By Jim Sumner, GoDuke The Magazine
This is Ramsey Smith’s 15th season as head coach of the Duke men’s tennis team.
It’s too early to call 2023 his best team. That will be determined in May. But through April this team certainly looked like one of his best. It has depth, talent and versatility.
But Smith says the intangibles are what distinguishes this group.
“Good leadership, good assistant coaches, a belief, a toughness.”
Smith cites a very challenging early schedule “where we lost 4-3 early to a bunch of good teams where we just didn’t push through.