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5/11/2001 1:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

By: Duke Sports Information

May 11, 2001

DURHAM, N.C. - After shaking off the rust of three weeks without dual match competition, the second-ranked Duke women's tennis team blanked the Campbell Fighting Camels, 4-0, in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament at the Duke Tennis Stadium in Durham, N.C.

The Blue Devils (25-1) advance to the second round and will take on 28th-ranked Alabama on Saturday at 4:00 PM at the Duke Tennis Stadium for the right to advance to Stone Mountain, Ga. for the final 16. Alabama downed 29th-ranked Brigham Young in the first round, 4-2.

Duke got things rolling early by taking the doubles point with victories at the first and third positions. The duo of Kathy Sell and Katie Granson made quick work of Alexia Erb/Isabel Declercq winning 8-2 at the third spot, while Megan Miller and Ansley Cargill teamed to win at the first position, 8-2, over Carmen Linder/Laurence Poujoulat.

Heading into singles action with a 1-0 lead, Duke's top three positions did the work to close out their matches in just around one hour of play. Johnson, a freshman ranked 10th-nationally out of Bettendorf, Iowa, won 6-0, 6-1 over Poujoulat at number three to put the Blue Devils up 2-0. Then, Cargill posted her 40th singles win of the season with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Linder at the first slot. Cargill is currently ranked second nationally.

The senior native of Palm City, Fla, Miller closed out the match with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Stockinger to give the Blue Devils the 4-0 victory. All other singles matches were abandoned once Duke clinched the win.

Duke will host Alabama on Saturday at 4:00 PM at the Duke Tennis Stadium.

Post Match Quotes

Duke Head Coach Jamie Ashworth
"One of the things we talked a little bit last night is it doesn't matter who we are playing as a team. A short forehand is a short forehand and a first serve is a first serve. If we play smart and disciplined then we should win as we are more talented. If we play disciplined tennis we are as good as anyone in the country."

Duke's Ansley Cargill
"I tried to step up from the first point today and capitalize on any short balls I got. I knew that she [Carmen Linder] was a weaker player and her balls were going to land short. I have been working a lot this week on attacking short balls and with my footwork for attacking short balls."

"Since we haven't played in a while, we wanted to start out the match strong. We can take the confidence from winning this match to the next match for Alabama. If we have two good matches then we can go into Stone Mountain, Ga. feeling confident and prepared to play in the heat down there as it will be even hotter than it is here. I think the whole year we have been working under stressful situations and hopefully it will pay off at the end of the year."

Duke's Amanda Johnson
"I thought played really well in singles as I didn't give her a chance."

"These matches we try to get off the court as quickly as possible. We don't want to be out there for a long time. When three of us can put together two quick sets, it really helps our team."

Campbell Head Coach David Johnson
"I felt like we were up against Mike Tyson out there today. I knew they [Duke] were going to come out early on in doubles and singles and really try to take it to us for obvious reasons. Our goal early on in each of the two was to try to extend the tie. In some instances, we were able to have some success, but certainly not as much as we would of needed. The more balls they [Duke] hit they more confident they get. It is like a domino effect. Duke is so solid throughout doubles and singles."

First Round -- May 11, 2001 -- 2:00 p.m. -- Duke Tennis Stadium

Campbell Camels vs. Duke University

Doubles	Winner	Score
1.	Carmen Linder	vs.	Ansley Cargill	Duke	8-2
	Laurence Poujoulat	Megan Miller
2.	Teodora Doncheva	vs.	Amanda Johnson (47)	DNF	DNF
	Kerstin Stockinger	Hillary Adams
3.	Alexia Erb	vs.	Kathy Sell	Duke	8-2
	Isabel Declercq	Katie Granson

Singles	Winner	Score	Match Score
1.	Carmen Linder	vs.	Ansley Cargill (2)	Duke	6-0, 6-1	3-0
2.	Kerstin Stockinger	vs.	Megan Miller (31)	Duke	6-0, 6-1	4-0
3.	Laurence Poujoulat	vs.	Amanda Johnson (10)	Duke	6-0, 6-1	2-0
4.	Teodora Doncheva	vs.	Kathy Sell (30)	DNF
5.	Isabel Declercq	vs.	Hillary Adams	DNF
6.	Alexia Erb	vs.	Prim Siripipat	DNF

Team Records-- Campbell 21-2, Duke 24-1

National Rankings-- Duke is ranked second nationally. Duke has four players ranked in singles by the ITA-- Ansley Cargill (2), Amanda Johnson (10), Kathy Sell (30), and Megan Miller (31). The Blue Devils also have three doubles teams ranked-- Johnson/Miller (9), Sell/Cargill (43), Johnson/Adams (47).

2001 NCAA Women's TENNIS FIRST ROUND

#28 Alabama vs. #29 BYU
Duke Tennis Stadium -- Durham, N.C. -- May 11

Alabama Advances to Second Round with 4-2 Win Over Brigham Young

DURHAM, N.C. -- The 28th-ranked University of Alabama women's tennis team advanced to the second round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament with a 4-2 victory over 29th-ranked Brigham Young Cougars at the Duke Tennis Stadium on Friday in Durham, N.C. Alabama will face second-ranked Duke, who were 4-0 winners over Campbell, on Saturday in the second round at 4:00 PM.

BYU jumped in front early by taking two of three doubles matches for the doubles point. Alabama's Weyli Chang and Selia Mathew won 8-6 over BYU's Lindsey Ferrell and Lu Oswald at number three doubles. BYU won the last two doubles matches to go up 1-0. At number one doubles, BYU's 25th ranked duo of Jodi Richardson and Brooke Ferney defeated Bama's 44th ranked combo of Emmanuelle Berard and Dominique Glinzler, 8-4. BYU's Dominique Reynolds and Elizavela Khoudoiarova won 8-4 over Alabama's Becca Baum and Jenny Ketchum at number two doubles.

Alabama fought back and won the first three singles matches. Selia Mathew got things going with a 6-2,6-2 victory over Dominique Reynolds at number two singles. Becca Baum followed with a 6-2,6-4 win over BYU's Elizavela Khoudoiarova at number six singles. At number five singles, Alabama's Dominique Glinzler gave the Crimson Tide a 3-1 lead with a 6-3,6-4 victory over Lindsey Ferrell.

BYU closed the gap to 3-2 as Brooke Ferney defeated Alabama's Weyli Chang 2-6,6-2,6-4 at number four singles. Alabama's Emmanuelle Berard finished the match with a 7-6(7-1), 6-2 win at number one singles. Berard, ranked 42nd in singles, defeated BYU's 44th ranked Jodi Richardson. Jenny Ketchum was in the third set against BYU's Lu Oswald as Berard's match finished.

The NCAA tournament win is the first for Alabama under head coach Jenny Mainz. It is also Mainz's first NCAA tournament win as a head coach. The last NCAA tournament win for Alabama was a 5-0 victory over Boston College in 1997.