By Morgan Pruchniewski, Duke Athletic Communications Student Assistant
DURHAM — Chloe Beck is already off to an impressive start to her senior year, holding an 18-3 singles record, 19-3 doubles ledger and ranked No. 5 nationally in singles. During her time at Duke, Beck has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American, qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship and been named both an ITA Scholar-Athlete and CoSIDA Academic All-American. For each of these incredible accomplishments, her family has been proudly watching from the stands.
Every single home match, Beck’s mom and grandparents – the Frisks – are in the stands cheering the team on. Beck’s family lives in Athens, Ga., but make the five and a half hour haul each way to be there to support Chloe and the rest of the Blue Devils.
This isn’t anything new for the Frisks. They started their road trips watching Chloe’s mother, Debbie, play during her career at Emory University.
“It’s tradition for us now. We would leave early Friday morning and make the 18-hour drive,” said Mrs. Frisk. “After the match we would drive through the night on Sunday to get back to New York so that we could make it to work Monday morning.”
Debbie and her parents are familiar faces in the stands, making it to every home match in the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center or Ambler Tennis Stadium to support the Blue Devils. Last year they were even able to travel to some of the away matches to cheer on the team on the road.
“We were able to watch the ACC Tournament last year in Rome, Ga., and we were able to see them win there,” said Debbie Beck. “Another funny time was when we beat the team to Coral Gables to watch them play Miami. The girls were stuck on a bus for hours due to flight cancelations, while we were already enjoying Miami.”
They’ve also been able to be there for some of Chloe’s biggest moments in her tennis career.
“Watching Chloe and the team beat UNC last year was fantastic,” said Mr. Frisk. “It was magical. It was senior night and being able to beat the team that hadn’t lost all last year, that was something special to be there for.”
“Playing against our rival school and having my parents and grandparents there to support me made that moment just that much more special,” said Chloe Beck. “The girl I was playing against is now my doubles partner, which is…
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