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Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
Thursday, April 22
Rome, Ga.
10:00 AM
Duke University
4
vs
0
Louisville (ACC Tournament)
Photo by: Anthony McClellan
Blue Devils Advance to Quarterfinals of ACC Championship
4/22/2021 1:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ROME, Ga. – The fifth-seeded and 14th-ranked Duke women's tennis team collected a 4-0 victory over 12th-seeded Louisville Thursday morning at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga.
Duke improved to 15-5 on the season and will advance to face fourth-seeded and 13th-ranked Virginia (13-5) on Friday, April 23 at 9 a.m., in the quarterfinals.
The Blue Devils once again got off to a good start in doubles and would go on to take the crucial point to take a 1-0 lead.
On court two, Duke's ninth-ranked tandem of Chloe Beck and Karolina Berankova jumped out to a 4-0 lead and would go on to win, 6-3, over Chelsea Sawyer and Raven Neely. The victory for the Blue Devils moved them to 15-3 and marked the fifth straight win for Beck and Berankova.
Duke's 35th-ranked duo of Kelly Chen and Georgia Drummy held a 2-1 lead at the beginning, but Louisville's Tatiana Simova and Dina Chaika responded by winning two straight points to go ahead, 3-2. Chen and Drummy came back to win four consecutive points to win the match, 6-3, and clinch the point for Duke.
When the doubles point was clinched, the Blue Devil team of seventh-ranked Meible Chi and Margaryta Bilokin were trailing, 4-5.
In singles action, 40th-ranked Beck set the tone early with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Neely at the No. 2 position to improve to 17-4 overall and 15-3 in dual match action.
Drummy was in a battle of top 100-ranked student-athletes on court one against 93rd-ranked Di Palma. A product of Dublin, Ireland, 35th-ranked Drummy also got off to a good start leading 3-0 early in the first set. She maintained that edge and went on to take it, 6-2. After falling behind 0-1 in the second set, Drummy came back to win the second set, 6-2, to improve to 6-0 on the year at the No. 1 slot. Overall, Drummy is now 16-4 on the season in singles action.
With Duke leading 3-0, senior Hannah Zhao saw action at the No. 6 position on Thursday against Chaika. After dropping behind, 0-1 and 1-2 early, Zhao fought back to take a 3-2 lead and she would never trail the rest of the way. Zhao, who hails from San Diego, Calif., won the first set, 7-5, and then collected a 6-0 victory in the second to clinch the second round win for the Blue Devils. It marked the seventh time in her career she has clinched a win for Duke and the first time this season.
When the victory was clinched, the remainder of the matches went unfinished.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
No. 14 Duke 4, Louisville 0
Doubles
1. #7 Meible Chi/Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. #62 Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (UL) 4-5 unfinished
2. #9 Chloe Beck/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Chelsea Sawyer/Raven Neely (UL) 6-3
3. #35 Kelly Chen/Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Tatiana Simova/Dina Chaika (UL) 6-3
Singles
1. #35 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. #93 Andrea Di Palma (UL) 6-3, 6-2
2. #40 Chloe Beck (DU) def. Raven Neely (UL) 6-2, 6-2
3. #37 Meible Chi (DU) vs. Chelsea Sawyer (UL) 4-6, 4-4 unfinished
4. Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. Rhea Verma (UL) 6-2, 2-5 unfinished
5. Karolina Berankova (DU) vs. Jelena Vujanic (UL) 6-4, 5-2 unfinished
6. Hannah Zhao (DU) def. Dina Chaika (UL) 7-5, 6-0
Finish:
Doubles – 2, 3
Singles – 2, 1, 6
Duke improved to 15-5 on the season and will advance to face fourth-seeded and 13th-ranked Virginia (13-5) on Friday, April 23 at 9 a.m., in the quarterfinals.
The Blue Devils once again got off to a good start in doubles and would go on to take the crucial point to take a 1-0 lead.
On court two, Duke's ninth-ranked tandem of Chloe Beck and Karolina Berankova jumped out to a 4-0 lead and would go on to win, 6-3, over Chelsea Sawyer and Raven Neely. The victory for the Blue Devils moved them to 15-3 and marked the fifth straight win for Beck and Berankova.
Duke's 35th-ranked duo of Kelly Chen and Georgia Drummy held a 2-1 lead at the beginning, but Louisville's Tatiana Simova and Dina Chaika responded by winning two straight points to go ahead, 3-2. Chen and Drummy came back to win four consecutive points to win the match, 6-3, and clinch the point for Duke.
When the doubles point was clinched, the Blue Devil team of seventh-ranked Meible Chi and Margaryta Bilokin were trailing, 4-5.
In singles action, 40th-ranked Beck set the tone early with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Neely at the No. 2 position to improve to 17-4 overall and 15-3 in dual match action.
Drummy was in a battle of top 100-ranked student-athletes on court one against 93rd-ranked Di Palma. A product of Dublin, Ireland, 35th-ranked Drummy also got off to a good start leading 3-0 early in the first set. She maintained that edge and went on to take it, 6-2. After falling behind 0-1 in the second set, Drummy came back to win the second set, 6-2, to improve to 6-0 on the year at the No. 1 slot. Overall, Drummy is now 16-4 on the season in singles action.
With Duke leading 3-0, senior Hannah Zhao saw action at the No. 6 position on Thursday against Chaika. After dropping behind, 0-1 and 1-2 early, Zhao fought back to take a 3-2 lead and she would never trail the rest of the way. Zhao, who hails from San Diego, Calif., won the first set, 7-5, and then collected a 6-0 victory in the second to clinch the second round win for the Blue Devils. It marked the seventh time in her career she has clinched a win for Duke and the first time this season.
When the victory was clinched, the remainder of the matches went unfinished.
For more information on Duke women's tennis, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
No. 14 Duke 4, Louisville 0
Doubles
1. #7 Meible Chi/Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. #62 Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (UL) 4-5 unfinished
2. #9 Chloe Beck/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Chelsea Sawyer/Raven Neely (UL) 6-3
3. #35 Kelly Chen/Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Tatiana Simova/Dina Chaika (UL) 6-3
Singles
1. #35 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. #93 Andrea Di Palma (UL) 6-3, 6-2
2. #40 Chloe Beck (DU) def. Raven Neely (UL) 6-2, 6-2
3. #37 Meible Chi (DU) vs. Chelsea Sawyer (UL) 4-6, 4-4 unfinished
4. Margaryta Bilokin (DU) vs. Rhea Verma (UL) 6-2, 2-5 unfinished
5. Karolina Berankova (DU) vs. Jelena Vujanic (UL) 6-4, 5-2 unfinished
6. Hannah Zhao (DU) def. Dina Chaika (UL) 7-5, 6-0
Finish:
Doubles – 2, 3
Singles – 2, 1, 6
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
12
5UF
Margaryta Bilokin/ Meible Chi (7/-) [DU]
40
#2 Doubles Match
1
3
Chloe Beck/ Karolina Berankova (9/-) [DU]
6
#3 Doubles Match
1
3
Kelly Chen/ Georgia Drummy (35/-) [DU]
6
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
32
Georgia Drummy / 0 (35/-) [DU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Chloe Beck / 0 (40/-) [DU]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
640
Meible Chi / 0 (37/-) [DU]
44UF
#4 Singles Match
123
250
Margaryta Bilokin / 0 [DU]
62UF
#5 Singles Match
123
420
Karolina Berankova / 0 [DU]
65UF
#6 Singles Match
12
50
Hannah Zhao / 0 [DU]
76
Order of Finish:
2,1,6
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