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Sunday, January 31
Durham, N.C.
11:00 AM
Duke University
5
vs
2
Furman
No. 10 Duke Defeats Furman, 5-2
1/31/2021 3:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. – The 10th-ranked Duke women's tennis team defeated Furman (5-2) Sunday afternoon in the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. With the victory, the Blue Devils improve to 3-1 as the Paladins dip to 1-4.
"Furman is sneaky good," head coach Jamie Ashworth said. "I told the girls even before we hit in our warmup that we had to be emotionally ready to play. It was a tough week after last weekend, but we have to move forward. We had to make sure we came out ready to play and for the most part, we did that."
Duke secured the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. Kelly Chen and Georgia Drummy were quick to get off the court first with a 6-0 win on court three over Maggie Pate and Ellie Schoppe before Chloe Beck and Karolina Berankova outlasted Madison Dillon and Maryann Rompf (6-3) on court two.
Heading into singles play, No. 29 Beck made quick work to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court five over Furman's Pate. With the dub, Beck improves to 5-2 on the young spring season.
No. 111 Chi was next off for Duke to bring its lead to 3-0. On court three, Chi defeated Dillon (6-3, 6-3) for her sixth singles win this season.
Junior Margaryta Bilokin clinched the match for the Blue Devils on court four. Ranked No. 44 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), Bilokin defeated Rompf (6-1, 6-2) for her sixth singles win.
Bilokin and Chi's six wins tie for a team high this season.
Duke collected its fifth point of the match with a win on court two as No. 28 Drummy defeated Adams (6-1, 7-5). With the victory, Drummy elevates to 5-2 in singles action.
Furman's Schoppe earned a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 95 Berankova on court six for the Paladin's first point of the contest.
The last match of the day game down to a super tiebreak on court one. No. 15 Kozarov of Furman outlasted No. 8 Chen 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (4) in the third set super tiebreak.
"We have to stay healthy," Ashworth said. "We've played good doubles and we've won almost all our doubles points, but we can't rest on that. We have to keep improving. We have to try to put ourselves in pressure situations in practice."
Duke will return to the court Sunday, Feb. 14 for a 2 p.m., match against Appalachian State.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
Tennis Match Results
Furman vs Duke
Jan 31, 2021 at Durham, N.C.
(Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center)
#10 Duke 5, Furman 2
Singles competition
1. #15 Katarina Kozarov (FUR) def. #8 Kelly Chen (DU) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
2. #28 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Julia Adams (FUR) 6-1, 7-5
3. #111 Meible Chi (DU) def. Madison Dillon (FUR) 6-3, 6-3
4. #44 Margaryta Bilokin (DU) def. MaryAnn Rompf (FUR) 6-1, 6-2
5. #29 Chloe Beck (DU) def. Maggie Pate (FUR) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ellie Schoppe (FUR) def. #95 Karolina Berankova (DU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Meible Chi/Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. #27 Katarina Kozarov/Julia Adams (FUR) 3-5, unfinished
2. Chloe Beck/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Madison Dillon/MaryAnn Rompf (FUR) 6-3
3. Kelly Chen/Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Maggie Pate/Ellie Schoppe (FUR) 6-0
Match Notes:
Furman 1-4
Duke 3-1; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,3,4,2,6,1)
"Furman is sneaky good," head coach Jamie Ashworth said. "I told the girls even before we hit in our warmup that we had to be emotionally ready to play. It was a tough week after last weekend, but we have to move forward. We had to make sure we came out ready to play and for the most part, we did that."
Duke secured the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. Kelly Chen and Georgia Drummy were quick to get off the court first with a 6-0 win on court three over Maggie Pate and Ellie Schoppe before Chloe Beck and Karolina Berankova outlasted Madison Dillon and Maryann Rompf (6-3) on court two.
Heading into singles play, No. 29 Beck made quick work to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court five over Furman's Pate. With the dub, Beck improves to 5-2 on the young spring season.
No. 111 Chi was next off for Duke to bring its lead to 3-0. On court three, Chi defeated Dillon (6-3, 6-3) for her sixth singles win this season.
Junior Margaryta Bilokin clinched the match for the Blue Devils on court four. Ranked No. 44 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), Bilokin defeated Rompf (6-1, 6-2) for her sixth singles win.
Bilokin and Chi's six wins tie for a team high this season.
Duke collected its fifth point of the match with a win on court two as No. 28 Drummy defeated Adams (6-1, 7-5). With the victory, Drummy elevates to 5-2 in singles action.
Furman's Schoppe earned a 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 95 Berankova on court six for the Paladin's first point of the contest.
The last match of the day game down to a super tiebreak on court one. No. 15 Kozarov of Furman outlasted No. 8 Chen 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (4) in the third set super tiebreak.
"We have to stay healthy," Ashworth said. "We've played good doubles and we've won almost all our doubles points, but we can't rest on that. We have to keep improving. We have to try to put ourselves in pressure situations in practice."
Duke will return to the court Sunday, Feb. 14 for a 2 p.m., match against Appalachian State.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
Tennis Match Results
Furman vs Duke
Jan 31, 2021 at Durham, N.C.
(Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center)
#10 Duke 5, Furman 2
Singles competition
1. #15 Katarina Kozarov (FUR) def. #8 Kelly Chen (DU) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
2. #28 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Julia Adams (FUR) 6-1, 7-5
3. #111 Meible Chi (DU) def. Madison Dillon (FUR) 6-3, 6-3
4. #44 Margaryta Bilokin (DU) def. MaryAnn Rompf (FUR) 6-1, 6-2
5. #29 Chloe Beck (DU) def. Maggie Pate (FUR) 6-1, 6-2
6. Ellie Schoppe (FUR) def. #95 Karolina Berankova (DU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Meible Chi/Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. #27 Katarina Kozarov/Julia Adams (FUR) 3-5, unfinished
2. Chloe Beck/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Madison Dillon/MaryAnn Rompf (FUR) 6-3
3. Kelly Chen/Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Maggie Pate/Ellie Schoppe (FUR) 6-0
Match Notes:
Furman 1-4
Duke 3-1; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,3,4,2,6,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Katarina Kozarov / 0 (15/-) [FUR]
641
260
#2 Singles Match
12
Julia Adams / 0 [FUR]
15
67
#3 Singles Match
12
Madison Dillon / 0 [FUR]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
12
MaryAnn Rompf / 0 [FUR]
12
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Maggie Pate / 0 [FUR]
12
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Ellie Schoppe / 0 [FUR]
66
43
Order of Finish:
5,3,4,2,6,1
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