impressive 647-165 ledger. In 2024, Ashworth registered his 600th victory on Jan. 20 in a 4-2 win over Illinois. He accomplished this mark in only 747 matches, becoming the quickest coach to 600 wins.
Quickest to 600 Wins – 747 matches by Jamie Ashworth (Duke), 749 by Jeff Wallace (Georgia), 779 by Brian Kalbas (William & Mary/North Carolina), and 785 by Lin Loring (UC Santa Barbara/Indiana).
Ashworth became the seventh NCAA Division I coach to reach the 600-win ledger – Lin Loring (846), Jeff Wallace (818), Brian Kalbas (797), Jay Louderback (703), Geoff MacDonald (631), Gualberto Escudero (631) and Jamie Ashworth (636) (wins entering the 2026 season).
Among the winningest coaches of all time, Ashworth ranks 10th with a 79.9 winning percentage, sixth with 647 wins, third for winningest active coaches by percentage (79.9) and second for winningest active coaches by victories (647).
Big Sets for Little Hearts
The Duke men's and women's tennis programs announced a partnership with the Duke Children's Hospital Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center called Big Sets for Little Hearts in the fall of 2024.
Big Sets for Little Hearts pledges will be made based on the number of sets won by the men's and women's tennis programs.
If you are interested in supporting Blue Devil tennis' partnership with Duke Children's, you can pledge for each set won during the season or make a one-time donation. Pledges start at $0.10, $0.50, $1.00 and $2.50. Based on last year's results, the smallest pledged donation would be equal to $64.70. For more information or to donate, click here.
The Duke Children's Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center is the No. 2 ranked pediatric cardiology and heart surgery program in the United States for newborns and children with congenital and acquired heart disease. The Duke Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center strives to improve their patients' outcomes and the quality of their lives.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
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Friday, March 27 * 4 p.m.
Charlottesville, Va. * Board's Head Sports Club
Live Scoring l Watch Live l ACC CrossCourt Cast
#24 Duke (11-4, 5-0 ACC) at Virginia Tech (4-10, 1-5 ACC)
Friday, March 29 * 1 p.m.
Blacksburg, Va. * Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center
Live Scoring l Watch Live l ACC CrossCourt Cast
DURHAM, N.C. – The 24th-ranked Duke women's tennis team heads to the state of Virginia this weekend for a pair of ACC matches at 13th-ranked Virginia Friday, March 27 and at Virginia Tech Sunday, March 29. The Blue Devils will face the Cavaliers at 4 p.m., Friday in Charlottesville at the Boar's Head Sports Club and then close the weekend at the Hokies for a 1 p.m., start in Blacksburg at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.
Inside the ACC Standings
Duke is currently one of three undefeated teams in the ACC – Virginia (6-0), Duke (5-0) and North Carolina (5-0). Those trio of teams will compete against each other this weekend.
The Series with Virginia
Duke and Virginia will meet for the 78th time in program history with the Blue Devils leading the series 64-13. In matches played in Charlottesville, Virginia, Duke holds a 24-6 ledger. The Cavaliers have won each of the last four matches in the series and three in a row at home. Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth has totaled a 33-9 record against Virginia.
Scouting Virginia
Virginia enters the weekend with a 13-4 overall and 6-0 ACC mark. The Cavaliers have won seven matches in a row and feature a 6-0 record at home. Virginia is currently ranked No. 13 nationally as a team. The Cavaliers have Annabelle Xu (#32), Vivian Yang (#81), Martina Genis Salas (#106) and Isabelle Lacy (#108) ranked nationally in singles. In doubles play, Melodie Collard/Yang are ranked No. 4 and Xu/Genis Salas are No. 36. Virginia will host North Carolina Sunday following the Duke match.
The Series with Virginia Tech
Duke and Virginia Tech will meet for the 32nd time in program history and the Blue Devils lead the series with a 29-2 mark. The Blue Devils have won nine in a row in the series and owns a 10-1 record in matches played in Blacksburg, Virginia. Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth owns a 21-2 record against the Hokies.
Scouting Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech enters the weekend with a 4-10 overall and 1-5 ACC mark under head coach Terry Ann Zawacki-Holdren. Zawacki-Holdren is the sister of former Duke standout Tory Zawacki, who competed with the Blue Devils from 2003-08. The Hokies will face North Carolina March 27 prior to taking on Duke Sunday.
What is Next
Duke will return home to host North Carolina Wednesday, April 1 at 5 p.m.
ITA Rankings
Duke is currently No. 24 nationally in the ITA rankings as a team.
Head coach Jamie Ashworth has guided Duke to 21 top-10 preseason rankings in his 30 seasons as the head coach of the Blue Devils. Duke has been in the preseason top-16 nationally in each of the last 30 years under Ashworth.
In singles play, Irinia Balus (#19), Aspen Schuman (#89) and Eleana Yu (#112) are ranked. Duke features three doubles teams as well with Shavit Kimchi/Hovde (#18), Hovde/Balus (#40) and Eleana Yu/Claire An (#73).
Approaching 1,000 Wins as a Program
Duke is only one win away from reaching 1,000 victories as a program. The Blue Devils currently feature a 999-306 ledger over the 49 years of the program. In NCAA history, only three programs have reached 1,000 wins – Stanford, Florida and Georgia. Duke will become the fourth.
Various Duke Notes
- Katie Codd totaled her seventh career match-clinching win this past weekend against Louisville. She has clinched two so far this season.
- Shavit Kimchi owns 12 match-clinching wins in her career which ranks tied for 12th on Duke's all-time charts (Stats only available from 2005-06 to present)
- Irina Balus (15), Liv Hovde (11) and Claire An (10) lead Duke with double-digit singles wins on the season.
- Freshman Claire An recently registered both match-clinching wins against Boston College and Syracuse. They were the first two match-clinching victories of her career.
- In just two seasons, Liv Hovde has totaled a 34-9 overall, 25-7 dual match and 14-2 ACC record in doubles play.
- Freshman Aspen Schuman has opened her collegiate career with a 9-2 overall and 5-0 ACC ledger in singles action. In doubles play, Schuman is 6-4 overall and 3-1 in ACC play.
- Duke sophomore Irina Balus registered a win over Texas' second-ranked Carmen Andreea Herea, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4, in the National Team Indoors. It marked the highest ranked win of her collegiate career.
Irina Balus is 10-1 this season in dual match action and 15-6 overall. She owns seven wins against nationally-ranked opponents, including victories against No. 2 and No. 12 players nationally. She has won six matches in a row and 10 out of the last 11. Balus' win against No. 2 Carmen Andreea Herea of Texas marked just the 20th win in program history over a player ranked No. 2 or higher nationally.
Freshmen Impact
Claire An and Aspen Schuman have combined to open their collegiate careers with a 15-3 dual match record and 19-6 overall ledger. They are 8-0 in ACC action.
Doubles Team Nets Honor
The Duke tandem of Liv Hovde and Shavit Kimchi were named the ACC Doubles Team of the Week on Feb. 10, following the National Team Indoors.
Hovde and Kimchi collected a 2-1 record at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Team Indoors at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Illinois. The duo registered their first two ranked wins as the Blue Devils defeated Ohio State's 13th-ranked Hephzibah Oluwadare and Teah Chavez, 7-6 (7-2), and also knocked off 59th-ranked Tess Bucher and Alice Xu, 7-6 (7-3).
So far this season, Duke's duo has collected a 10-4 record. Hovde and Kimchi also advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship in the fall.
Balus Earns PNC Achievers Award
Duke women's tennis sophomore Irina Balus and fencing junior Dayaal Singh were named PNC Achievers of the Year for the 2024-25 campaign and were recognized at the Duke men's basketball game Feb. 14.
Since arriving on campus, Balus has made an immediate impact on the Duke women's tennis team. She is coming off a 2025 campaign where she earned ITA All-America honors, received as high as a No. 8 national ranking in singles and No. 8 in doubles and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship. Balus, a native of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, helped lead Duke to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Team Championship this past May and owns 27 wins over her first two seasons with the Blue Devils.
Blue Devils Add Aspen Schuman for Dual Match Action
In November, Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth announced the signing of Aspen Schuman. A native of Menlo Park, California, Schuman joined the Blue Devils in January.
Schuman has an Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) career high ranking of No. 31 and a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) career-best ranking of No. 931. In the Tennis Recruiting Network rankings, Schuman is listed No. 4 nationally and she has been listed as high as No. 1 in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Girls' 18s national rankings. A six-time Junior Grand Slam main draw competitor, Schuman has won five ITF junior singles titles and is a two-time ITF W15 Tournament finalist.
Balus Earns All-America Accolades Once Again
For the second year in a row, Duke sophomore Irina Balus has earned All-America honors as she advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship in the fall.
Balus became just the fourth Blue Devil to earn All-America accolades in each of their first two seasons in Durham – Amanda Johnson (2001, 2002), Kelly McCain (2002, 2023) and Vanessa Webb (1996, 1997).
Balus won five out of her final seven matches to conclude the fall and owns a career singles mark of 24-16.
The Head Coach
Head coach Jamie Ashworth is in his 30th season with the Blue Devils and owns an impressive 647-165 ledger. In 2024, Ashworth registered his 600th victory on Jan. 20 in a 4-2 win over Illinois. He accomplished this mark in only 747 matches, becoming the quickest coach to 600 wins.
Quickest to 600 Wins – 747 matches by Jamie Ashworth (Duke), 749 by Jeff Wallace (Georgia), 779 by Brian Kalbas (William & Mary/North Carolina), and 785 by Lin Loring (UC Santa Barbara/Indiana).
Ashworth became the seventh NCAA Division I coach to reach the 600-win ledger – Lin Loring (846), Jeff Wallace (818), Brian Kalbas (797), Jay Louderback (703), Geoff MacDonald (631), Gualberto Escudero (631) and Jamie Ashworth (636) (wins entering the 2026 season).
Among the winningest coaches of all time, Ashworth ranks 10th with a 79.9 winning percentage, sixth with 647 wins, third for winningest active coaches by percentage (79.9) and second for winningest active coaches by victories (647).
Big Sets for Little Hearts
The Duke men's and women's tennis programs announced a partnership with the Duke Children's Hospital Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center called Big Sets for Little Hearts in the fall of 2024.
Big Sets for Little Hearts pledges will be made based on the number of sets won by the men's and women's tennis programs.
If you are interested in supporting Blue Devil tennis' partnership with Duke Children's, you can pledge for each set won during the season or make a one-time donation. Pledges start at $0.10, $0.50, $1.00 and $2.50. Based on last year's results, the smallest pledged donation would be equal to $64.70. For more information or to donate, click here.
The Duke Children's Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center is the No. 2 ranked pediatric cardiology and heart surgery program in the United States for newborns and children with congenital and acquired heart disease. The Duke Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center strives to improve their patients' outcomes and the quality of their lives.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
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