![]() If I were to say the term “Rat Pack,” three names probably come to mind: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. Monica Gorny/ Jessica Stiles (DU) def.Welcome to Afterglow,, I’m your host, Mark Chilla. Elizabeth Plotkin/ Reka Zsilinszka (DU) def. for the ITA Team Indoor Championship on Feb. The Blue Devils will host Indiana University Saturday, Feb. The matches we've played have progressively gotten tougher, and it'll keep getting tougher." for someone to come out and have to beat us in four singles is going to be a tough thing to do," Ashworth said. ![]() "Right now I think our singles is at the point where. After trading volleys and the lead with Yergina several times, Zsilinszka emerged the winner in the second set as well, 6-4, sealing the 6-1 team victory for Duke. Zsilinszka took the first set, 7-5, but fell behind in the second, 0-3. She jumped out to a quick lead over VCU's Kateryna Yergina, but the two fell into a back-and-forth battle. 1 position Saturday, Zsilinszka faced more adversity in Sunday's match. In the deciding set, she came from behind again, winning the match by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.Īfter earning a 6-1,6-1 win at the No. I had a good mindset going into it."Īfter starting the second set 0-2, Granson battled to a 6-3 win to force a third set. I forgot about the first set and just decided to keep moving my feet, go after my serve and just play the ball. "When I sat down in between sets, I just restarted. "I was going after all the right shots, but I wasn't closing out the points," Granson said of her performance in the first set. Playing on court two, Granson dropped the first set to VCU's Ana Bara, 6-3. 2 spots, with both matches lasting over two hours. She and VCU's Alex Bara battled to a 6-6 score before Nze won the tiebreaker, 7-3, to defeat Bara and clinch the victory for the Blue Devils.ĭuke demonstrated its perseverance at the No. 4 singles, 91st-ranked Nze won the first set, 6-2 with little trouble. It was just Clayton's first loss of her collegiate career.Īt No. VCU earned its first team point when freshman Mary Clayton fell to Olena Leonchuk at the No. Gorny, ranked 63rd nationally, followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court five to put Duke ahead, 3-0. In singles action, Plotkin led the Blue Devils off the court with a 6-2, 6-3 dismissal of VCU's Hjertquist at the No. can see the progression that we've made." "I thought that some of the stuff we've been working on - our moves at the net - has gotten better, and it shows. "I actually thought today was the best doubles we played all year," said head coach Jamie Ashworth. ![]() 1 doubles, the duo of senior Amanda Granson and junior Ellah Nze battled VCU's Josefin Hjertquist and Ana Bara to an 8-6 win. Sophomore Monica Gorny and freshman Jessica Stiles followed on court three, clinching the doubles point for Duke with an 8-3 victory.Īfter going back and forth at No. ![]() 12-15 in Madison, Wis.ĭuke continued to shine in doubles play, as the tandem of senior Elizabeth Plotkin and junior Reka Zsilinszka dispatched their opponent at the No. With the win, the top-ranked Blue Devils advance to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Team Indoor Championship on Feb. DURHAM, N.C.- Facing the toughest competition it has seen this season, the Duke women's tennis team persevered to outlast 44th-ranked Virginia Commonwealth, 6-1, today at the Sheffield Tennis Center.
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