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Looking Back: 2019 NCAA Quarterfinal
5/17/2020 12:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Looking Back: 2019 NCAA Quarterfinal
DURHAM, N.C. – The month of May has traditionally been a successful time in Duke women's tennis history, and today, we wanted to look back on last year's NCAA Tournament success with the quarterfinal match in Orlando, Fla.
May 17, 2019 | NCAA Quarterfinal | vs. No. 4 South Carolina
Freshman Margaryta Bilokin was clutch as she clinched the match for the fifth-ranked Duke women's tennis team as they defeated fourth-ranked South Carolina, 4-1, in quarterfinal action of the NCAA Team Championships. The late start and long night proved no match for the Blue Devils at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
The victory sent Duke to the semifinals for the second consecutive year.
The Blue Devils came out in absolute dominant fashion in the doubles to take the point for the 23rd time this season and remain undefeated in the NCAA tournament.
Kelly Chen and Ellyse Hamlin, tabbed No. 47 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), came out strong to defeat third-ranked Mia Horvit and Ingrid Gamarra Martins, 6-3, on court one. The duo improved to 8-6 last season with their fifth victory over a ranked opponent.
Rookie duo of Bilokin and Maria Mateas cruised past Silvia Chinellato and Paige Cline on court three. Bilokin and Mateas held a 3-0 lead to take control of the court, improving to 14-5.
Junior Meible Chi started the Blue Devils off hot in singles being the first off the court. Chi, ranked No. 33 by the ITA, defeated No. 17 Cline 7-5, 6-0 on court two. The Weston, Fla., native dominated the court in the second frame as she cruised through all six games. With the victory, Chi was 15-3 during the spring and 6-2 versus nationally-ranked opponents.
South Carolina fought back to register a point on the board as fourth-ranked Gamarra Martins defeated No. 11 Mateas 6-2, 6-1 on the top court. With the loss, Mateas dropped to 12-10 in her rookie season.
Senior Kaitlyn McCarthy extended Duke's lead to 3-1 as she picked up her 15th win this season. The Cary, N.C., native defeated Megan Davies 6-1, 6-3. McCarthy led the majority of the first set, only dropping one game to pull off the court four victory. She improved to 15-7 in 2019.
The remaining three courts all came down to third sets.
Bilokin sealed the deal for the Blue Devils to send them to Saturday's Final Four as she defeated Rachel Rohrabacher 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 on court six. The New Canaan, Conn., native fell behind 1-4 in the first set before pulling out a 7-5 second-set victory. The final frame was tied 1-1 before Bilokin took control to win Duke's final point.
With the victory, Duke advanced to the semifinal match versus top-ranked Georgia.
#GoDuke | #RiseUp
May 17, 2019 | NCAA Quarterfinal | vs. No. 4 South Carolina
Freshman Margaryta Bilokin was clutch as she clinched the match for the fifth-ranked Duke women's tennis team as they defeated fourth-ranked South Carolina, 4-1, in quarterfinal action of the NCAA Team Championships. The late start and long night proved no match for the Blue Devils at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
The victory sent Duke to the semifinals for the second consecutive year.
The Blue Devils came out in absolute dominant fashion in the doubles to take the point for the 23rd time this season and remain undefeated in the NCAA tournament.
Kelly Chen and Ellyse Hamlin, tabbed No. 47 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), came out strong to defeat third-ranked Mia Horvit and Ingrid Gamarra Martins, 6-3, on court one. The duo improved to 8-6 last season with their fifth victory over a ranked opponent.
Rookie duo of Bilokin and Maria Mateas cruised past Silvia Chinellato and Paige Cline on court three. Bilokin and Mateas held a 3-0 lead to take control of the court, improving to 14-5.
Junior Meible Chi started the Blue Devils off hot in singles being the first off the court. Chi, ranked No. 33 by the ITA, defeated No. 17 Cline 7-5, 6-0 on court two. The Weston, Fla., native dominated the court in the second frame as she cruised through all six games. With the victory, Chi was 15-3 during the spring and 6-2 versus nationally-ranked opponents.
South Carolina fought back to register a point on the board as fourth-ranked Gamarra Martins defeated No. 11 Mateas 6-2, 6-1 on the top court. With the loss, Mateas dropped to 12-10 in her rookie season.
Senior Kaitlyn McCarthy extended Duke's lead to 3-1 as she picked up her 15th win this season. The Cary, N.C., native defeated Megan Davies 6-1, 6-3. McCarthy led the majority of the first set, only dropping one game to pull off the court four victory. She improved to 15-7 in 2019.
The remaining three courts all came down to third sets.
Bilokin sealed the deal for the Blue Devils to send them to Saturday's Final Four as she defeated Rachel Rohrabacher 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 on court six. The New Canaan, Conn., native fell behind 1-4 in the first set before pulling out a 7-5 second-set victory. The final frame was tied 1-1 before Bilokin took control to win Duke's final point.
With the victory, Duke advanced to the semifinal match versus top-ranked Georgia.
#GoDuke | #RiseUp
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