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Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
Saturday, April 7
Durham, N.C.
11:00 a.m.
Duke University
3
vs
4
Florida State
No. 21 Duke Falls To No. 17 Florida State, 4-3, In Home Finale
4/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. - The No. 21-ranked Duke women's tennis team lost a close battle with 17th-ranked Florida State, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The Blue Devils end their home slate with a 6-1 record on their own courts.
With the loss, Duke falls to 10-6 (5-3 ACC), while Florida State improves to 12-6 (5-2 ACC). The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 23-2.
Doubles play saw competitive matches across the board, as each team claimed a win before Duke clinched the point on the strength of senior Tory Zawacki and freshman Elizabeth Plotkin's 8-6 victory over Ania Rynarzewska and Lauren Macfarlane at the No. 2 spot.
At No. 1, the fifth-ranked duo of senior Daniela Bercek and sophomore Melissa Mang fell to the 19th-ranked tandem of Nicola Slater and Carolin Walter, 9-8 (7-5), while the Blue Devil duo of sophomore Jessi Robinson and freshman Amanda Granson posted an 8-2 win over Miranda Foley and Jessica Wente at the No. 3 position.
Florida State took the first singles match to even the score at one apiece, as Wente defeated Robinson, 6-0, 6-2, at the No. 6 spot. Duke rebounded with senior Clelia Deltour's 6-4, 6-1 victory over Tapiwa Marobela at No. 5 to pull ahead 2-1, but the Seminoles retaliated with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2, as 99th-ranked Macfarlane defeated Plotkin, to make the score two all.
The final three matches would each go into third sets. The Seminoles took the first three-set match as they pulled ahead, 3-2, on Slater's 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 win over 75th-ranked Mang at the top singles flight, before Granson came through with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win over No. 102 Rynasewska at the No. 3 spot to tie the match at 4-4.
Zawacki fought hard to the end of her three-set match, but Florida State's Walter prevailed, notching a 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 win at the No. 4 slot to clinch the match for the Seminoles.
The Blue Devils will close out the regular season on the road with matches at Wake Forest (April 11 - 5 p.m.), N.C. State (April 14 - 12 p.m.) and North Carolina (April 15 - 1 p.m.).
No. 17 Florida State 4, No. 21 Duke 3
April 7, 2007 - Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center, Durham, N.C.
Singles
1. Nicola Slater (F) def. #75 Melissa Mang (D) 7-6, 2-6, 7-5
2. #99 Lauren Macfarlane (F) def. Elizabeth Plotkin (D) 6-3, 6-2
3. Amanda Granson (D) def. #102 Ania Rynarzewska (F) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
4. Carolin Walter (F) def. Tory Zawacki (D) 7-6, 6-7, 6-1
5. Clelia Deltour (D) def. Tapiwa Marobela (F) 6-4, 6-1
6. Jessica Wente (F) def. Jessi Robinson (D) 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 6,5,2,1,3,4*
Doubles
1. #19 N. Slater/C. Walter (F) def. #5 D. Bercek/M. Mang (D) 9-8 (7-5)
2. T. Zawacki/E. Plotkin (D) def. A. Rynarzewska/L. Macfarlane (F) 8-6
3. Jessi Robinson/A. Granson (D) def. Miranda Foley/J. Wente (F) 8-2
Order of finish: 3,1,2*
* indicates clinching match
No. 21 Duke 10-6 (5-3 ACC)
No. 17 Florida State 12-6 (5-4 ACC)
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