DURHAM – The eighth-ranked Duke women's tennis team closed the weekend with a 6-1 victory over 38th-ranked Florida State on Saturday inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center to reach 20 wins for the 19th time under head coach
Jamie Ashworth and the 29th time in program history.
The Blue Devils collected their ninth-straight overall win and the 24th-consecutive home victory to improve to 20-2 overall and 9-1 on the year. Florida State dropped to 10-9, 3-6.
How It Happened
• The Blue Devils continued their stellar play in doubles by taking the doubles point and led 1-0.
• On court two,
Karolina Berankova and
Emma Jackson remained undefeated by defeating Kianah Motosono and Ellie Schoppe, 6-1.
• Seeing action for the first time together,
Ellie Coleman and
Cameron Morra were impressive on court one registering a 6-2 win over Vic Allen and Anna Arkadianou.
• On court three, Duke's
Iuliia Bryzgalova and
Georgia Drummy were leading, 4-3, against Olympe Lancelot and Kristyna Lavickova when the doubles point was clinched.
• The Blue Devils continued their momentum into singles and collected three quick wins on courts two, three and six to clinch the victory and lead 4-0.
• Drummy won her fourth straight dual match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Schoppe on court three and then 31st-ranked Jackson knocked off 67th-ranked Arkadianou, 6-2, 6-1, on court two.
• On court six,
Brianna Shvets clinched the win for the Blue Devils with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mila Saric.
• After winning the first set, 7-6 (7-4), Morra was forced to retire due to injury on court one against 108th-ranked Allen, after dropping the first game in the second set.
• Coleman continued her hot play with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court four versus Lavickova on court four to put the Blue Devils ahead, 5-1.
• To close the match, Bryzgalova registered a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) victory over Lancelot on court five.
Notes
•
Ellie Coleman and
Cameron Morra played together for the first time in their career and clinched the doubles point for the Blue Devils.
•
Emma Jackson and
Karolina Berankova improved to 3-0 over their career playing together in doubles.
•
Iuliia Bryzgalova and
Georgia Drummy registered their 11th-straight win on the year to improve to 11-0 overall and 10-0 in the ACC.
• Jackson moved to 21-9, 7-3 on the year, while collecting her seventh career win against a ranked opponent.
• Coleman registered her eighth straight win in singles to improve to 22-7 on the year and 7-3 in ACC action.
• The Blue Devils have won 45 straight matches when winning the doubles point.
•
Brianna Shvets improved to 22-5, 8-1 in ACC play on the season.
Quotes
"I was proud of our overall effort with Miami and then to back it up today [was great]. It's always a challenge that we present to our team when we play back-to-back matches. Can you be better on day two than on day one? Because you're going have to be if it's the ACC Tournament or some kind of situation. We don't play a lot of back-to-back days. So, when we're in that position, we've got to challenge our team and make sure that they understand you need to be better. You can't rest on what you did yesterday, you have to come out and perform the next day. So, they definitely rose to that challenge today." -- Duke head coach
Jamie Ashworth
"She's been great. I mean, obviously clinching yesterday and then getting a good win today. Throwing her in that spot at one doubles today and she played a great doubles match. It's been good to see. She's been working hard. We are always trying to play our best this time. Last year, was the same thing for her. She played her best tennis at the end of the year. So, hopefully she can keep it going, keep building on what she's done." -- Duke head coach
Jamie Ashworth on
Ellie Coleman's play
Next Match
The Blue Devils will remain home for a league match this week as Duke hosts Wake Forest on Thursday, April 6 at 5 p.m.
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#8 Duke 6, #38 Florida State 1
April 1, 2023
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center * Durham, N.C.
Doubles
1.
Ellie Coleman/
Cameron Morra (DU) def. #79 Vic Allen/Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2
2.
Karolina Berankova/
Emma Jackson(DU) def. Kianah Motosono/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-1
3.
Iuliia Bryzgalova/
Georgia Drummy (DU) vs. Olympe Lancelot/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 4-3, unfinished
Singles
1. #108 Vic Allen (FSU) def. #70
Cameron Morra (DU) 6-7 (4-7), 1-0, retired
2. #31
Emma Jackson (DU) def. #67 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
3.
Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
4.
Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
5.
Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
6.
Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Mila Saric (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1*,3), Singles (3,2,6*,1,4,5)