DUKE UNIVERSITY 2016-17 Women’s Tennis Media Guide DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2-9 2015-16 IN REVIEW 28-30 DUKE INFORMATION Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 2015-16 Statistics 28 Sports Information 3 2015-16 Schedule/Results 29 Location Durham, N.C. 2016-17 Schedule 4 2016 ACC Recap 30 Founded 1838 as Trinity College 2016-17 Season Outlook 5 Enrollment 6,485 Facilities 6 DUKE TEAM RECORDS 31-36 Colors Duke Blue and White Records 31 Nickname Blue Devils INFORMATION STAFF 7-12 Honors and Awards 33 Conference Atlantic Coast Head Coach Jamie Ashworth 7 Duke in the National Rankings 35 Affiliation NCAA Division I Associate Head Coach Marc Spicijaric 9 All-Time Letterwinners 36 Outdoor Courts Ambler Tennis Stadium Support Staff 10 Indoor Courts Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center Vice President/Director of Athletics 11 DUKE TENNIS HISTORY 37-57 President Dr. Richard Brodhead Senior Administration 12 ACC Tournament History 37 Vice President/Director of Athletics Kevin White All-ACC Selections 38 COACHING STAFF PLAYERS & STATS 13-27 Duke ACC Tournament Results 41 Chalena Scholl 13 ACC Flight Champions 43 Head Coach Jamie Ashworth Alyssa Smith 15 2009 National Championship 44 Alma Mater Maryland ‘94 Samantha Harris 17 Duke NCAA Tournament Results 45 Duke Record/Years 446-1115/20th season Christina Makarova 19 Duke All-Time Results 50 Career Record 446-115/20th season Rebecca Smaller 21 Duke Series Results 57 Assistant Coach Marc Spicijaric Ellyse Hamlin 23 Alma Mater Illinois ‘09 Kaitlyn McCarthy 25 Tennis Office Phone (919) 668-0345 Meible Chi 27 Tennis Office Fax (919) 668-0391 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record 19-7 2016 ACC Record 11-3 In 2009, Duke University and Nike Inc. reached a 10-year sponsorship agreement that will supply 2016 ACC Finish 4th all 26 of the Blue Devils’ athletics teams with uniforms, footwear, apparel and equipment. 2016 ACC Tournament Quarterfinals 2016 Postseason Second Round Under the terms of the contract, Nike will phase in its exclusive agreement with all Duke Athletics 2016 Final National Ranking 14, ITA teams over a three-year period beginning in 2008-09. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/1 Newcomers 1 Additionally, all officially licensed Blue Devils merchandise sold by Nike will comply with labor policies consistent with Duke’s position on worker’s rights. Duke has long been a leader in de- PROGRAM HISTORY manding manufacturers of licensed products protect the rights of workers. First Year of Program 1977 All-Time Program Record 787-253 In 1997, Duke was the first university in the country to adopt a code of conduct for apparel manu- ACC Championships 17 facturers requires licensees, their contractors and sub-contractors to accept independent moni- NCAA Tournament Appearances 28 toring of factory working conditions. Two years later, Duke established another standard by re- quiring its licensees to publicly disclose the names and locations of factories that manufacture SPORTS INFORMATION Duke items. Duke remains very involved in these issues and committed to ensuring that products Sports Information Director Art Chase bearing its name and/or trademarks are manufactured under decent and humane working condi- Women’s Tennis Contact Brad Amersbach tions. Email [email protected] Office Phone (919) 684-2668 Nike will provide cash compensation annually to the Duke Department of Athletics over the term Cell Phone (484) 948-8528 of the contract. Website www.GoDuke.com Nike will provide annual funding to local charities of Duke’s choice. Each year, one Duke student-athlete will receive a paid internship at Nike headquar- ters near Beaverton, Ore., beginning in the summer of 2009. CREDITS SOCIAL MEDIA Duke’s Twitter and Facebook pages provide exclusive news, updates and The 2015-16 Duke Women’s Tennis Media Guide is a publication of the other in-depth content. 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Duke Sports Information Staff Twitter ...........................................................http://twitter.com/Duke_WTEN Photos ................................................................Reagan Lunn, Duke Athletics Facebook................................................http://facebook.com/DukeWTennis - 2 - DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE DUKE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Room 281 Phone: 919-684-2633 INFORMATION Scott Family Athletics Center Fax: 919-684-2489 Durham, N.C. 27708 STAFF DIRECTORY Art Chase • Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football Alma Mater: Guilford, 1991 Joined Duke SID: August, 2000 Office: 919-684-2614 Cell: 919-599-9820 Email: [email protected] Lindy Brown • Senior Associate Sports Information Director Art Chase Lindy Brown Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer Sports Information Senior Associate Sports Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 1996 Joined Duke SID: November, 1999 Director Information Director Office: 919-684-2664 Cell: 919-599-9821 Email: [email protected] Cory Walton • Senior Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf Alma Mater: Missouri, 2006 Joined Duke SID: August, 2015 Office: 919-668-1712 Cell: 765-337-2063 Email: [email protected] Sarah Fetters • Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football (2nd), Men’s Tennis, Rowing Alma Mater: Wittenburg, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2014 Office: 919-684-8708 Cell: 984-209-9104 Email: [email protected] Cory Walton Sarah Fetters Meredith Rieder • Associate Sports Information Director Senior Associate Sports Associate Sports Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Wrestling Information Director Information Director Alma Mater: Denison, 2002 Joined Duke SID: August, 2008 Office: 919-684-3328 Cell: 919-812-6741 Email: [email protected] Ashley Wolf • Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Baseball Alma Mater: Cornell, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2009 Office: 919-668-4393 Cell: 603-325-2225 Email: [email protected] Leslie Gaber • Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Field Hockey, Swimming & Diving, Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Basketball (2nd) Alma Mater: Depauw, 2011 Joined Duke SID: July, 2011 Office: 919-668-7938 Cell: 614-519-9872 Email: [email protected] Meredith Rieder Ashley Wolf Associate Sports Associate Sports Brad Amersbach • Assistant Sports Information Director Information Director Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Cross Country, Men’s Basketball (2nd), Women’s Tennis Alma Mater: Millersville, 2008 Joined Duke SID: July, 2013 Office: 919-684-2668 Cell: 484-948-8528 Email: [email protected] Sarah Leggett • Sports Information Staff Assistant Sport Responsibilities: M/W Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field, Fencing Alma Mater: Elon, 2016 Joined Duke SID: August, 2016 Office: 919-668-3195 Cell: 757-621-9341 Email: [email protected] Leslie Gaber Brad Amersbach Assistant Sports Assistant Sports Information Director Information Director Sarah Leggett Sports Information Staff Assistant - 3 - DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE 2016-17 DUKE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time INFORMATION Sept. 16-18 (Fri-Sun) Duke Bonk Invitational Cary, N.C. All Day Oct. 1-9 (Sat-Sun) Riviera All-American Pacific Palisades, Calif. All Day Oct. 20-24 (Thur-Mon) ITA Regionals Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day Nov. 3-6 (Thur-Sun) ITA National Indoors New York, N.Y. All Day Nov. 4-6 (Fri-Sun) Kitty Harrison Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day Jan. 13-15 (Fri-Sun) UNLV Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day JAN. 25 (WED) ELON DURHAM, N.C. 3:00 PM ITA Kickoff Weekend Hosted by Duke: (Duke, Northwestern, Tulsa, William & Mary) JAN. 28 (SAT) WILLIAM & MARY DURHAM, N.C. 2:00 PM JAN. 29 (SUN) NORTHWESTERN/TULSA DURHAM, N.C. 10:00 AM/2:00 PM FEB. 5 (SUN) NORTHWESTERN DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 PM Feb. 10-13 (Fri-Mon) National Team Indoors New Haven, Conn. TBA Feb. 22 (Wed) NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 5:00 PM FEB. 25 (SAT) TCU DURHAM, N.C. 6:00 PM Mar. 15 (Wed) Florida Gulf Coast Naples, Fla. 5:00 PM Mar. 17 (Fri) Florida State* Tallahassee, Fla. 4:00 PM Mar. 19 (Sun) at Miami* Coral Gables, Fla. 12:00 PM MAR. 24 (FRI) VIRGINIA* DURHAM, N.C. 3:30 PM MAR. 26 (SUN) VIRGINIA TECH* DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 AM APR. 1 (SAT) PITTSBURGH* DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 PM APR. 2 (SUN) CLEMSON* DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 PM Apr. 7 (Fri) at Notre Dame* South Bend, Ind. 4:00 PM Apr. 9 (Sun) Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. TBA APR. 13 (THUR) WAKE FOREST* DURHAM, N.C. 3:30 PM Apr. 15 (Sat) Syracuse* Syracuse, N.Y. 11:00 AM Apr. 19 (Wed) North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 3:00 PM APR. 21 (FRI) LOUISVILLE* DURHAM, N.C. 5:00 PM APR. 23 (SUN) GEORGIA TECH* DURHAM, N.C. 12:00 PM Apr. 26-30 (Wed-Sun) ACC Tournament Cary, N.C. All Day * Denotes ACC Contest BOLD/CAPS Home Games Times are EST - 4 - DUKE WOMEN’S TENNIS 2016-17 MEDIA GUIDE 2016-17 SEASON OUTLOOK INFORMATION Strong Intentions for 2017 Campaign Home Is Where the Heart Is The Duke women’s tennis team enters the 2016-17 season follow- Duke looks to continue its strong play at home in 2017, after drop- ing a 19-7 mark over the course of the 2016 spring campaign. The Blue ping just three contests in Durham last season. Over the last five seasons, Devils’ 19 victories marked the program’s 40th season with double-digit the Blue Devils own an impressive record of 56-8 (.875) while competing victories and the 32nd year with 15-or-more wins. The Blue Devils reached at home. During the 2016 campaign, Duke downed nine ranked opponents the NCAA Tournament, serving as a host site and playing into the second in Ambler Stadium and Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.