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Women's Tennis
vs ITA Regional Championship
Wednesday, November 6
Newport Beach, Calif.
Duke University
vs
ITA Fall Nationals
Kelly Chen
No. 5 Chen Takes Down Top-Seeded Bolton
11/8/2019 4:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
No. 5 Chen Takes Down Top-Seeded Bolton
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Junior Kelly Chen continued her streak of solid performances in the singles main draw of the 2019 ITA Fall National Championships Friday afternoon by advancing to the quarterfinals with a huge win over the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, Elysia Bolton of UCLA.
Chen, tabbed No. 5 by the ITA, defeated No. 16 Bolton in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) to advance to the quarterfinals of the singles main draw.
The Cerritos, Calif., native now owns a fall ledger of 14-4 overall and is 5-3 against nationally ranked foes. Friday's victory also marks the second win over a top-20 opponent this season.
Chen will now face No. 17 Anna Turati (Texas) Saturday.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
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SINGLES MAIN DRAW
Round of 64
No. 5 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. No. 22 Solymar Colling (San Diego) 6-0, 6-1
No. 18 Meible Chi (Duke) def. No. 95 Bojana Markovic (Hawaii) 6-3, 6-2
Chloe Beck (Duke) def. Paris Corley (LSU) 6-1, 6-7 (8), 7-5
Round of 32
No. 5 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. No. 98 Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) 6-2, 6-0
No. 12 Cameron Morra (North Carolina) def. Chloe Beck (Duke) 6-1, 6-1
Lexi Ryngler (Texas) def. No. 18 Meible Chi (Duke) 6-1, 3-6, 4-6
Round of 16
No. 5 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. No. 16 Elysia Bolton (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
Chen, tabbed No. 5 by the ITA, defeated No. 16 Bolton in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) to advance to the quarterfinals of the singles main draw.
The Cerritos, Calif., native now owns a fall ledger of 14-4 overall and is 5-3 against nationally ranked foes. Friday's victory also marks the second win over a top-20 opponent this season.
Chen will now face No. 17 Anna Turati (Texas) Saturday.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
SINGLES MAIN DRAW
Round of 64
No. 5 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. No. 22 Solymar Colling (San Diego) 6-0, 6-1
No. 18 Meible Chi (Duke) def. No. 95 Bojana Markovic (Hawaii) 6-3, 6-2
Chloe Beck (Duke) def. Paris Corley (LSU) 6-1, 6-7 (8), 7-5
Round of 32
No. 5 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. No. 98 Rebeka Stolmar (UCF) 6-2, 6-0
No. 12 Cameron Morra (North Carolina) def. Chloe Beck (Duke) 6-1, 6-1
Lexi Ryngler (Texas) def. No. 18 Meible Chi (Duke) 6-1, 3-6, 4-6
Round of 16
No. 5 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. No. 16 Elysia Bolton (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
Players Mentioned
Eleana Yu Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
Jame Ashworth Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
Ellie Coleman Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
Jamie Ashworth Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
