Duke women’s tennis closes regular season by sweeping Louisville 4-0 as Codd helps secure doubles point

A road sweep to end the regular season

Duke’s women’s tennis team finished its regular-season schedule with a 4-0 victory over Louisville on April 14, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. The dual match was played at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center and ended via the “first to four points” format used in college tennis: one point awarded for doubles, followed by singles points until a team reaches four.

The result gave Duke a shutout on the road and a clean closing note before postseason play, while Louisville was unable to convert opportunities into a point in either doubles or singles before the match ended.

How the match was decided

The opening doubles point set the tone. Duke secured the doubles point, and the duo of Katie Codd and Karolina Berankova recorded a 6-3 win over Louisville’s Allie Gretkowski and Lika Peresypkina. With doubles played in a single-set, no-ad format, early breaks and steady serving are often decisive; Duke’s pairs were able to finish quickly enough to claim the first point and pressure Louisville to chase the match in singles.

Codd’s role in the team result

While doubles provides only one point, it can shape the scoreboard and the decision-making that follows. Codd’s involvement in the doubles lineup mattered in two ways: her court produced a completed win, and the point arrived early enough to allow Duke to approach singles with a lead and multiple routes to the finish line.

Team tennis can end with several singles matches unfinished once the fourth point is clinched, meaning the early stages—particularly doubles—often become pivotal in how the overall contest unfolds. In this match, Duke reached the required four points before Louisville could register one, concluding the dual as a 4-0 sweep.

Key takeaways

• Duke won the dual match 4-0 at Louisville on April 14, 2024.
• The match was played at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center in Louisville.
• Duke captured the doubles point; Codd and Berankova won 6-3 at their position.
• The dual ended once Duke reached four total points, consistent with college scoring rules.

In NCAA-format tennis, shutouts often hinge on a fast doubles point and efficient singles starts—conditions Duke achieved in Louisville to close its regular season.

Duke’s 4-0 win provided a clear, match-format-driven conclusion: a doubles edge followed by enough singles success to end play before Louisville could change the scoreboard.