Cardinals Downed at No. 24 Duke

Friday, March 13

Durham, NC

5:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Duke University

Germany Davis serves the ball during the match against NKU at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on January 30.

Photo by: Renelleda Saint-Hilaire | Louisville Athletics

March 13, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Nancy Worley

DURHAM, N.C. -- The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 4-0 at No. 24-ranked Duke Friday afternoon at the Ambler Tennis Center.

Louisville (9-5, 1-5 ACC) dropped the doubles point when Irina Balus and Eleana Yu defeated Cardinals Elena Noguero and Berta Miret 6-1 and then clinched the point when the No. 13-ranked pair of Shavit Kimchi and Liv Hovde beat Lika Peresypkina and Alice Otis 6-3 at the No. 1 slot.

The Cards met the same fate in singles when No. 107 ranked Aspen Schuman downed Noguero 6-2, 6-1. No. 13 Irina Balus held off Alice Otis on court one with a 6-1, 6-4 win. The match was clinched by Duke's Katie Codd, who defeated Anshika Jaswal 6-2, 6-0.

Duke improves its record to 10-3 and 4-0 in league play.

The Cardinals head over to Chapel Hill for a match with North Carolina on Sunday as ACC play continues.

Tennis Match Results
Louisville vs Duke
3/13/26 at Durham, N.C.
(Ambler Tennis Stadium)
#24 Duke 4, Louisville 0
Singles competition
1. #13 Irina Balus (DUKE) def. Alice Otis (LOU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #114 Liv Hovde (DUKE) vs. Germany Davis (LOU) 3-6, 6-3, unfinished
3. #107 Aspen Schuman (DUKE) def. Elena Noguero (LOU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Shavit Kimchi (DUKE) vs. Berta Miret (LOU) 6-2, 1-5, unfinished
5. Katie Codd (DUKE) def. Anshika Jaswal (LOU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Ava Krug (DUKE) vs. Lucia Gallegos (LOU) 5-7, 6-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #13 Shavit Kimchi/Liv Hovde (DUKE) def. Lika Peresypkina/Alice Otis (LOU) 6-3
2. Irina Balus/Eleana Yu (DUKE) def. Elena Noguero/Berta Miret (LOU) 6-1
3. Katie Codd/Ava Krug (DUKE) vs. Lucia Gallegos/Germany Davis (LOU) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Louisville 9-5, 1-5 ACC
Duke 10-3, 4-0 ACC; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,1,5)
T-1:54 A-127