Blue Devils Fall, 4-3, in ACC Quarterfinals

Friday, April 21

Cary, N.C.

12:30 PM

Duke University

Georgia Tech

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Blue Devils Fall, 4-3, in ACC Quarterfinals

4/21/2023 5:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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CARY, N.C. – The sixth-ranked Duke women's tennis team suffered a 4-3 setback to 20th-ranked Georgia Tech (15-8) in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Championship on Friday afternoon at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.

Duke fell to 22-4 overall on the season and will next await the NCAA Tournament selection show on Monday, May 1 at 6 p.m. The Blue Devils played the match without senior Chloe Beck, the No. 4 ranked singles player nationally, as she was competing in a professional tournament in Charleston, S.C.

How It Happened
•   In doubles, Georgia Tech's 85th-ranked Kylie Bilchev and Alejandra Cruz got off to a quick start and defeated Ellie Coleman and Cameron Morra, 6-0.
•   Georgia Tech's Carol Lee and Rosie Garcia Gross faced Duke's 81st-ranked Iuliia Bryzgalova and Georgia Drummy in a back-and-forth contest. The match featured four ties and after a 4-4 score midway through the match the Yellow Jackets won two close games to clinch the doubles point with a 6-4 ledger.
•   After falling behind 3-0, Duke's 86th-ranked Karolina Berankova and Emma Jackson cut the Yellow Jacket lead to 3-4. In a key deuce point, Georgia Tech won it and led 5-3. Trailing 5-4, the Blue Devils evened the score, 5-5, after the doubles point was clinched.
•   Duke came out strong to start singles and led early on four of the six courts.
•   Drummy continued her stellar play with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court three versus 87th-ranked Mahak Jain to even the score, 1-1.
•   Morra, ranked No. 74 nationally, faced 13th-ranked Lee on court one. After dropping the first set, 6-1, Morra fell down 2-1, but battled back to take a 3-2 lead.
•   With Georgia Tech leading the match, 2-1, the Blue Devils were able to win on courts five and six to take a 3-2 advantage.
•   On court six, Brianna Shvets of Duke registered a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win over Sharabura. Shvets led 5-3 in the first set, but the match would end up going to a tiebreaker. After dropping the first point, Shvets built a 4-2 lead and went on to clinch the first set, 7-4. In the second set, Shvets never trailed. With the score tied, 3-3, Shvets won three straight games to win, 6-3.
•   After falling behind, 3-1, in the first set, Bryzgalova battled back against Garcia Gross to tie the score, 3-3. Bryzgalova trailed, 5-4, but mounted an impressive comeback to win the first set, 7-5. In the second set, Garcia Gross won the first game, but Bryzgalova won the next three to take a 3-1 lead. She closed the match with a 6-4 second set victory.
•   On court four Duke's Coleman faced No. 110 ranked Cruz. Coleman led 3-1 and 4-2 early, but Cruz came back to take the first set, 6-4. In the second set, Coleman jumped out to a 3-0 lead and led 4-3, but once again Cruz came back to win the set, 6-4.
•   The match came down to court two with 40th-ranked Coleman of Duke against 28th-ranked Bilchev of Georgia Tech. Coleman led 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 early, but Bilchev evened the score, 4-4, and with the match tied, 5-5, Bilchev took a 6-5 lead. She ended up taking the first set, 7-5. In the second set, the score was tied, 2-2, and 3-3, but Bilchev took control and clinched the match for Georgia Tech with a 6-3 win.

Notes
•   Duke dropped the doubles point for the second straight match and only the fourth time this season. In all four of the Blue Devils' losses, Duke dropped the doubles point.
•   Georgia Drummy won her seventh straight singles match to improve to 12-5 overall.
•   The doubles duo of Drummy and Iuliia Bryzgalova dropped their first match of the season falling to 13-1 overall and 12-1 in dual match play.
•   Brianna Shvets improved to 24-5 overall and 17-1 in dual match play.
•   Bryzgalova is now 13-12 this season and 11-9 in dual match action.

Quotes
"I thought that the doubles we had some opportunities there. Our doubles, we've been so good on deuce points, on big points and I thought Georgia Tech played the bigger points better than us in the doubles today. Then in singles, kind of the same thing. I thought that we gave ourselves a chance. We had some leads in some matches and again, they played the big points better than we did. I felt like we were sitting back and hoping they would miss and that's not how we play and that's not what we've been about all year. We've gone after our shots and if we lose that way that's fine, but I just thought that when it came down to those deuce points, those big points in those close games that they played better than we did." -- Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth

Next Match
Duke awaits the NCAA Tournament selection show, which will take place Monday, May 1 at 6 p.m. The NCAA First and Second Rounds will take place May 5-6 at home sites.

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#20 Georgia Tech 4, #6 Duke 3
April 21, 2023
Cary Tennis Park * Cary, N.C.

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

Singles
1. #13 Carol Lee (GT) def. #74 Cameron Morra (DU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #28 Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. #40 Emma Jackson (DU) 7-5, 6-3
3. #62 Georgia Drummy (DU) def. #87 Mahak Jain (GT) 6-1, 6-1
4. #110 Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Rosie Garcia Gross (GT) 7-5, 6-4
6. Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Kate Sharabura (GT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3*), Singles (3,1,6,5,4,2*)