DURHAM, N.C. – With the fall tennis season in the rearview mirror, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released its final rankings of the fall, which featured four Duke women's tennis players on the singles list and one doubles team.
Coming in with the highest Blue Devil ranking is junior
Kelly Chen, locking in at No. 10. Chen finished the fall with a 14-5 overall ledger and went 5-4 against ranked opponents. Most recently at the ITA Fall National Championships, Chen defeated three ranked foes en route to the quarterfinals of the singles main draw.
Rookie
Chloe Beck earned Duke's second-highest ranking at No. 25. Beck was previously unranked heading into the start of the fall season and defeated four ranked opponents to play to a 10-3 overall ledger. At the ITA All-American Championships in October, Beck entered the tournament in the qualifying singles draw and worked her way into the main draw by defeating six ranked opponents. She ultimately fell in the semifinals.
Sophomore
Margaryta Bilokin and senior
Meible Chi round out Duke's singles players with Bilokin at No. 67 and Chi at No. 77. Bilokin played to an 8-4 ledger while Chi went 6-3 overall.
Duke was also represented on the doubles list with Beck and Chi checking in at No. 35. The duo played to a 3-2 ledger this fall, including 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents.
The Blue Devils will open the 2020 spring slate Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Grand Canyon in Phoenix, Ariz.
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