DURHAM – Graduate student Brianna Shvets has been named the 2023-24 Duke women’s tennis Charles Hamilton Hargrave Most Valuable Player.
Shvets, a product of Pennington, N.J., earned the annual award, which is in its eighth year of presentation and is voted on by her teammates.
“Bri has been the consummate team player over her two years at Duke,” said Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth. “She is someone that brings life to practice and emotion to matches on a daily basis. She never takes a day off and has been a tremendous addition to the Duke Tennis family. I’m proud to have been able to coach her and I know her teammates are proud to call her a friend. This most valuable player award voted by her teammates is extremely well-deserved and an honor she should be proud of.”
Charles Hamilton Hargrave was one of the first men’s team captains for Duke, lettering in 1927-28. His family wanted to keep his memory alive within the Blue Devil tennis program and endowed the MVP award in his name.
Shvets has posted impressive numbers since arriving on campus two years ago. She has compiled a 43-14 singles ledger along with a 17-5 ACC mark. In doubles action, Shvets owns a 23-11 overall and 7-3 ACC mark. In her final year as a Blue Devil, she has posted an 18-8 singles and 15-6 doubles mark, while earning as high as a No. 78 ranking nationally.
Over her career at Princeton and Duke, Shvets has collected an 102-40 singles and 69-36 doubles record. She became the 29th Blue Devil to reach the 100-win mark in singles this spring.
Shvets owns a degree in public policy and international affairs from Princeton, which she graduated in 2022. She also graduated from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business with a Master of Management Studies (MMS) degree in May of 2023. Shvets recently completed the Daytime MBA program at Duke Fuqua as well.
As a team, Duke awaits the NCAA Tournament first round on Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m., in Knoxville, Tenn., against East Tennessee State.
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