No. 17 Blue Devils Upend No. 13 UCLA, 4-0, in Columbus

Saturday, February 3

Columbus, OH

1 p.m.

Duke University

UCLA

Photo by: Bri Shaw, Duke Athletics

No. 17 Blue Devils Upend No. 13 UCLA, 4-0, in Columbus

2/3/2024 4:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 17th-ranked Duke women's tennis team turned in an impressive neutral site victory on Saturday at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio, as the Blue Devils collected a 4-0 win over 13th-ranked UCLA.

The Blue Devils received singles wins by graduate student Brianna Shvets, junior Ellie Coleman and freshman Shavit Kimchi, after winning the doubles point. Kimchi, who hails from Israel, clinched Duke's fourth win of the season out of six victories. Duke moved to 6-2 on the season, while UCLA dropped to 2-2 in dual match action.

How It Happened

Duke opened the match leading on two of the three doubles courts.
On court two, Emma Jackson and Ellie Coleman were tied, 2-2, early, but went on to win four out of the next five games to win, 6-3, against Kimmi Hance and Sasha Vagramov.
After leading 3-1 on court one, Duke's Shavit Kimchi and Karolina Berankova dropped their match, 6-4, to Tian Fangran, 6-4.
The doubles point came down to court three with Iuliia Bryzgalova and Brianna Shvets against Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer and Bianca Fernandez.The match was tight and came down to a tiebreaker in which the Blue Devils won, 7-5, to give Duke a 1-0 lead.
The Blue Devils kept the momentum going in singles by taking court six to improve Duke's lead to 2-0.Shvets, ranked No. 78 for the Blue Devils, registered a 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 99 Ahmani Guichard.
On courts three and four, Coleman and sophomore Katie Codd went to a tiebreaker in the first set.Coleman won her tiebreaker, while Codd dropped hers.
With a 7-6, 6-3 win on court three, No. 74 Coleman put the third point on the board for Duke as she defeated Fernandez.
Kimchi once again clinched the victory for Duke as she rebounded from dropping the first set, 6-4, to winning the second and third sets, 6-1, 6-1, against Hance on court one.
The Blue Devils were trailing on courts four and five when the match was clinched, while Jackson was tied on court one.

Next Match

The doubles win for Emma Jackson and Ellie Coleman snapped a four-match losing streak.The Blue Devils improved to 8-5 on the season and 13-7 over their career.
Coleman moved to 10-8 on the season and totaled her 58th career singles win.
Shavit Kimchi is now 5-3 in dual play and 8-5 on the season in singles action.
Saturday's contest was a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Tournament second round in which UCLA upended Duke, 4-3, in Durham.

Next Match

The Blue Devils will be off until Feb. 23 when Duke opens ACC action on the road at Miami in Coral Gables, Fla., in the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

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No. 17 Duke 4, No. 13 UCLA 0
February 3, 2024
Ty Tucker Tennis Center * Columbus, Ohio

Doubles
1. Tian Fangran/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. Shavit Kimchi/Karolina Berankova (DU) 6-4
2. Emma Jackson/Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Kimmi Hance/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-3
3. Iuliia Bryzgalova/Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer/Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) 7-6 (7-5)

Singles
1. Tian Fangran (UCLA) vs. Emma Jackson (DU) 6-2, 6-6 (1-1), unfinished
2. #65 Shavit Kimchi (DU) def. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
3. #74 Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4. #52 Katie Codd (DU) vs. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 6-7 (5-7), 3-5, unfinished
5. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) vs. Elise Wagle (UCLA) 5-7, 3-4, unfinished
6. #78 Brianna Shvets (DU) def. #99 Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3*), Singles (6,3,2*)