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Jamie Ashworth
five times and notching ACC Tournament Championships on
six occasions. This season will be Ashworth's 12th as head
coach, as well as his fourth year on the ITA Board of Directors
and fifth year on the Division I Women's Tennis Operating
Committee.
The 2006-07 campaign saw Duke go 12-10 (5-6 ACC)
and reach the NCAA Tournament for the 18th straight year and
19th time overall. The Blue Devils finished the season with a
national ranking of No. 21, led by sophomore Melissa Mang,
who received All-ACC recognition for the second straight year,
and freshman Amanda Granson, who led the squad in singles
wins (23), dual match victories (15) and ACC triumphs (eight).
Mang combined with senior Daniela Bercek for a No. 15 final
national ranking, as the duo went 15-6 on the year for teambests
in overall wins (15), dual victories (15) and ACC wins
(seven).
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Jamie Ashworth
Head Coach
12th Year
Maryland, 1994
One of the winningest women's tennis coaches
in the nation, Jamie Ashworth heads into the 2007-08
season with a young and talented squad as he looks
toward another successful year at the helm of the Blue
Devil program.
Over the last 11 years, Ashworth has led Duke
to a 241-60 (.801) overall and an 81-14 (.853) ACC
mark, while advancing
to the NCAA Final Four
AS DUKE HEAD COACH
2006-07 ................... 12-10
2005-06 .................... 20-8
2004-05 ................... 16-11
2003-04 .................... 22-5
2002-03 .................... 30-3
2001-02 .................... 25-5
2000-01 .................... 27-2
1999-00 .................... 23-6
1998-99 .................... 27-4
1997-98 .................... 27-4
1996-97 .................... 12-1
TOTAL .................. 241-59
In 2005-06, Ashworth rounded out a decade as the head coach of the women's tennis
program, as his 10th year saw the Blue Devils go 20-8 overall and 9-1 in ACC play. Mang
became the sixth Blue Devil freshman all-time and third under Ashworth (Ansley Cargill, 2001;
Kelly McCain, 2002) to receive ACC Rookie of the Year honors, as she also received All-ACC
accolades along with Bercek and Jackie Carleton. Bercek and Carleton each received bids to
the NCAA Singles Championships and Bercek received her third career All-America nod. The
Blue Devils ended the campaign ranked ninth in the country.
After serving as a Duke assistant coach from 1994-95 through 1996-97, Ashworth took
over the head coaching reigns on March 20, 1997, and paced Duke to a 12-1 overall record and
a 4-0 conference mark to wrap up the season.
In his first full year as a head coach (1997-98), Ashworth led Duke to 27 wins, then a
school record, the school's 11th consecutive ACC regular season and tournament titles, Duke's
best final national ranking at No. 2, its third consecutive Final Four and the program's first
appearance in the NCAA title match.
The 1998-99 season was no letdown as he guided Duke to 27 wins, its 12th consecutive
ACC regular season and tournament titles, its fourth straight Final Four and a final national ranking
of No. 3.
In 1999-2000, Ashworth guided a young Blue Devil team to a 23-6 record, a 13th consecutive
ACC Tournament title and a Sweet 16 NCAA finish. The following campaign (2000-01) saw
Ashworth lead the Blue Devils to 27 victories and an Elite Eight NCAA finish, along with Duke's
14th consecutive ACC Championship and an undefeated 8-0 ACC regular season mark.
In 2001-02, Duke posted a 25-5 overall record and won the ACC regular season title with
an 8-0 mark. In 2002-03, Ashworth led the Blue Devils back to the NCAA Final Four, tied an ACC
record with 30 victories, won the ACC regular season and tournament titles, and claimed the
National Team Indoor Championship. With one of his youngest teams in his coaching history,
Ashworth led Duke to the Elite Eight and a 22-5 mark in 2003-04.
During Ashworth's term as the assistant coach, the Blue Devils recorded a 59-13 overall
record and a perfect 20-0 ACC mark. In his first year as an assistant in1994-95, Duke went 22-
6, advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals and finished the year ranked No. 7. In 1995-
96, he helped pace Duke to a 25-4 mark (then a school record for wins in a season), a trip to the
NCAA Final Four and a national ranking of No. 3. In 1996-97, Duke advanced to its second
straight NCAA Final Four, finishing the year third in the nation, once again.
Ashworth has coached 20 different All-ACC selections and 16 different All-America honorees,
as well as four collegiate grand slam champions during his stint with the Blue Devils. That
list that includes four-time All-America and 1998 NCAA singles national champion, Vanessa
Webb, who is Duke tennis' only Honda Award winner and Olympian. Three of Duke's ACC
Rookie of the Year honorees have come under his tenure, as well as two ITA National Rookies
of the Year. Ashworth was named both ACC Coach of the Year and Wilson/ITA Southeast Region
Coach of the Year on two occasions (2001, 2003).
A 1994 speech communication graduate of Maryland, Ashworth was a four-year letterwinner
for the Terrapins and served as a captain of the team his junior and senior years.
A native of Amherst, N.H., Ashworth resides in Durham.
ASHWORTH YEAR-BY-YEAR
2007...12-10
One All-ACC Selection
2006...20-8
ACC Regular Season Champions • Three All-ACC Selections
One All-America Selection • ACC Freshman Of the Year
2005...16-11
One All-ACC Selection
2004...22-5
Two All-America Selections • ITA Senior Player of the Year
2003...30-3
ACC Regular Season Champions • ACC Champions
Three All-America Selections • ACC Player of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year • ITA Regional Coach of the Year
ITA Team Indoor Champions • NCAA Final Four
2002...25-5
ACC Regular Season Champions
Three All-America Selections • ACC Freshman of the Year
2001...27-2
ACC Coach of the Year • ACC Champions
Four All-America Selections • National Freshman of the Year
ACC Freshman of the Year • ACC Player of the Year
2000...23-6
ITA Regional Coach of the Year • ACC Champions
One All-America Selection
1999...27-4
NCAA Final Four • ACC Champions
Two All-America Selections • ACC Player of the Year
Honda Award Winner as National Player of the Year
1998...27-4
NCAA Finalists • ACC Champions
NCAA Individual Champion • Two All-America Selections
ACC Female Athlete of the Year • ACC Player of the Year
1997...12-1
NCAA Final Four • ACC Champions
Five All-America Selections • National Freshman of the Year
ACC Player of the Year • ACC Freshman of the Year
Overall as Head Coach...
20 different All-Conference Selections
16 different All-America Selections
Four different Grand Slam Champions
Four different members of the Rolex All-Star Team
Two National Rookies of the Year
One NCAA Champion • One Olympian