DURHAM – The Duke women's tennis program has announced its 2021 fall schedule, with the entire Blue Devils roster set to compete across several events. This fall will feature seven events across three months of action.
The Blue Devils open the fall slate at the Furman Invitational in Furman, S.C., from Sep. 17-19. The two teams have a long history with each other, with the Blue Devils defeating the Paladins, 5-2, on Jan. 31, 2021.
Following the opening weekend, the team will compete in two separate events from Sep. 24-26. Some will compete in the Fall Ranked Spotlight event in Cary, N.C., while others will tackle the UNC Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue Devils competed in the fall UNC Invitational during the 2019-20 season, with senior
Margaryta Bilokin going undefeated in singles and doubles to lead the team.
Four Blue Devils – seniors
Kelly Chen and
Georgia Drummy, junior
Chloe Beck and sophomore
Karolina Berankova – will serve up the month of October at the ITA Women's All-American Championships, from Oct. 4-10, in Charleston, S.C. Beck made waves in the last championship when she reached the singles semifinal.
At the same time, several Blue Devils will compete in the Wildcat Invitational at Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. The event runs from Oct. 8-10.
The fall slate concludes with the ITA Fall Regionals from Oct. 21-25 in Winston Salem, N.C., and the ITA Fall Nationals from Nov. 4-7 in San Diego, Calif. Chen had big runs in both events in 2019, reaching the regional singles final and round of 16 in the national event.
The Blue Devils open the dual match portion of the schedule in January 2022. Duke returns five from last season's roster, adding two freshmen,
Ellie Coleman and
Emma Jackson, plus graduate transfer
Eliza Omirou.
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