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Day One at Fall Ranked Spotlight
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Blue Devils Finish Day One at Fall Ranked Spotlight, Kitty Harrison Invitational
9/24/2021 10:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM – Duke women's tennis has finished day one at two local events, completing the opening rounds at the Fall Ranked Spotlight in Cary, N.C., and the Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Friday.
Fall Ranked Spotlight
Three Blue Devils — senior Margaryta Bilokin, junior Chloe Beck and freshman Emma Jackson — were in action on day one at the Cary Tennis Park. Action began with doubles, with Beck and Jackson teaming up for the first time. The duo faced a difficult test in the opening round, falling, 6-2, to Evgeniya Levashova and Valeriya Zeleva of Central Florida, but bounced back with a 6-4 victory over Ayana Akli and Sarah Hamner of South Carolina.
In singles, Beck delivered the first win of the day to advance in the main draw, defeating USC's Grace Piper in a convincing 6-2, 6-4 win. Beck's run would come to an end in the main draw, as she fell to North Carolina's No. 32 Cameron Morra, 6-3, 7-5.
Jackson, a freshman from La Grange Park, I'll., lost her opening round match but bounced back for her second straight tournament with a ranked win, defeating No. 49 Sophie Abrams of NC State, 6-4, 6-0. Jackson has started her Duke singles career with a 4-1 record, with two wins over top-50 opponents.
RESULTS
Singles
Round of 32
No. 20 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 18 Salma Ewing (USC) def. Emma Jackson (Duke) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 28 Chloe Beck (Duke) def. Grace Piper (USC) – 6-2, 6-4
Round of 16
No. 32 Cameron Morra (North Carolina) def. No. 28 Chloe Beck (Duke) – 6-3, 7-5
Consolation Round of 16
No. 48 Abigail Rencheli (NC State) def. Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) – 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
Emma Jackson (Duke) def. No. 49 Sophie Abrams (NC State) – 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
Evgeniya Levashova/Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. Chloe Beck/Emma Jackson (Duke) – 6-2
Chloe Beck/Emma Jackson (Duke) def. Ayana Akli/Sarah Hamner (South Carolina) – 6-4
Kitty Harrison Invitational
Graduate student Eliza Omirou, senior Kelly Chen, sophomore Karolina Berankova and freshman Ellie Coleman all took on day one of play at the Kitty Harrison Invitational, hosted by North Carolina. The opening round of singles and doubles were huge successes for the Blue Devils, beginning with 6-1 doubles win by Coleman and Omirou over Sofia Johnson and Alexandra Viktorovich of Old Dominion.
Both continued their winning ways in singles, with Chen joining them in advancing to their respective quarterfinals. Chen was perfect in singles on the day, winning her opening match 6-1, 6-3 over Wake Forest's Saby Nihalani and following it up with another win over Florida's Sydney Berlin, 6-2, 6-4. Chen has set up a ranked clash in the semifinal on Saturday, as she advances to face No. 82 Elizabeth Scotty of North Carolina.
RESULTS
Singles
Round of 16
Flight 1: Eliza Omirou (Duke) def. Sara Ziodato (Virginia) – 6-4, 6-7 (1), 1-0 (10-6)
Flight 2: No. 88 Reilly Tran (North Carolina) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) – 6-3, 6-4
Flight 3: No. 25 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. Saby Nihalani (Wake Forest) – 6-1, 6-3
Flight 4: Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Adeline Flach (Auburn) – 6-2, 6-2
Quarterfinal
Flight 1: No. 76 Marina Alcaide (Old Dominion) def. Eliza Omirou (Duke) – 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-4)
Flight 3: No. 25 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. Sydney Berlin (Florida) – 6-2, 6-4
Flight 4: No. 76 Anika Yarlagadda (North Carolina) def. Ellie Coleman (Duke) – 7-5, 3-5, 1-0 (10-5)
Consolation Quarterfinal
Flight 2: No. 101 Maria Susharina (Northwestern) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) – 6-4, 3-3 (ret.)
Doubles
Round of 16
Ellie Coleman/Eliza Omirou (Duke) def. Sofia Johnson/Alexandra Viktorovich (Old Dominion) – 6-1
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Fall Ranked Spotlight
Three Blue Devils — senior Margaryta Bilokin, junior Chloe Beck and freshman Emma Jackson — were in action on day one at the Cary Tennis Park. Action began with doubles, with Beck and Jackson teaming up for the first time. The duo faced a difficult test in the opening round, falling, 6-2, to Evgeniya Levashova and Valeriya Zeleva of Central Florida, but bounced back with a 6-4 victory over Ayana Akli and Sarah Hamner of South Carolina.
In singles, Beck delivered the first win of the day to advance in the main draw, defeating USC's Grace Piper in a convincing 6-2, 6-4 win. Beck's run would come to an end in the main draw, as she fell to North Carolina's No. 32 Cameron Morra, 6-3, 7-5.
Jackson, a freshman from La Grange Park, I'll., lost her opening round match but bounced back for her second straight tournament with a ranked win, defeating No. 49 Sophie Abrams of NC State, 6-4, 6-0. Jackson has started her Duke singles career with a 4-1 record, with two wins over top-50 opponents.
RESULTS
Singles
Round of 32
No. 20 Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 18 Salma Ewing (USC) def. Emma Jackson (Duke) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 28 Chloe Beck (Duke) def. Grace Piper (USC) – 6-2, 6-4
Round of 16
No. 32 Cameron Morra (North Carolina) def. No. 28 Chloe Beck (Duke) – 6-3, 7-5
Consolation Round of 16
No. 48 Abigail Rencheli (NC State) def. Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) – 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
Emma Jackson (Duke) def. No. 49 Sophie Abrams (NC State) – 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
Evgeniya Levashova/Valeriya Zeleva (UCF) def. Chloe Beck/Emma Jackson (Duke) – 6-2
Chloe Beck/Emma Jackson (Duke) def. Ayana Akli/Sarah Hamner (South Carolina) – 6-4
Kitty Harrison Invitational
Graduate student Eliza Omirou, senior Kelly Chen, sophomore Karolina Berankova and freshman Ellie Coleman all took on day one of play at the Kitty Harrison Invitational, hosted by North Carolina. The opening round of singles and doubles were huge successes for the Blue Devils, beginning with 6-1 doubles win by Coleman and Omirou over Sofia Johnson and Alexandra Viktorovich of Old Dominion.
Both continued their winning ways in singles, with Chen joining them in advancing to their respective quarterfinals. Chen was perfect in singles on the day, winning her opening match 6-1, 6-3 over Wake Forest's Saby Nihalani and following it up with another win over Florida's Sydney Berlin, 6-2, 6-4. Chen has set up a ranked clash in the semifinal on Saturday, as she advances to face No. 82 Elizabeth Scotty of North Carolina.
RESULTS
Singles
Round of 16
Flight 1: Eliza Omirou (Duke) def. Sara Ziodato (Virginia) – 6-4, 6-7 (1), 1-0 (10-6)
Flight 2: No. 88 Reilly Tran (North Carolina) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) – 6-3, 6-4
Flight 3: No. 25 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. Saby Nihalani (Wake Forest) – 6-1, 6-3
Flight 4: Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Adeline Flach (Auburn) – 6-2, 6-2
Quarterfinal
Flight 1: No. 76 Marina Alcaide (Old Dominion) def. Eliza Omirou (Duke) – 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-4)
Flight 3: No. 25 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. Sydney Berlin (Florida) – 6-2, 6-4
Flight 4: No. 76 Anika Yarlagadda (North Carolina) def. Ellie Coleman (Duke) – 7-5, 3-5, 1-0 (10-5)
Consolation Quarterfinal
Flight 2: No. 101 Maria Susharina (Northwestern) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) – 6-4, 3-3 (ret.)
Doubles
Round of 16
Ellie Coleman/Eliza Omirou (Duke) def. Sofia Johnson/Alexandra Viktorovich (Old Dominion) – 6-1
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