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Blue Devils Advance to ITA Title Match with 4-0 Win Over Princeton
1/26/2024 9:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM – The 15th-ranked Duke women's tennis team opened action in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kickoff Weekend on Friday afternoon with a 4-0 victory over Princeton inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center to advance to the championship match on Saturday at 4 p.m.
The Blue Devils moved to 5-0 on the season and will face the 14th-ranked Auburn (1-1) in the title match from Durham. Princeton dropped to 1-1 on the year.
How It Happened
• After dropping the doubles point for the first time all season in the previous match, Duke came out and claimed the key point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3.
• On court three, the Blue Devil tandem of Iuliia Bryzgalova and Brianna Shvets jumped out to a 4-0 lead against Maia Sung and Isabella Chhiv. Princeton battled back to win two points, cutting the lead to 4-2. Bryzgalova and Shvets responded by winning two more games to take the 6-2 victory.
• Princeton was able to take court two as Leena Bennetto and Eva Elbaz registered a 6-4 win over Emma Jackson and Ellie Coleman. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead, but the Blue Devils came back to go ahead 3-2. Princeton came back winning four out of the next five games to earn the win.
• The doubles point came down to court one with Shavit Kimchi and Karolina Berankova against Maia Sung and Isabella Chhiv. Duke stormed out of the gate taking a 5-0 lead and had match point in the sixth game, but Sung and Chhiv would cut the lead to 5-1. Princeton then won two more deuce points to earn its second and third points of the match. On Duke's sixth match point leading 5-3, Kimchi and Berankova won, 6-3, to clinch the point for the Blue Devils.
• Going up against her former team, Shvets was able to quickly help put Duke's second point on the board with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Eva Elbaz on court six. Shvets never trailed in the match and only dropped one of her first eight games of the match.
• Duke went ahead, 3-0, as 74th-ranked Coleman registered a 6-1, 6-4 win over Princeton's 93rd-ranked Jessup. Coleman was dominant from the start jumping out to 4-1 leads in both sets, before winning.
• For the second straight match and the third time this season, Kimchi clinched the victory for Duke on court one. A product of Israel, Kimchi was in a battle in the first set against Velaga. In the first game, Velaga broke Kimchi and won the deuce point to go ahead early. Velaga would go ahead, 3-1, before Kimchi mounted a rally. Kimchi cut the lead to 3-2, but Velaga went ahead 5-3. Kimchi won back-to-back games to even the score, 5-5, including a break to win her fifth game. Princeton broke Duke to go ahead, 6-5, but Kimchi broke Velaga again to send the match to a tiebreaker. Kimchi jumped out to a 4-0 lead and cruised to the tiebreaking win, 7-2. In the second set, Duke went ahead 4-0 and eventually won 6-4.
Notes
• The Blue Devils won their 19th consecutive home match inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center and moved to 102-3 all-time in the building.
• After dropping her first dual match of her career, freshman Shavit Kimchi has won four straight, including three match-clinching victories.
• Ellie Coleman won her fourth straight match to improve to 9-7 on the season. She collected her second win of the year against a ranked opponent and third of her career.
• With the win, Brianna Shvets registered her 90th career win and moved to 6-3 on the season. She is now 51-14 in dual match action over her career.
• Auburn defeated Denter, 4-0, to advance to face Duke in the championship match.
Quotes
• "It's great [to get a quick win and get off the court]. Anytime we have back-to-back matches that's what we're trying to do. I thought we got off to a really good start in doubles at courts one and three. We kind of just kept the momentum going from there, we were vocal. We talked to the team before the match about opportunities and taking advantage of those opportunities and I thought we did a good job across the board of that today." - Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth
• "She did a good job fighting her way through that first set, fighting her way back into it. And just really taking control in the tiebreaker and taking the momentum from that. She never let the girl have any breathing room in the second set and kind of rolled from there. It was all-around a good team win for us." - Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth on Shavit Kimchi on court one
• "I was just in a good mindset today and the energy from the team helped a lot. We had a really nice crowd out here, which helped as well. I just felt really comfortable and confident with my game."- Duke junior Ellie Coleman
Next Match
• The Blue Devils will play in the championship match at 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27 against the 14th-ranked Auburn inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Princeton will face Denver at 7 p.m., on Saturday.
• The winner of the championship match advances to the National Team Indoors Feb. 9-12 in Seattle, Wash.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
#15 Duke 4, Princeton 0
January 26, 2024
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center * Durham, N.C.
Doubles
1. Shavit Kimchi/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Maia Sung/Bella Chhiv (PRIN) 6-3
2. Leena Bennetto/Eva Elbaz (PRIN) def. Emma Jackson/Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-4
3. Iuliia Bryzgalova/Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Neha Velaga/Madeleine Jessup (PRIN) 6-2
Singles
1. #65 Shavit Kimchi (DU) def. Neha Velaga (PRIN) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
2. Emma Jackson (DU) vs. Maia Sung (PRIN) 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
3. #74 Ellie Coleman (DU) def. #93 Madeline Jessup (PRIN) 6-1, 6-4
4. #52 Katie Codd (DU) vs. Isabella Chhiv (PRIN) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
5. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) vs. Leena Bennetto (PRIN) 5-7, 5-4, unfinished
6. #78 Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Eva Elbaz (PRIN) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1*), Singles (6,3,1*)
The Blue Devils moved to 5-0 on the season and will face the 14th-ranked Auburn (1-1) in the title match from Durham. Princeton dropped to 1-1 on the year.
How It Happened
• After dropping the doubles point for the first time all season in the previous match, Duke came out and claimed the key point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3.
• On court three, the Blue Devil tandem of Iuliia Bryzgalova and Brianna Shvets jumped out to a 4-0 lead against Maia Sung and Isabella Chhiv. Princeton battled back to win two points, cutting the lead to 4-2. Bryzgalova and Shvets responded by winning two more games to take the 6-2 victory.
• Princeton was able to take court two as Leena Bennetto and Eva Elbaz registered a 6-4 win over Emma Jackson and Ellie Coleman. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead, but the Blue Devils came back to go ahead 3-2. Princeton came back winning four out of the next five games to earn the win.
• The doubles point came down to court one with Shavit Kimchi and Karolina Berankova against Maia Sung and Isabella Chhiv. Duke stormed out of the gate taking a 5-0 lead and had match point in the sixth game, but Sung and Chhiv would cut the lead to 5-1. Princeton then won two more deuce points to earn its second and third points of the match. On Duke's sixth match point leading 5-3, Kimchi and Berankova won, 6-3, to clinch the point for the Blue Devils.
• Going up against her former team, Shvets was able to quickly help put Duke's second point on the board with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Eva Elbaz on court six. Shvets never trailed in the match and only dropped one of her first eight games of the match.
• Duke went ahead, 3-0, as 74th-ranked Coleman registered a 6-1, 6-4 win over Princeton's 93rd-ranked Jessup. Coleman was dominant from the start jumping out to 4-1 leads in both sets, before winning.
• For the second straight match and the third time this season, Kimchi clinched the victory for Duke on court one. A product of Israel, Kimchi was in a battle in the first set against Velaga. In the first game, Velaga broke Kimchi and won the deuce point to go ahead early. Velaga would go ahead, 3-1, before Kimchi mounted a rally. Kimchi cut the lead to 3-2, but Velaga went ahead 5-3. Kimchi won back-to-back games to even the score, 5-5, including a break to win her fifth game. Princeton broke Duke to go ahead, 6-5, but Kimchi broke Velaga again to send the match to a tiebreaker. Kimchi jumped out to a 4-0 lead and cruised to the tiebreaking win, 7-2. In the second set, Duke went ahead 4-0 and eventually won 6-4.
Notes
• The Blue Devils won their 19th consecutive home match inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center and moved to 102-3 all-time in the building.
• After dropping her first dual match of her career, freshman Shavit Kimchi has won four straight, including three match-clinching victories.
• Ellie Coleman won her fourth straight match to improve to 9-7 on the season. She collected her second win of the year against a ranked opponent and third of her career.
• With the win, Brianna Shvets registered her 90th career win and moved to 6-3 on the season. She is now 51-14 in dual match action over her career.
• Auburn defeated Denter, 4-0, to advance to face Duke in the championship match.
Quotes
• "It's great [to get a quick win and get off the court]. Anytime we have back-to-back matches that's what we're trying to do. I thought we got off to a really good start in doubles at courts one and three. We kind of just kept the momentum going from there, we were vocal. We talked to the team before the match about opportunities and taking advantage of those opportunities and I thought we did a good job across the board of that today." - Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth
• "She did a good job fighting her way through that first set, fighting her way back into it. And just really taking control in the tiebreaker and taking the momentum from that. She never let the girl have any breathing room in the second set and kind of rolled from there. It was all-around a good team win for us." - Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth on Shavit Kimchi on court one
• "I was just in a good mindset today and the energy from the team helped a lot. We had a really nice crowd out here, which helped as well. I just felt really comfortable and confident with my game."- Duke junior Ellie Coleman
Next Match
• The Blue Devils will play in the championship match at 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27 against the 14th-ranked Auburn inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Princeton will face Denver at 7 p.m., on Saturday.
• The winner of the championship match advances to the National Team Indoors Feb. 9-12 in Seattle, Wash.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN".
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
#15 Duke 4, Princeton 0
January 26, 2024
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center * Durham, N.C.
Doubles
1. Shavit Kimchi/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Maia Sung/Bella Chhiv (PRIN) 6-3
2. Leena Bennetto/Eva Elbaz (PRIN) def. Emma Jackson/Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-4
3. Iuliia Bryzgalova/Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Neha Velaga/Madeleine Jessup (PRIN) 6-2
Singles
1. #65 Shavit Kimchi (DU) def. Neha Velaga (PRIN) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
2. Emma Jackson (DU) vs. Maia Sung (PRIN) 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
3. #74 Ellie Coleman (DU) def. #93 Madeline Jessup (PRIN) 6-1, 6-4
4. #52 Katie Codd (DU) vs. Isabella Chhiv (PRIN) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
5. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) vs. Leena Bennetto (PRIN) 5-7, 5-4, unfinished
6. #78 Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Eva Elbaz (PRIN) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1*), Singles (6,3,1*)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Neha Velaga / 0 [PRIN]
64
76
#2 Singles Match
123
Maia Sung / 0 [PRIN]
330
63UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Madeleine Jessup / 0 (93/-) [PRIN]
14
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Bella Chhiv / 0 [PRIN]
330
65UF
#5 Singles Match
123
Leena Bennetto / 0 [PRIN]
740
55UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Eva Elbaz / 0 [PRIN]
13
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,1
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