Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Kitty Harrison Invitational on September 12, 2025

3/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The No. 15 Blue Devil women's tennis team improved to 8-3 (3-0 ACC) on Friday night with a 6-1 win over Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Duke swept the doubles point, as the 27th-ranked Duke duo of senior Daniela Berceck and sophomore Melissa Mang defeated Dasha Cherkasov and Lauren Cash, 8-5, at the No. 1 spot, sophomore Jessi Robinson and freshman Amanda Granson combined for a win over Alina Sullivan and Brittany Delaney at No. 2, and senior Kristin Cargill and freshman Elizabeth Plotkin posted an 8-2 victory over Gia Nafarrete and Lana Krasnopolsky at No. 3.
Bercek and Mang are a perfect 10-0 on the season, with all of the tandem's wins coming at the No. 1 position.
Singles action saw Duke take five of six matches, as 106th-ranked Plotkin was victorious at No. 2, Granson notched a win at No. 3, senior Tory Zawacki won her match at No. 4, senior Clelia Deltour won at No. 5, and Robinson posted a win at No. 6.
Fifty-ninth-ranked Mang was defeated at the No. 1 spot by Krasnopolsky, as she lost just her second singles match of the season. Her overall record for the year now stands at 9-2.
The Blue Devils will take on No. 71 Maryland in College Park, Md., on Sunday. First serve is set for 10 a.m.
No. 15 Duke 6, Boston College 1
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Singles
1. Lana Krasnopolsky (B) def. #59 Melissa Mang (D) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (4)
2. #106 Elizabeth Plotkin (D) def. Dasha Cherkasove (B) 6-2, 6-1
3. Amanda Granson (D) def. Lauren Cash (B) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (4)
4. Tory Zawacki (D) def. Alina Sullivan (B) 6-1, 6-4
5. Clelia Deltour (D) def. Brittany Delaney (B) 6-1, 6-0
6. Jessi Robinson (D) def. Sarah Svoboda (B) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. #27 D. Bercek/M. Mang (D) def. D. Cherkasove/L. Cash (B) 8-5
2. J. Robinson (D)/A. Granson (D) def. A. Sullivan/B. Delaney (B) 8-3
3. Kristin Cargill/E. Plotkin (D) def. Gia Nafarrete/L. Krasnopolsky (B) 8-2