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Saturday, February 23
Durham, N.C.
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Duke University
7
vs
0
Princeton
Duke Crushes Princeton Saturday In Women's Tennis Action
2/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 23, 2002
DURHAM, N.C. - On Saturday, the fourth-ranked Duke women's tennis team crushed the 66th-ranked Princeton Tigers, 7-0, in the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center to improve to 7-1 on the season.
The Blue Devils got off to a strong start winning the doubles point as Duke only lost five total points in three matches. Duke's number one duo of Kelly McCain and Amanda Johnson downed Kavitha Krishnamurthy/Kristi Watson (8-1) to improve to 5-3 on the season. The Blue Devils also received wins from Hillary Adams/Ioana Plesu (8-3) and Katie Granson/Susie Abromeit (8-1).
In singles action, Duke once again started strong with quick victories at the No. 3, 4, 6 positions to clinch the match for the Blue Devils. Leading the charge was Granson, a junior native of Bethlehem, Pa., as she cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Jackie Arcario at the No. 4 position. After receiving her first national ranking of 81 on Friday, Plesu downed Stephanie Berg (6-1, 6-2) at the third slot. Plesu, a senior product of Saint-Foy, Quebec, Canada owns a 14-4 record this season.
Arasu, a freshman from Tampa, Fla, had the honor of clinching the victory for Duke at the sixth position with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kristen Carlin. Other singles wins for the Blue Devils were notched by Johnson, Adams and McCain.
Duke will conclude a three-game homestand next Sunday as the Blue Devils will host Illinois on Mar. 3 (10:00 AM). The Illinois match is scheduled to be played outside in the new Ambler Tennis Stadium, which will be the first women's tennis match in the stadium.
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February 23, 2002 * 4:00 p.m. * Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
#66 Princeton at #4 Duke University Louise Gengler - Head Coach Jamie Ashworth - Head Coach
Doubles Winner Score
1. Kavitha Kristhnamurthy vs. Kelly McCain Duke 8-1 Kristi Watson Amanda Johnson
2. Stephanie Berg vs. Hillary Adams Duke 8-3 Alex Kobishyn Katie Granson
3. Kristen Carlin vs. Saras Arasu Duke 8-1 (1-0) Mateya McCoy Ioana Plesu
Singles Winner Score Match Score
1. Kavitha Krishnamurthy (51) vs. Kelly McCain (3) Duke 7-6, 6-1 7-0 2. Kristi Watson vs. Amanda Johnson (26) Duke 6-0, 6-2 5-0 3. Stephanie Berg vs. Ioana Plesu (81) Duke 6-1, 6-2 3-0
4. Jackie Arcario vs. Katie Granson Duke 6-0, 6-0 2-0
5. Mateya McCoy vs. Hillary Adams Duke 6-2, 6-4 6-0
6. Kristen Carlin vs. Saras Arasu (54) Duke 6-1, 6-0 4-0
Final Score-- Duke 7, Princeton 0
Team Records-- Princeton 1-2, Duke 7-1
Match Notes-- The Blue Devils won the doubles point by taking all three doubles matches. Freshman Saras Arasu clinched the victory for Duke at the No. 6 position. Duke will next play Illinois on Mar. 3 at 10:00 AM in the Ambler Tennis Stadium on the Duke University campus. It will mark the first women's tennis match in the new stadium.
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