Bryzgalova Nets 100th Win; Duke Defeats No. 14 NCSU, 4-3

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Bryzgalova Nets 100th Win; Duke Defeats No. 14 NCSU, 4-3

3/24/2024 9:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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RALEIGH, N.C.– Duke women's tennis graduate student Iuliia Bryzgalova collected her 100th career victory on Sunday to help lead the 23rd-ranked Blue Devils to a 4-3 road victory at 14th-ranked NC State at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.

The Blue Devils closed the weekend with a pair of ranked wins against the No. 14 Wolfpack and No. 31 Demon Deacons to improve to 12-5 overall and 5-3 in ACC action. It also marked Duke's second top-15 win of the season. NC State fell to 15-5, 5-2 in the ACC and suffered its first home loss of the season.

How It Happened

In doubles action, the Wolfpack went ahead early by taking courts one and two to go ahead, 1-0.
NC State's 13th-ranked Amelia Rajecki and Maddy Zampardo collected a 6-4 victory over Shavit Kimchi and Katie Codd on court one.
The doubles point was clinched on court two as the 10th-ranked Wolfpack duo of Sophie Abrams and Anna Zyryanova totaled a 6-2 win over Emma Jackson and Karolina Berankova.
Duke's Brianna Shvets and Iuliia Bryzgalova were leading, 4-3, when the doubles point was clinched against Gabriella Broadfoot and Abigail Rencheli.
In singles action, NC State took court six as Zampardo totaled a 6-3, 6-2 win over Berankova to go ahead, 2-0.
Bryzgalova was able to put Duke on the board on court three with her first ranked win of the season as she defeated 43rd-ranked Zyryanova, 6-3, 6-1.It also marked Bryzgalova's 100th career singles win.
The Wolfpack then netted their third point as fifth-ranked Rajecki totaled a 6-3, 6-2 win over 97th-ranked Jackson on court three.
Kimchi, who is ranked No. 90 nationally, posted her fifth ranked win on the season as she knocked off 51st-ranked Rencheli, 6-4, 6-0, to cut the lead to 3-2.
On court five, Shvets collected her second ranked win of the season as she registered a 7-5, 7-6 win over 110th-ranked Abrams to even the score, 3-3.Shvets was down 4-0 in the tiebreaker, before battling back to secure the much-needed point.
It all came down to court four with 94th-ranked Codd against Gina Dittmann.Codd came out and won the first set, 7-6, with a 7-4 tiebreaker.After falling behind, 3-0, in the second set, Codd evened the score, 3-3, and eventually clinched the Duke win with a 7-5 victory.

Notes

Katie Codd clinched the victory for Duke for the third time this season and second straight match.
Codd moved to 9-0 at the No. 4 singles slot and is now 16-6 on the season in singles.She has won five straight matches and moves to 4-2 in ACC play.
Iuliia Bryzgalova collected her 100th career singles victory and is now 6-1 in ACC play this season. She posted her fifth straight overall win to move to 5-1 in ACC action.
Bryzgalova became the 28th Blue Devil to join the 100-win club.
Duke played its eighth straight match without junior Ellie Coleman, who is ranked No. 83 nationally in singles.
Brianna Shvets totaled her 99th all-time singles win and improved to 6-2 in ACC play this year. She has now won 14 out of her last 17 matches.
Freshman Shavit Kimchi collected her fifth win against a ranked opponent and won her fourth straight match.
Duke improved to 2-3 on the road this season and won its second straight.
The Blue Devils dropped the doubles point in both matches this weekend, but came back to win both contests.

Quotes

"I was proud [of the team].We were mentally so strong after doubles and we didn't let anything faze us.Obviously, it would be nice to get a doubles point to relieve some of that, but I told them afterwards I was proud of how they handled it.I told them, no matter what kind of match you play, there's always going to be adversity in the match -- whether it's a singles match, a doubles match, you're behind, there's things that are going to happen in the match. I thought whenever we faced those adverse conditions that we handled ourselves really well. And it was good to see," -- Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth
"Katie [Codd], obviously clinching the match for us.It was the first time she's ever been in that position. She also won it on her first match point, which shows a lot of maturity and a lot of just where she is with her game and where she is with our belief.Earlier in the year she's had some instances where she's been up with some match points and struggled a little bit, but for her to be in that position and to win a match for our team like that, it was great. I couldn't be happier for her and she just keeps getting better and better in those moments. And then, Iuliia [Bryzgalova] winning her 100th match – that's quite an accomplishment and something to be proud of. Not a lot of college players win 100 singles matches. So that was a great, great effort for her.Bri [Brianna Shvets] being able to come back from being down 4-0 in the tiebreaker and fighting her way back.Overall, just a great effort fighting through like I said, through some adversity." -- Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth
"I am so proud of how we were all able to compete today, especially after losing the doubles point. I feel like we all played unbelievably and I'm really happy with the result. As for my match, it was unreal to be able to clinch today. It was such a fun atmosphere and I am really happy with how I was able to play and compete." - Duke sophomore Katie Codd

Next Match

Duke will return home to host North Carolina on Saturday, March 30 at 12 p.m., at Ambler Tennis Stadium.

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#23 Duke 4, #14 NC State 3
March 24, 2024
J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center * Raleigh, N.C.

Doubles
1. #13 Amelia Rajecki/Maddy Zampardo (NCSU) def. Shavit Kimchi/Katie Codd (DU) 6-4
2. #10 Sophie Abrams/Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) def. Emma Jackson/Karolina Berankova (DU) 6-2
3. Brianna Shvets/Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) vs. Gabriella Broadfoot/Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) 4-3, unfinished

Singles
1. #5 Amelia Rajecki (NCSU) def. #97 Emma Jackson (DU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #90 Shavit Kimchi (DU) def. #51 Abigail Rencheli (NCSU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. #43 Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. #94 Katie Codd (DU) def. Gina Dittmann (NCSU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
5. Brianna Shvets (DU) def. #110 Sophie Abrams (NCSU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Maddy Zampardo (NCSU) def. Karolina Berankova (DU) 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2*), Singles (6,3,1,2,5,4*)