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Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
Sunday, February 9
Chicago, Ill.
1:00 PM
Duke University
0
vs
4
North Carolina
No. 5 Duke Falls to No. 2 UNC in ITA Semifinals
2/9/2020 4:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
No. 5 Duke Falls to No. 2 UNC in ITA Semifinals
CHICAGO – The fifth-ranked Duke women's tennis team was unable to hold off second-ranked North Carolina in the semifinals of the 2020 ITA National Team Indoor Championships, falling by a 4-0 score Sunday afternoon in Chicago.
With the loss, the Blue Devils drop to 7-2 overall as the Tar Heels remain undefeated (9-0) and advance to the championship match for the second straight year.
"I just told the girls that we competed like we have all year," head coach Jamie Ashworth said. "We have to learn to be mentally tougher in big situations. We had some opportunities to win the doubles point, and then we back off and get defensive. In singles, we did the same thing. Stroke for stroke, we're as good as anyone in the country, but we need to be mentally tougher. North Carolina is a great team … give them credit. When those situations were close, they did a much better job mentally than we did."
The Tar Heels had an advantage heading into singles action by collecting the doubles point. North Carolina has yet to drop the doubles point so far this season.
The sixth-ranked doubles team in the country, Alexa Graham and Sara Daavettila, defeated Chloe Beck and Kelly Chen (6-4) on court one before Cameron Morra and Elizabeth Scotty took down Summer Dvorak and Yasmine Mansouri (6-4) on Duke's third court.
The Tar Heels carried the momentum into singles and ultimately took three courts to advance to the championship match. North Carolina features three players ranked in the top 10 by the ITA.
Fourth-ranked Daavettila gave North Carolina its second point of the match with a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory over Mansouri on court two before No. 23 Alle Sanford defeated Dvorak on court six by a 6-3, 6-1 score.
No. 101 Makenna Jones clinched the match for the Tar Heels with a 6-4, 6-3 dub on court five over No. 17 Beck, marking Beck's first loss this season.
Despite being unfinished, No. 10 Chen was up against No. 7 Graham (6-2, 6-5) on Duke's top court.
"The beauty of it is its February and we have a lot of tennis ahead of us," Ashworth said. "I'm impressed with us and how we did this weekend. We're in a great spot and will take some time to regroup. We will be ready to go and get tougher."
The Blue Devils will return to action Friday, Feb. 21 to open ACC play at Boston College.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke | #RiseUp
Tennis Match Results
North Carolina vs Duke
2/9/2020 at Chicago, Ill.
(XS Tennis Village)
#2 North Carolina 4, #5 Duke 0
Singles competition
1. #10 Kelly Chen (DU) vs. #7 Alexa Graham (UNC) 6-2, 6-5, unfinished
2. #4 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Yasmine Mansouri (DU) 6-1, 6-1
3. #74 Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. #9 Cameron Morra (UNC) 6-7 (5-7), 2-4, unfinished
4. #89 Meible Chi (DU) vs. Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) 2-6, 7-5, unfinished
5. #101 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. #17 Chloe Beck (DU) 6-4, 6-3
6. #23 Allle Sanford (UNC) def. Summer Dvorak (DU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #6 Alexa Graham/Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Kelly Chen/Chloe Beck (DU) 6-4
2. Margaryta Bilokin/Meible Chi (DU) vs. #29 Makenna Jones/Allle Sanford (UNC) 5-2, unfinished
3. Cameron Morra/Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. Summer Dvorak/Yasmine Mansouri (DU) 6-4
Match Notes:
North Carolina 9-0; National ranking #2
Duke 7-2; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,6,5)
With the loss, the Blue Devils drop to 7-2 overall as the Tar Heels remain undefeated (9-0) and advance to the championship match for the second straight year.
"I just told the girls that we competed like we have all year," head coach Jamie Ashworth said. "We have to learn to be mentally tougher in big situations. We had some opportunities to win the doubles point, and then we back off and get defensive. In singles, we did the same thing. Stroke for stroke, we're as good as anyone in the country, but we need to be mentally tougher. North Carolina is a great team … give them credit. When those situations were close, they did a much better job mentally than we did."
The Tar Heels had an advantage heading into singles action by collecting the doubles point. North Carolina has yet to drop the doubles point so far this season.
The sixth-ranked doubles team in the country, Alexa Graham and Sara Daavettila, defeated Chloe Beck and Kelly Chen (6-4) on court one before Cameron Morra and Elizabeth Scotty took down Summer Dvorak and Yasmine Mansouri (6-4) on Duke's third court.
The Tar Heels carried the momentum into singles and ultimately took three courts to advance to the championship match. North Carolina features three players ranked in the top 10 by the ITA.
Fourth-ranked Daavettila gave North Carolina its second point of the match with a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory over Mansouri on court two before No. 23 Alle Sanford defeated Dvorak on court six by a 6-3, 6-1 score.
No. 101 Makenna Jones clinched the match for the Tar Heels with a 6-4, 6-3 dub on court five over No. 17 Beck, marking Beck's first loss this season.
Despite being unfinished, No. 10 Chen was up against No. 7 Graham (6-2, 6-5) on Duke's top court.
"The beauty of it is its February and we have a lot of tennis ahead of us," Ashworth said. "I'm impressed with us and how we did this weekend. We're in a great spot and will take some time to regroup. We will be ready to go and get tougher."
The Blue Devils will return to action Friday, Feb. 21 to open ACC play at Boston College.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke | #RiseUp
Tennis Match Results
North Carolina vs Duke
2/9/2020 at Chicago, Ill.
(XS Tennis Village)
#2 North Carolina 4, #5 Duke 0
Singles competition
1. #10 Kelly Chen (DU) vs. #7 Alexa Graham (UNC) 6-2, 6-5, unfinished
2. #4 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Yasmine Mansouri (DU) 6-1, 6-1
3. #74 Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. #9 Cameron Morra (UNC) 6-7 (5-7), 2-4, unfinished
4. #89 Meible Chi (DU) vs. Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) 2-6, 7-5, unfinished
5. #101 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. #17 Chloe Beck (DU) 6-4, 6-3
6. #23 Allle Sanford (UNC) def. Summer Dvorak (DU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #6 Alexa Graham/Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Kelly Chen/Chloe Beck (DU) 6-4
2. Margaryta Bilokin/Meible Chi (DU) vs. #29 Makenna Jones/Allle Sanford (UNC) 5-2, unfinished
3. Cameron Morra/Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. Summer Dvorak/Yasmine Mansouri (DU) 6-4
Match Notes:
North Carolina 9-0; National ranking #2
Duke 7-2; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,6,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Alexa Graham / 0 (7/-) [UNC]
250
66UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Sara Daavettila / 0 (4/-) [UNC]
66
11
#3 Singles Match
123
Cameron Morra / 0 (9/-) [UNC]
740
62UF
#4 Singles Match
123
Elizabeth Scotty / 0 [UNC]
650
27UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Makenna Jones / 0 (101/-) [UNC]
66
43
#6 Singles Match
12
Allle Sanford / 0 (23/-) [UNC]
66
31
Order of Finish:
2,6,5
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