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DURHAM- The eighth-ranked Duke women’s tennis team closed out the weekend with a 6-1 victory over 38th-ranked Florida State on Saturday inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center to reach 20 wins for the 19th time. under the direction of the head coach. jamie ashworth and the 29th time in the show’s history.

The Blue Devils earned their ninth straight win overall and 24th straight home win to improve to 20-2 overall and 9-1 on the year. Florida State fell to 10-9, 3-6.

As a step
• The Blue Devils continued their stellar doubles play by taking doubles point and winning 1-0.
• On field two, Caroline Berankova and emma jackson she remained undefeated by defeating Kianah Motosono and Ellie Schoppe, 6-1.
• See action for the first time together, ellie coleman and cameron mora they were impressive on court one by recording a 6-2 win over Vic Allen and Anna Arkadianou.
• On court three, Duke’s Iulia Bryzgalova and georgia drum they were leading, 4-3, against Olympe Lancelot and Kristyna Lavickova when they clinched the doubles point.
• The Blue Devils continued their singles momentum, picking up three quick wins on courts two, three and six to clinch the win and lead 4-0.
• Drummy won his fourth straight doubleheader with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Schoppe on court three and then 31st-ranked Jackson knocked out 67th-ranked Arkadianou, 6-2, 6-1, on court two.
• On court six, Brianna Shvets clinched victory for the Blue Devils with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mila Saric.
• After winning the first set, 7-6 (7-4), Morra was forced to retire due to injury on court one against world-ranked 108th-ranked Allen after losing the first game in the second set .
• Coleman continued her hot game with a 6-2, 6-4 victory on court four against Lavickova on court four to put the Blue Devils ahead, 5-1.
• To close out the match, Bryzgalova recorded a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) victory over Lancelot on court five.

grades
• ellie coleman and cameron mora they played together for the first time in their careers and clinched the doubles point for the Blue Devils.
• emma jackson and Caroline Berankova improved to 3-0 during their career playing doubles together.
• Iulia Bryzgalova and georgia drum he recorded his 11th straight win on the year to improve to 11-0 overall and 10-0 in the ACC.
• Jackson moved to 21-9, 7-3 on the year while earning his seventh career win against a ranked opponent.
• Coleman recorded his eighth straight singles win to improve to 22-7 on the year and 7-3 in ACC action.
• The Blue Devils have won 45 straight games by winning the doubles point.
• Brianna Shvets improved to 22-5, 8-1 in ACC play on the season.

Quotes
“I was proud of our overall effort with Miami and then backing it up today (it was great). It’s always a challenge that we present to our team when we play back-to-back games. Can you be better on the second day than on the first day? Because you’ll have It has to be if it’s the ACC Tournament or some kind of situation. We don’t play a lot of days in a row. So when we’re in that position, “We have to challenge our team and make sure they understand that you need to be better. You can’t rest on what you did yesterday, you have to go out and take action the next day. So, they definitely accepted that challenge today.” ” — Duke Head Coach jamie ashworth

“She’s been great. I mean, obviously she clinched yesterday and then got a good win today. Putting her in that spot in a doubles today and she played a great doubles match. It’s been good to see her. She’s been working hard. We’re always trying to play her best this time around. Last year, it was the same for her. She played her best tennis at the end of the year. So, I hope she can keep going, keep building on what she’s done.” — Duke Head Coach jamie ashworth in Ellie Coleman play

Next match
The Blue Devils will stay at home for one league game this week when Duke hosts Wake Forest on Thursday, April 6 at 5 p.m.

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#8 Duke 6, #38 Florida State 1
April 1, 2023
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center * Durham, NC

Double
1. ellie coleman/cameron mora (DU) def. #79 Vic Allen/Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2
2. Caroline Berankova/emma jackson(DU) def. Kianah Motosono/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-1
3. Iulia Bryzgalova/georgia drum (DU) vs. Olympe Lancelot/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 4-3, unfinished

Individual
1. #108 Vic Allen (FSU) def. #70 cameron mora (UD) 6-7 (4-7), 1-0, retired
2. #31 emma jackson (DU) def. #67 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. georgia drum (DU) def. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. ellie coleman (DU) def. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Iulia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Mila Saric (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
Finish Order: Doubles (2,1*,3), Singles (3,2,6*,1,4,5)