Xu Earns No. 1 Seed; Balus Seeded for NCAA Singles Championship

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women's tennis freshman

Mimi Xu received the No. 1 seed, while junior

Irina Balus was selected among the No. 9-16 seeds for the 2026 NCAA Singles Championship.

The championship will take place Nov. 17-22 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia.

Xu and Balus earned their NCAA berths by reaching the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships in Cary in September. Sophomore

Aspen Schuman also qualified at the event, giving the Blue Devils three singles participants.

A product of Swansea, United Kingdom, Xu won five matches to finish runner-up at the ITA All-American Championships in her collegiate debut. Her fall run included victories over second-ranked…