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Capra, Goldfeld Advance to Doubles Quarters at ITA Indoors
11/3/2011 8:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Duke freshmen Ester Goldfeld and Beatrice Capra completed their first day of the 2011 ITA Indoor Intercollegiate National Championships on Thursday. Goldfeld and Capra teamed up in doubles play, while Capra took to the court in the singles main draw.
The day began with a short wait after the pair received a first-round bye into the round of 16, but got underway after their opposition, Oklahoma's Whitney Ritchie and Marie-Pier Huet, defeated Maryland's Ana Belzunca and Welma Luus, 8-6.
Goldfeld and Capra fell behind 4-3 to the Sooners' duo, but never gave up and kept the match close throughout. Both sides split the next six frames, as Oklahoma maintained a one-game advantage at 7-6. The Blue Devils' tandem made a relentless comeback to take the final three tallies and win the match, 9-7.
The victory was the duo's second comeback over a top 10 doubles opponent in its last three matches. Goldfeld and Capra defeated seventh-ranked Kayla Duncan and Kathryn Talbert of Wake Forest at the Carolina Regionals just two weeks ago after trailing 6-2 and facing two match-points.
The Duke pair will face another test Friday when they take on No. 5 Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews from Notre Dame in the quarterfinals.
In singles action, Capra took on 14th-ranked Aeriel Ellis from the University of Texas in the first round of the main draw. Seeded sixth in the draw, Capra jumped out to an early 3-0 lead over Ellis before winning the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Ellis jumped out to an early 3-1 lead before Capra fought back to tie the set at four. Ellis went on to take the second set by a 6-4 margin.
Capra could not swing the momentum back in her favor in the third set, falling 6-2. The newcomer will play in the consolation draw on Friday.
The annual Kitty Harrison Invitational begins Friday, Nov. 4 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Five Blue Devils will compete in the tournament, which will be played in a team format. In the event of inclement weather, matches will also be played in the Sheffield Tennis Center on Duke's campus.
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