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Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
Wednesday, March 22
Durham, N.C.
4 p.m.
Duke University
7
vs
0
Northwestern
Photo by: Anthony Garza
No. 10 Duke Returns to Action with 7-0 Win Over Northwestern
3/22/2023 8:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM – Coming off spring break, the 10th-ranked Duke women's tennis team returned to action on Wednesday afternoon inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center and collected a 7-0 win over Northwestern to close the non-conference portion of their 2023 slate.
The Blue Devils improved to 16-2 overall and won their 22nd-straight home match to tie for the fifth-longest streak in school history. Northwestern fell to 5-9 on the year.
How It Happened
• Northwestern came out in doubles with the hot hand taking leads on all three courts early.
• After falling behind, 3-1, on court three, Duke's tandem of Iuliia Bryzgalova and Emma Jackson battled back to take the match, 6-3, by winning five straight games.
• On court two, the Blue Devil duo of Karolina Berankova and Ellie Coleman faced Maria Shusharina and Sydney Pratt. The match featured six deuce points with Duke dropping four of the six in a very tight match. Northwestern went ahead, 5-1, but Berankova and Coleman won back-to-back deuce points to extend the match, before falling, 6-3.
• The doubles point came down to court one with Duke's 32nd-ranked Chloe Beck and Cameron Morra versus Briana Crowley and Christina Hand. After dropping the first game, Beck and Morra won two in a row to take a 2-1 lead. The first three games went to a deuce point to decide who won. Crowley and Hand responded by winning three in a row to go ahead, 4-2. Trailing 4-3, Beck and Morra won three straight deuce points to take a 5-4 lead and then closed the match with a 6-4 victory to give the Blue Devils the doubles point. Duke won five of the six deuce points in the match.
• In singles, Duke won the first set on five of the six courts.
• No. 70 ranked Morra, on court two, was very impressive dropping only two games en route to defeating Maria Shusharina, 6-0, 6-2, to give the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead.
• Shortly after Morra's win, Duke's 31st-ranked Jackson registered a 6-3, 6-0 win on court three against 109th-ranked Hand and the Blue Devils led, 3-0.
• After dropping the first two games and trailing 3-1 to open her match with Leong, No. 2 ranked Beck won five consecutive games to take the first set, 6-3. Beck then clinched the match for Duke with a 6-0 sweep in the second set on court one.
• The final match of the day was on court four with Duke's Coleman versus Crowley. Crowley built a 5-0 lead in the first set, but Coleman would not quit winning five straight games to even the score, 5-5. Crowley would eventually win the first set, 7-5. Coleman opened the second set with a 3-1 lead, but Crowley came back to take a 5-3 lead. Coleman battled back once again and evened the match, 5-5, but would fall behind again, 5-6. After evening the score, 6-6, Coleman won the tiebreaker, 7-3, to send the match to a third set tiebreaker. In the third set tiebreaker, Coleman jumped ahead, 7-1, and never trailed, but Crowley came back to even the match, 9-9. In the end, Coleman won 12-10 to take the match, 7-6 (12-10).
Notes
• Emma Jackson totaled her sixth career win against a ranked opponent and moved to 18-8 on the season in singles.
• Jackson and Iuliia Bryzgalova improved to 9-3 this season, including 8-2 in dual match action.
• For the 14th time over her career and sixth this season, Chloe Beck clinched the match for Duke.
• Beck is 15-0 on the season in dual match singles play and is now 99-23 over her career.
• Beck now owns a 19-match singles winning streak in 2022-23, which leads the nation. She also improved to 35-0 all-time in home dual matches at Duke.
• Beck and Cameron Morra registered their 25th doubles win on the season, including their fifth straight.
• The Blue Devils have won 41 straight matches when winning the doubles point.
• Brianna Shvets won her 14th consecutive singles contest and is now 12-0 in dual matches.
Quotes
"It took us a little bit to kind of get going with our doubles. It looked like we hadn't played a match in 10 days to be honest with you. We were able to turn it around with some changes. Just being able to make little changes was a good thing for us." -- Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth
"I mean, I love playing with Chloe. It's been the best time so far and I know we're really excited for what's to come. But, you know, it was a little bit of a slow start. I didn't play best. I put that on me. But we're really happy to get the win. Coming back from spring break. We had such a great trip. We got to spend so much time together, which I think only helps and I think we saw our team chemistry really come together today." -- Duke graduate student Cameron Morra
"This is my favorite time of the year coming up. Coming back from spring break - getting some rest after school and finals. But this is the time of year that matters the most. I'm just trying to make sure I do everything I can to help the team. It's such a special group of people and I think we're all really excited for what's next." -- Duke graduate student Cameron Morra
Next Match
The Blue Devils will hit the road this weekend for a pair of ACC matches at Syracuse on Friday, March 24 at 3 p.m., followed by a contest at Boston College on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
#10 Duke 7, Northwestern 0
March 22, 2023
Durham, N.C./Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
Doubles
1. #32 Chloe Beck/Cameron Morra (DU) def. Briana Crowley/Christina Hand (NU) 6-4
2. Maria Shusharina/Sydney Pratt (NU) def. Karolina Berankova/Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-3
3. Iuliia Bryzgalova/Emma Jackson (DU) def. Justine Leong/Kiley Rabjohns (NU) 6-3
Singles
1. #2 Chloe Beck (DU) def. Justine Leong (NU) 6-3, 6-0
2. #70 Cameron Morra (DU) def. Maria Shusharina (NU) 6-0, 6-2
3. #31 Emma Jackson (DU) def. #109 Christina Hand (NU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Briana Crowley (NU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 12-10
5. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Sydney Pratt (NU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Briana Shvets (DU) def. Kiley Rabjohns (NU) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1*), Singles (2,3,4*,6,5,4)
The Blue Devils improved to 16-2 overall and won their 22nd-straight home match to tie for the fifth-longest streak in school history. Northwestern fell to 5-9 on the year.
How It Happened
• Northwestern came out in doubles with the hot hand taking leads on all three courts early.
• After falling behind, 3-1, on court three, Duke's tandem of Iuliia Bryzgalova and Emma Jackson battled back to take the match, 6-3, by winning five straight games.
• On court two, the Blue Devil duo of Karolina Berankova and Ellie Coleman faced Maria Shusharina and Sydney Pratt. The match featured six deuce points with Duke dropping four of the six in a very tight match. Northwestern went ahead, 5-1, but Berankova and Coleman won back-to-back deuce points to extend the match, before falling, 6-3.
• The doubles point came down to court one with Duke's 32nd-ranked Chloe Beck and Cameron Morra versus Briana Crowley and Christina Hand. After dropping the first game, Beck and Morra won two in a row to take a 2-1 lead. The first three games went to a deuce point to decide who won. Crowley and Hand responded by winning three in a row to go ahead, 4-2. Trailing 4-3, Beck and Morra won three straight deuce points to take a 5-4 lead and then closed the match with a 6-4 victory to give the Blue Devils the doubles point. Duke won five of the six deuce points in the match.
• In singles, Duke won the first set on five of the six courts.
• No. 70 ranked Morra, on court two, was very impressive dropping only two games en route to defeating Maria Shusharina, 6-0, 6-2, to give the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead.
• Shortly after Morra's win, Duke's 31st-ranked Jackson registered a 6-3, 6-0 win on court three against 109th-ranked Hand and the Blue Devils led, 3-0.
• After dropping the first two games and trailing 3-1 to open her match with Leong, No. 2 ranked Beck won five consecutive games to take the first set, 6-3. Beck then clinched the match for Duke with a 6-0 sweep in the second set on court one.
• The final match of the day was on court four with Duke's Coleman versus Crowley. Crowley built a 5-0 lead in the first set, but Coleman would not quit winning five straight games to even the score, 5-5. Crowley would eventually win the first set, 7-5. Coleman opened the second set with a 3-1 lead, but Crowley came back to take a 5-3 lead. Coleman battled back once again and evened the match, 5-5, but would fall behind again, 5-6. After evening the score, 6-6, Coleman won the tiebreaker, 7-3, to send the match to a third set tiebreaker. In the third set tiebreaker, Coleman jumped ahead, 7-1, and never trailed, but Crowley came back to even the match, 9-9. In the end, Coleman won 12-10 to take the match, 7-6 (12-10).
Notes
• Emma Jackson totaled her sixth career win against a ranked opponent and moved to 18-8 on the season in singles.
• Jackson and Iuliia Bryzgalova improved to 9-3 this season, including 8-2 in dual match action.
• For the 14th time over her career and sixth this season, Chloe Beck clinched the match for Duke.
• Beck is 15-0 on the season in dual match singles play and is now 99-23 over her career.
• Beck now owns a 19-match singles winning streak in 2022-23, which leads the nation. She also improved to 35-0 all-time in home dual matches at Duke.
• Beck and Cameron Morra registered their 25th doubles win on the season, including their fifth straight.
• The Blue Devils have won 41 straight matches when winning the doubles point.
• Brianna Shvets won her 14th consecutive singles contest and is now 12-0 in dual matches.
Quotes
"It took us a little bit to kind of get going with our doubles. It looked like we hadn't played a match in 10 days to be honest with you. We were able to turn it around with some changes. Just being able to make little changes was a good thing for us." -- Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth
"I mean, I love playing with Chloe. It's been the best time so far and I know we're really excited for what's to come. But, you know, it was a little bit of a slow start. I didn't play best. I put that on me. But we're really happy to get the win. Coming back from spring break. We had such a great trip. We got to spend so much time together, which I think only helps and I think we saw our team chemistry really come together today." -- Duke graduate student Cameron Morra
"This is my favorite time of the year coming up. Coming back from spring break - getting some rest after school and finals. But this is the time of year that matters the most. I'm just trying to make sure I do everything I can to help the team. It's such a special group of people and I think we're all really excited for what's next." -- Duke graduate student Cameron Morra
Next Match
The Blue Devils will hit the road this weekend for a pair of ACC matches at Syracuse on Friday, March 24 at 3 p.m., followed by a contest at Boston College on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
#GoDuke
#10 Duke 7, Northwestern 0
March 22, 2023
Durham, N.C./Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
Doubles
1. #32 Chloe Beck/Cameron Morra (DU) def. Briana Crowley/Christina Hand (NU) 6-4
2. Maria Shusharina/Sydney Pratt (NU) def. Karolina Berankova/Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-3
3. Iuliia Bryzgalova/Emma Jackson (DU) def. Justine Leong/Kiley Rabjohns (NU) 6-3
Singles
1. #2 Chloe Beck (DU) def. Justine Leong (NU) 6-3, 6-0
2. #70 Cameron Morra (DU) def. Maria Shusharina (NU) 6-0, 6-2
3. #31 Emma Jackson (DU) def. #109 Christina Hand (NU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Briana Crowley (NU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 12-10
5. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Sydney Pratt (NU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Briana Shvets (DU) def. Kiley Rabjohns (NU) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1*), Singles (2,3,4*,6,5,4)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Justine Leong / 0 [NUW]
30
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Maria Shusharina / 0 [NUW]
02
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Christina Hand / 0 (109/-) [NUW]
30
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Briana Crowley / 0 [NUW]
7610
5712
#5 Singles Match
12
Sydney Pratt / 0 [NUW]
14
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Kiley Rabjohns / 0 [NUW]
31
66
Order of Finish:
2,3,1,6,5,4
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