TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 The 22nd-ranked Duke women’s tennis team opened its final regular season road trip Friday with a 4-0 sweep of Florida State at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center in Tallahassee.\u00a0
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\nWith the victory, the Blue Devils moved to 16-6 overall and 9-2 in the ACC, while the Seminoles dropped to 6-15, 2-9.\u00a0
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\nHow It Happened <\/p>\n
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\n\tDuke came out and took leads on all three doubles courts.
\n\tThe Blue Devil duo of Liv Hovde<\/a> and Aspen Schuman<\/a> remained undefeated as they defeated M.B. Deatherage and Cade Cricchio, 6-4, on court three.\u00a0 Duke jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Seminoles responded by winning three games in a row to take a 3-2 lead.\u00a0 Hovde and Schuman came back by winning three games of their own to go ahead, 5-3.\u00a0 The Blue Devils finished off the match by winning, 6-4.\u00a0
\n\tDuke’s 75th-ranked Eleana Yu<\/a> and Claire An<\/a> fell behind, 2-1 and 3-2, against Tina Li and Kristyna Lavickova, but came back to win four games in a row to clinch the doubles point for the Blue Devils, 6-3, on court two.
\n\tWhen the doubles point was clinched, Duke’s Irina Balus<\/a> and Shavit Kimchi<\/a> were tied, 5-5, with Eva Shaw and Laura Putz.\u00a0
\n\tThe Blue Devils had a solid start in singles and put another two points on the board quickly.\u00a0
\n\tSenior Katie Codd<\/a> totaled a 6-0, 6-1 win over Laura Anderson at No. 6, while Duke’s 123rd-ranked Yu collected a 6-1, 6-1 win against Cricchio at No. 5.\u00a0
\n\tFor the second match in a row, 70th-ranked Schuman clinched the victory for Duke as she collected a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 win at the No. 2 slot against Deatherage.\u00a0
\n\tWhen the match was clinched, Balus was leading 98th-ranked Shaw, 1-6, 6-3, 4-3, at No. 1, An was ahead of Li, 6-4, 4-2, and Kimchi was leading Putz, 6-4, 4-2.\u00a0
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\nNotes<\/p>\n
\n\tDuke’s doubles duo of Aspen Schuman<\/a> and Liv Hovde<\/a> moved to 6-0 overall and 5-0 in the ACC.\u00a0
\n\tEleana Yu<\/a> and Claire An<\/a>, who are ranked No. 75 nationally, won their third match in a row and are now 11-6 and 3-2 in ACC action.\u00a0
\n\tKatie Codd<\/a> moved to 7-4 overall and 3-0 in ACC play on the season.\u00a0
\n\tEleana Yu<\/a> improved to 10-9 and 2-2 in ACC action.\u00a0
\n\tDuke improved to 40-7 all-time in the series with Florida State and snapped a two-time losing streak to the Seminoles.\u00a0
\n\tSchuman moved to 14-3 overall and 9-1 in ACC action in singles.\u00a0
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\nQuotes<\/p>\n
\n\t“I thought that was kind of a methodical match for us. I thought the doubles got off to a little bit of a slow start.\u00a0 I think coming off that emotional match on Wednesday night, it took us a little while to get going. And then, obviously, the same with singles. I thought once we got our legs and our feet under us, then we were able to take control of pretty much every court.”\u00a0 \u2013 Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth<\/a>
\n\t“Katie’s usually not one of the first ones done, but she was really efficient on the point she was playing. Elena was very vocal and invested a lot into that match.\u00a0 So, it was good to get those two quickly.” \u2013 Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth<\/a> on Katie and Eleana’s quick wins
\n\t“That’s our goal on these weekends [to win and get off the court quickly].\u00a0 I thought that we handled ourselves well.\u00a0 We were very deliberate with what we were doing on the court. Very methodical, other than the first set Irina played, I thought we played the big points well and got off the court like we needed to.” \u2013 Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth<\/a>
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\nNext Match <\/p>\n
\n\tDuke will close the regular season Sunday, April 12 at 12 p.m., against No. 35 Miami.\u00a0
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\nTo stay up to date with Blue Devils women’s tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching “DukeWTEN”.\u00a0
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\n#22 Duke 4, Florida State 0
\nApril 10, 2026
\nTallahassee, Fla.\u00a0 *\u00a0 Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center
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\nDoubles
\n1. \u00a0Irina Balus<\/a>\/Shavit Kimchi<\/a> (DU) vs. Eva Shaw\/Laura Putz (FSU) 5-5, unfinished
\n2. #75 Eleana Yu<\/a>\/Claire An<\/a> (DU) def. Tina Li\/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-3
\n3. Liv Hovde<\/a>\/Aspen Schuman<\/a> (DU) def. M.B. Deatherage\/Cade Cricchio (FSU) 6-4
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\nSingles
\n1. #16 Irina Balus<\/a> (DU) vs. #98 Eva Shaw (FSU) 1-6, 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
\n2. #70 Aspen Schuman<\/a> (DU) def. M.B. Deatherage (FSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
\n3. Claire An<\/a> (DU) vs. Tina Li (FSU) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
\n4. Shavit Kimchi<\/a> (DU) vs. Laura Putz (FSU) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
\n5. #123 Eleana Yu<\/a> (DU) def. Cade Cricchio (FSU) 6-1, 6-1
\n6. Katie Codd<\/a> (DU) def. Laura Anderson (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
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\nOrder of Finish: Doubles (3,2*), Singles (6,5,2*)
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