The Duke University women’s tennis team was defeated 4-3 by Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship ,Friday afternoon at Cary Tennis Park in Cary. Duke fell to 22-4 overall on the season and will wait for tMonday’s NCAA Tournament Selection ShowMay 1st at 6:00 p.m
The first and second rounds of the NCAA will be held at home grounds on May 5-6. The Blue Devils played the game without the elder Chloe Beck, the national singles No. 4 as she competed in a professional tournament in Charleston, South Carolina.
Duke’s head coach Jamie Ashworth explained: “I thought we had some chances in doubles. Our doubles, we were so good at two points, at big points, and I thought Georgia Tech played the bigger points better than us today in doubles.
Then individually, something like that. I thought we’d give each other a chance. We had some leads in some games and again they played the big points better than us. I felt like we were going to sit back and hope they missed and that’s not how we play and that’s not what we’ve been all year.
We tracked our shots and if we lose that way it’s okay, but I just thought when it came to those two-pointers, those big points in those tight games they played better than us.”
Ladies Singles
1.
#13 Carol Lee (GT) defeated. #74 Cameron Morra (DU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #28 Kylie Bilchev (GT) defeated. #40 Emma Jackson (DU) 7-5, 6-3
3. #62 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. #87 Mahak Jain (GT) 6-1, 6-1
4. #110 defeated Alejandra Cruz (GT). Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-4, 6-4
5.
Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) defeated. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) 7-5, 6-4
6. Brianna defeated Shvets (DU). Kate Sharabura (GT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Ladies doubles
1. #85 Kylie Bilchev/Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Ellie Coleman/Cameron Morra (DU) 6-0
2. #86 Karolina Berankova/Emma Jackson (DU) vs.
Kate Sharabura/Monika Dedaj (GT) 5-5, unfinished
3. Carol Lee/Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) def. #81 Iuliia Bryzgalova/Georgia Drummy (DU) 6-4
About Duke University
Duke University is one of the best-known and most prestigious universities in the USA.
It was founded in 1838 during the presidency of Martin Van Buren and is based in Durham, North Carolina. The name was changed in 1924 in honor of James Buchanan Duke following a legacy from the Duke family of tobacco manufacturers.
The university’s constituent schools include Trinity College, Edmund T. Pratt School of Engineering, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Fuqua School of Business, Duke Medical School, Duke Law School, and Duke Divinity School.
The University’s growth and volume of research funding have helped confirm Duke University’s academic reputation. Three students were named Rhodes Scholars in both 2002 and 2006, a number surpassed only by Harvard in 2002 and the United States Military Academy in 2006.
In all, Duke fathered 43 Rhodes Scholars, including 22 between 1990 and 2011. 2010 data shows that annual research investments exceeded $983 million
