Blue Devils to Host ITA Kickoff Weekend Friday/Saturday

Princeton (1-0) at #15 Duke (4-0)
Friday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m.
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center  *  Durham, N.C.
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Denver (1-0) vs. #14 Auburn (0-1)
Friday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center  *  Durham, N.C.
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Championship Match
Saturday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m.
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center  *  Durham, N.C.
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Consolation Match
Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center  *  Durham, N.C.
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DURHAM – The 15th-ranked Duke women’s tennis team (4-0) is set to host the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kickoff Weekend Jan. 26-27 inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. 

 

Top-seeded Duke will face Princeton (1-0) on Friday at 3 p.m., followed by 14th-ranked Auburn (0-1) versus Denver (2-0) at 6:30 p.m.  Both winning teams will then face each other on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m., followed by the losing teams at 7 p.m. 

 

The winning team of the championship match on Saturday will advance to the National Team Indoors Feb. 9-12 in Seattle, Wash. 

 

Live scoring and live video will be available for all four matches via www.GoDuke.com.  Coverage will also be available via Cracked Racquets CrossCourt Cast Coverage on ESPN+.

 

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.

 

Ashworth Reaches 600 Wins

Head coach Jamie Ashworth reached 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 by Jamie Ashworth (Duke), 749 by Jeff Wallace (Georgia), 779 by Brian Kalbas (William & Mary/North Carolina) and 785…