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Women's Tennis
vs ITA All-American Championship
Sunday, October 4
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
All Day
Duke University
vs
Day Two
Gorny Falls in Prequalifying; Duke Trio Preps for Qualifying
10/4/2009 7:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif.-Duke University sophomore Monica Gorny returned to the tennis courts today in an attempt to earn a spot in the qualifying round of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championship. She posted two wins on Saturday to earn a spot in the round of 32.
Gorny took on Lutflana Budiharto of Wichita State with the winner taking a spot in the qualifying round starting on Oct. 6. The South African native battled hard, but dropped a 7-5, 6-3 decision. Gorny is 5-2 as a member of the Blue Devils.
Lining up for Duke in the qualifying round is Amanda Granson in singles and Ellah Nze and Reka Zsilinszka in doubles action. Granson will take on ACC foe Emily Fraser of Virginia in her opening match. In doubles, Nze and Zsilinszka are matched up against the seventh-seeded tandem of Hilary Barlett and Taylor Marable of Princeton University.
The qualifying rounds will begin on Oct. 6-7. Players who earn three wins will advance into the main draw for the Riviera/ITA All-American Championship.
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Riviera/ITA All-American Prequalifying
Oct 03-4, 2009 at
| Singles competition | |
| Round of 64 | |
| Monica Gorny (Duke) def. Sarah Landsman (Arizona) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 | |
| Megan Alexander (TCU) def. Elizabeth Plotkin (Duke) 6-4, 6-7 (5-0), 6-1 | |
| Round of 32 | |
| Monica Gorny (Duke) def. #4 Rachael White (Illinois) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 | |
| Round of 16 | |
| Lutflana Budiharto (Wichita State) def. Monica Gorny (Duke) 7-5, 6-3 | |
| Doubles competition | |
| Round of 32 | |
| Clarisse Baca/Katrina Zheltova (Sacramento State) def. Monica Gorny/Elizabeth Plotkin (Duke) 8-7 | |
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