Blue Devils Shine on Day Two at ITA Regionals

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Day Two at ITA Fall Regionals

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Blue Devils Shine on Day Two at ITA Regionals

10/22/2021 11:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Duke women's tennis continued to shine on the second day of the ITA Fall Regionals, hosted by Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Between doubles and singles, the Blue Devils posted a combined 16 wins and locked up eight spots in Saturday's quarterfinal round.

Superset doubles matches kicked off day two of the ITA Regionals with Kelly Chen and Eliza Omirou immediately getting Duke off to a great start. The doubles duo set the tone for the day, posting an 8-1 win over Charlotte's Emma Wilkins and Lucie Petruzelova. Karolina Berankova and Georgia Drummy notched the second win of the morning, as the pair defeated Nanon Delsol and Teodora Ristic of Gardner-Webb, 8-3.

Margaryta Bilokin and Chloe Beck rallied to secure a win over Elon's formidable pairing of Lizette Reding and Sibel Tanik. After falling behind by three points early in the superset, the Blue Devil duo quickly grabbed momentum back with three consecutive points of their own before going on to claim an 8-5 victory. Ellie Coleman and Emma Jackson cruised to an 8-1 win over Davidson's Elizabeth Truluck and Mira Gladstone in the consolation draw, which gave the Blue Devils doubles teams a sweep for the day.

Berankova and Drummy are set to take the court at 1 p.m. while Chen and Omirou as well as Beck and Bilokin resume play at 1:30 p.m. Coleman and Jackson are also set to take the court on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., for the consolation draw.

Duke continued its solid play as the day moved into singles action. Coleman picked up the first singles win of the day for the Blue Devils with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Lily Woods from Wofford. Beck, Chen and Jackson followed suit and posted straight set wins of their own. Beck beat Charleston Southern's Luiza Fullana 6-0 and 6-2, Chen grabbed a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sara Snyder from Furman and Jackson defeated UNC's Ruxi Schech 6-2, 6-0.

Bilokin also picked up a win after a three-set match against Coastal Carolina's Victoire de Samucewicz. Bilokin gained the upper hand by taking the first set 6-4 but de Samucewicz responded and took the second set 6-3. Bilokin remained poised, taking the set 6-2 to claim the match for the Blue Devils. Omirou recorded the fourth straight-set victory for Duke with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Furman's Ellie Schulson.

Five Blue Devils clinched spots in the quarterfinal round following strong performances in the Round of 16. Beck was the first to punch her ticket, beating UNC's Lucia Quiterio 6-2, 6-3. Coleman, Chen and Bilokin were each pitted against individuals from ACC foe Clemson in their respective second round matchups. Coleman locked up her second singles win of the day after rallying from a set down to take the second set, 6-2. She would roll from there and go on to beat Ali DeSpain 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Chen bested Daniela Medvedeva 6-2, 6-1, while Bilokin battled past Eleni Louka 7-5, 6-2. Jackson locked up Duke's fifth spot in the quarterfinals with a tightly contested 7-5, 7-5 triumph over Kacie Harvey from UNC.

Omirou moves to the consolation round after falling to UNC's Anika Yarlagadda 3-6, 5-7. Berankova beat Elizabeth Massie from Wofford 6-2, 6-2 in the qualifier consolation Round of 16. Unfortunately, Berankova dropped the consolation quarterfinal round to Charleston Southern's Laura Marti 4-6, 2-2, after retiring.
Beck, Bilokin, Coleman, Chen and Jackson are set to commence play at 9 a.m. while Omirou's day will start at 10:30 a.m.

RESULTS
Doubles
Kelly Chen/Eliza Omirou (Duke) def. Emma Wilkins/Lucie Petruzelova (Charlotte) – 8-1
Karolina Berankova/Georgia Drummy (Duke) def. Nanon Delsol/Teodora Ristic (Gardner-Webb) – 8-3
Chloe Beck/Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) def. Lizette Reding/Sibel Tanik (Elon) – 8-5

Doubles – Consolation Round
Emma Jackson/Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Elizabeth Truluck/Mira Gladstone (Davidson) – 8-1

Singles
Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Lily Woods (Wofford) – 6-1, 6-2
Chloe Beck (Duke) def. Luiza Fullana (Charleston Southern) – 6-0, 6-2
Kelly Chen (Duke) def. Sara Snyder (Furman) – 6-1, 6-3
Emma Jackson (Duke) def. Ruxi Schech (UNC) – 6-2, 6-0
Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) def. Victoire de Samucewicz (Coastal Carolina) – 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Eliza Omirou (Duke) def. Ellie Schulson (Furman) – 6-4, 6-2

Chloe Beck (Duke) def. Luiza Fullana (Charleston Southern) – 6-2, 6-3
Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Ali DeSpain (Clemson) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Kelly Chen (Duke) def. Daniela Medvedeva (Clemson) – 6-2, 6-1
Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) def. Eleni Louka (Clemson) – 7-5, 6-2
Emma Jackson (Duke) def. Kacie Harvey (UNC) – 7-5, 7-5
Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Eliza Omirou (Duke) – 6-3, 7-5

Singles – Qualifying Round Consolation
Karolina Berankova (Duke) def. Elizabeth Massie (Wofford) – 6-2, 6-2
Laura Marti (Charleston Southern) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) – 6-4, 2-2*

*Berankova retired

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