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Saturday, October 3
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
All Day
Duke University
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Day One at Riviera All-American
Two Blue Devils Advance at Riviera/ITA All-American
10/3/2015 11:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – The 2015 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships opened Saturday afternoon, with two members of the Duke women's tennis team advancing beyond the second round of the pre-qualifying draw.
Freshmen Kaitlyn McCarthy and Ellyse Hamlin, competing in the pre-qualifying singles draw, each earned two wins to open the tournament. McCarthy required three sets to down Laura Gulbe of Pepperdine, but ultimately earned the 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 victory in her first match of the event. The Cary, N.C., native followed the performance with a 6-0, 6-0 rout of Rice's Kathrine Ip. McCarthy is scheduled to face Caroline Wegner of TCU tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. (ET). McCarthy remains perfect over her college career, owning a record of 5-0.
Hamlin downed her first opponent, No. 124 Alice Barnett of Northwestern, 6-1, 6-1, to reach the second round of the pre-qualifying draw. In the second round, Hamlin took Pepperdine's Matea Cutura to three sets and secured the victory by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Hamlin is set to compete against Illinoi's Alexis Casati at 3 p.m. (ET) in third-round action. Hamlin improved to 3-1 with the pair of wins.
Fellow freshman Jessica Ho suffered her first loss as a Blue Devil after remaining unbeaten at the Duke James Bonk Invite two weeks earlier. Ho fell to 96th-ranked Shannon Hudson of Arkansas, 6-3, 7-5. Ho's singles record now sits at 3-1 on the season.
Be sure to follow Duke women's tennis (@Duke_WTEN) on Twitter for updates throughout the tournament.
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