DURHAM – The Duke women's tennis team closed an eight-match homestand on Sunday with two victories as the Blue Devils defeated Georgetown, 7-0, and North Carolina Central, 7-0, inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center in Durham.
With the pair of wins, Duke improved to 8-0 on the season. Georgetown dropped to 2-2, while NCCU fell to 1-4. The Blue Devils now own a 19-match home winning streak, which is the seventh-longest in school history.
Match 1: Georgetown at Duke
How It Happened
• In only 17 minutes, Duke's tandem of
Brianna Shvets and
Katie Codd collected a 6-0 win over Avantika Willy and Agata Mikos on court No. 3.
• The 13th-ranked Blue Devil duo of
Chloe Beck and
Cameron Morra then clinched the doubles point with a 6-0 win over Chloe Bendetti and McHaley Ho.
• In singles action, Duke registered straight set victories on all six courts to take the 7-0 victory.
• Shvets only lost one game on court five as she defeated Paige Gilbert, 6-0, 6-1, move the score to 2-0.
• Both
Georgia Drummy and Beck only dropped two games in their matches to clinch the victory for the Blue Devils. Drummy totaled a 6-2, 6-0 win on court three over Mikos, while Beck notched a 6-0, 6-2 win on court one over Willy.
• Morra, ranked No. 28 nationally, also only dropped two games winning 6-1, 6-1 over Bendetti to reach 99 career wins.
• Codd, a freshman from Carlsbad, Calif., collected her first collegiate dual match victory with a 6-3, 6-0 win on court six over Morgan Coburn.
• Sophomore
Ellie Coleman closed the action on court four with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Ashley Kennedy.
Match 2: North Carolina Central at Duke
How It Happened
• The Blue Devils were able to clinch the doubles point with wins on courts one and two.
•
Emma Jackson and
Iuliia Bryzgalova teamed on court one to win, 6-0, over Kennedy Hill and Candice Bernier.
•
Ellie Coleman and
Karolina Berankova then clinched the point on court two with a 6-0 sweep of Lafi Joao and Jade Houston.
• In singles, Duke dropped only five games in the first set en route to winning all six sets.
• Berankova registered her first dual match win of the season with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Joao on court six to move the score to 2-0.
• Bryzgalova didn't lose a game on court three as she won 6-0, 6-0 against Alejandra Hildalgo Vega to move to 82-18 over her career in singles.
• Jackson clinched the victory for Duke with a 6-2, 6-0 win on court one against Hill.
• Coleman won her third singles match of the weekend with a 6-1, 6-0 win on court two over Bernier to move to 21-9 all-time in dual match play.
• Freshman
Katie Codd moved to 2-0 in dual match action with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Isabelle Exsted on court five.
•
Brianna Shvets closed the match with a 7-0 victory for Duke as she defeated Houston, 6-1, 6-3, on court four.
Notes
• Rookie
Katie Codd collected her first two collegiate dual match wins on the day.
•
Emma Jackson and
Iuliia Bryzgalova moved to 6-0 in dual match action in doubles.
•
Karolina Berankova posted her first dual match singles win of the season and 20th overall singles victory of her career.
• Duke won its 34th consecutive match when winning the doubles point.
•
Chloe Beck and
Cameron Morra improved to 19-3 on the season and 6-0 in dual match action with the doubles win on court No. 1.
• Beck registered her ninth straight singles win to improve to 89-23 over her career.
• Morra now owns a 12-6 overall record this season and 99-39 ledger over her career.
•
Georgia Drummy won her 11th straight singles dual match and improved to 61-19 over her career in dual matches.
•
Ellie Coleman moved to 12-3 on the year with seven straight wins.
•
Brianna Shvets moved to 13-4 overall, 6-0 in dual match action and 72-30 over her career in singles.
• Duke registered its 19th-straight home victory.
Quotes
"It was good. One of the things that we keep talking about is playing to a certain standard and I think we were able to do that. We have a big week coming up and it was important that we got off the courts quick this weekend. It was important that we gave everybody some opportunities to play singles and doubles – and be ready for a big week. It is a big opportunity for us. We are looking forward seeing where we stand and see what we look like against the best teams in the country. Up to this point, we haven't tested ourselves in those waters yet. So, we are looking forward to that." -- Duke head coach
Jamie Ashworth
"It was really exciting to be able to play a lot of matches today. I felt like the team competed really well. The energy was really high. So, I felt like it was an exciting and fun environment." -- Duke freshman
Katie Codd
Next Match
Duke will travel to Seattle, Wash., for the National Team Indoors Feb. 10-13. The draw will be released on Tuesday for the event.
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Duke 7, Georgetown 0
Feb. 5, 2023
Durham, N.C. (Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center)
Doubles
1. #13
Chloe Beck/
Cameron Morra (DU) def. Chloe Bendetti/McHaley Ho (GT) 6-0
2.
Ellie Coleman/
Karolina Berankova (DU) vs. Morgan Coburn/Olivia Ashton (GT) 3-1, unfinished
3.
Brianna Shvets/
Katie Codd (DU) def. Avantika Willy/Agata Mikos (GT) 6-0
Singles
1. #3
Chloe Beck (DU) def. Avantika Willy (GT) 6-0, 6-2
2. #28
Cameron Morra (DU) def. Chloe Bendetti (GT) 6-1, 6-1
3.
Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Agata Mikos (GT) 6-2, 6-0
4.
Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Ashley Kennedy (GT) 6-2, 6-4
5.
Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Paige Gilbert (GT) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Katie Codd (DU) def. Morgan Coburn (GT) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1), Singles (5,3,1,2,6,4)
Duke 7, NC Central 0
Feb. 5, 2023
Durham, N.C. (Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center)
Doubles
1.
Emma Jackson/
Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Kennedy Hill/Candice Bernier (NCCU) 6-0
2.
Ellie Coleman/
Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Lafi Joao/Jade Houston (NCCU) 6-0
3.
Brianna Shvets/
Katie Codd (DU) vs. Maria Picazo Martin/Alejandra Hildalgo Vega (NCCU) 3-1 unfinished
Singles
1. #22
Emma Jackson (DU) def. Kennedy Hill (NCCU) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Candice Bernier (NCCU) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Alejandra Hildalgo Vega (NCCU) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Jade Houston (NCCU) 6-1, 6-3
5.
Katie Codd (DU) def. Isabelle Exsted (NCCU) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Lafi Joao (NCCU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1), Singles (6,3,12,5,4)