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Saturday, January 28
Durham, N.C.
10 a.m.
Duke University
4
vs
0
Virginia Commonwealth
Photo by: Andy Mead
No. 5 Blue Devils Advance to ITA Kickoff Championship
1/28/2023 4:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM – The fifth-ranked Duke women's tennis team opened the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kickoff Weekend with a 4-0 victory over No. 4 seeded VCU on Saturday at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center in Durham.
The Blue Devils (4-0) advanced to Sunday's championship match against No. 3 seeded Wisconsin (3-1), which will be held at 2 p.m., once again inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. No. 4 seeded VCU (0-3) will face No. 2 seeded SMU (2-2) at 10 a.m., in the consolation match. Wisconsin advanced to the championship match with a 4-2 win over SMU.
How It Happened
• The Blue Devils featured a solid start in doubles action going ahead 2-0 in each of the matches, including 3-0 starts on No. 1 and No. 3.
• After going ahead, 2-0, on court No. 2, Duke's duo of Ellie Coleman and Karolina Berankova dropped a couple of games to even the match, 2-2, against 30th-ranked Yelizaveta Karlova and Victoria Matasova. Coleman/Berankova went on to win four out of the next five games to earn a 6-3 victory.
• On court No. 1, the Blue Devil tandem of 13th-ranked Chloe Beck and Cameron Morra led 4-0, before Victoria Smimova and Gabriela Davidescu won three straight games. Beck/Morra then regrouped and won the last two games to take a 6-3 win and clinch the doubles point for Duke.
• Duke's Emma Jackson and Iuliia Bryzgalova were leading 5-3 when the doubles point was clinched against Anja Draskovic and Emma Valletta on court No. 3.
• On court No. 3 in singles, 22nd-ranked Jackson did not lose a game in the first set against Davidescu and slotted the second point on the board for the Blue Devils with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Davidescu.
• With Duke leading 2-0, Bryzgalova registered a 6-3, 6-1 win over Valetta on court No. 4 to give the Blue Devils a 3-0 lead. Bryzgalova dropped the first game in the second set, but came back to win six straight to take the match.
• On court No. 6, graduate student Brianna Shvets collected a 6-2, 6-2 win over Draskovic for her third dual match win of the season and the match-clinching point for the Blue Devils to defeat the Rams, 4-0.
• Beck, Morra and Coleman were leading their matches in the second set when the match was clinched.
Notes
• The Blue Devils improved to 27-2 overall in ITA Kickoff Weekend matches played at Duke.
• Duke won its 30th consecutive match when winning the doubles point.
• The Blue Devils are now 7-1 all-time against VCU and are now 17-1 against Atlantic 10 Conference opponents. Duke has won 14 straight matches versus A-10 foes.
• Duke registered its 15th-straight home victory.
• Ellie Coleman and Karolina Berankova notched their second straight win over a ranked opponent in doubles and improved to 8-1 on the season, including 4-0 in dual match action.
• Brianna Shvets won her fifth straight singles match.
• Duke's doubles duo of Chloe Beck and Cameron Morra improved to 16-3 on the season and 3-0 in dual match play.
Quotes
"It was awesome. It feels great to be on the new team and it felt good to know we came here, we knew what we needed to do and it felt great [to get the win]. A good start to the weekend." – Duke graduate student Iuliia Bryzgalova on opening the weekend with the victory
Next Match
Duke will next face Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m., in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Championship in Durham. If the Blue Devils win, Duke will advance to the ITA National Team Indoors in Seattle, Wash., Feb. 10-13.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN". All ITA Kickoff Weekend action will feature the hashtag #ITAKickoff for fans to follow.
#GoDuke
Duke 4, VCU 0
Jan. 28, 2023
Durham, N.C. (Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center)
Doubles
1. #13 Chloe Beck/Cameron Morra (DU) def. Victoria Smimova/Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-3
2. Ellie Coleman/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. #30 Yelizaveta Karlova/Victoria Matasova (VCU) 6-3
3. Emma Jackson/Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) vs. Anja Draskovic/Emma Valletta (VCU) 5-3, unfinished
Singles
1. #3 Chloe Beck (DU) vs. Victoria Smimova (VCU) 6-3, 5-3 unfinished
2. #28 Cameron Morra (DU) vs. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-0, 5-2 unfinished
3. #22 Emma Jackson (DU) def. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Emma Valetta (VCU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Ellie Coleman (DU) vs. Victoria Matasova (VCU) 7-5, 4-1 unfinished
6. Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1), Singles (3, 4, 6)
The Blue Devils (4-0) advanced to Sunday's championship match against No. 3 seeded Wisconsin (3-1), which will be held at 2 p.m., once again inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. No. 4 seeded VCU (0-3) will face No. 2 seeded SMU (2-2) at 10 a.m., in the consolation match. Wisconsin advanced to the championship match with a 4-2 win over SMU.
How It Happened
• The Blue Devils featured a solid start in doubles action going ahead 2-0 in each of the matches, including 3-0 starts on No. 1 and No. 3.
• After going ahead, 2-0, on court No. 2, Duke's duo of Ellie Coleman and Karolina Berankova dropped a couple of games to even the match, 2-2, against 30th-ranked Yelizaveta Karlova and Victoria Matasova. Coleman/Berankova went on to win four out of the next five games to earn a 6-3 victory.
• On court No. 1, the Blue Devil tandem of 13th-ranked Chloe Beck and Cameron Morra led 4-0, before Victoria Smimova and Gabriela Davidescu won three straight games. Beck/Morra then regrouped and won the last two games to take a 6-3 win and clinch the doubles point for Duke.
• Duke's Emma Jackson and Iuliia Bryzgalova were leading 5-3 when the doubles point was clinched against Anja Draskovic and Emma Valletta on court No. 3.
• On court No. 3 in singles, 22nd-ranked Jackson did not lose a game in the first set against Davidescu and slotted the second point on the board for the Blue Devils with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Davidescu.
• With Duke leading 2-0, Bryzgalova registered a 6-3, 6-1 win over Valetta on court No. 4 to give the Blue Devils a 3-0 lead. Bryzgalova dropped the first game in the second set, but came back to win six straight to take the match.
• On court No. 6, graduate student Brianna Shvets collected a 6-2, 6-2 win over Draskovic for her third dual match win of the season and the match-clinching point for the Blue Devils to defeat the Rams, 4-0.
• Beck, Morra and Coleman were leading their matches in the second set when the match was clinched.
Notes
• The Blue Devils improved to 27-2 overall in ITA Kickoff Weekend matches played at Duke.
• Duke won its 30th consecutive match when winning the doubles point.
• The Blue Devils are now 7-1 all-time against VCU and are now 17-1 against Atlantic 10 Conference opponents. Duke has won 14 straight matches versus A-10 foes.
• Duke registered its 15th-straight home victory.
• Ellie Coleman and Karolina Berankova notched their second straight win over a ranked opponent in doubles and improved to 8-1 on the season, including 4-0 in dual match action.
• Brianna Shvets won her fifth straight singles match.
• Duke's doubles duo of Chloe Beck and Cameron Morra improved to 16-3 on the season and 3-0 in dual match play.
Quotes
"It was awesome. It feels great to be on the new team and it felt good to know we came here, we knew what we needed to do and it felt great [to get the win]. A good start to the weekend." – Duke graduate student Iuliia Bryzgalova on opening the weekend with the victory
Next Match
Duke will next face Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m., in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Championship in Durham. If the Blue Devils win, Duke will advance to the ITA National Team Indoors in Seattle, Wash., Feb. 10-13.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's tennis, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWTEN". All ITA Kickoff Weekend action will feature the hashtag #ITAKickoff for fans to follow.
#GoDuke
Duke 4, VCU 0
Jan. 28, 2023
Durham, N.C. (Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center)
Doubles
1. #13 Chloe Beck/Cameron Morra (DU) def. Victoria Smimova/Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-3
2. Ellie Coleman/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. #30 Yelizaveta Karlova/Victoria Matasova (VCU) 6-3
3. Emma Jackson/Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) vs. Anja Draskovic/Emma Valletta (VCU) 5-3, unfinished
Singles
1. #3 Chloe Beck (DU) vs. Victoria Smimova (VCU) 6-3, 5-3 unfinished
2. #28 Cameron Morra (DU) vs. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-0, 5-2 unfinished
3. #22 Emma Jackson (DU) def. Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Emma Valetta (VCU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Ellie Coleman (DU) vs. Victoria Matasova (VCU) 7-5, 4-1 unfinished
6. Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1), Singles (3, 4, 6)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Victoria Smimova / 0 [VCU]
330
65UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Yelizaveta Karlova / 0 [VCU]
020
65UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Gabriela Davidescu / 0 [VCU]
02
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Emma Valletta / 0 [VCU]
31
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Victoria Matasova / 0 [VCU]
510
74UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Anja Draskovic / 0 [VCU]
22
66
Order of Finish:
3,4,6
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