Duke men's tennis falls to Florida State in ACC regular season finale
By Winston Lindqwister | April 15, 2019With their loss the Blue Devils will need three records in the ACC tournament for a chance at the NCAA tournament.
With their loss the Blue Devils will need three records in the ACC tournament for a chance at the NCAA tournament.
Although the Blue Devils had moments of sloppiness, Duke took down Virginia with ease.
In the deciding 10-point super tiebreaker, Bilokin won 10-7 to finish out the team’s fourth conference victory on the season.
Duke mixed up the tandems once again and this time, the senior duo of No. 24 Kaitlyn McCarthy and Ellyse Hamlin were split apart.
After their second loss of the season to the Tar Heels, the Blue Devils will likely not matchup against until the ACC tournament championship.
On Court 1, freshman phenom Maria Mateas will likely give North Carolina a run for its money.
The Blue Devils lost the doubles point early on and the Tar Heels rolled from there.
In both matches, the home team took the doubles point, but the Blue Devils took control of the singles play later.
Duke picked up a pair of ranked victories this weekend before falling to third-ranked North Carolina 4-0 Monday night.
Ashworth has led the Blue Devils’ women’s tennis program since 1997, amassing a 500-25 record, nine Final fours and one national championship.
Despite strong play from Nick Stachowiak, the Blue Devils dropped both of their matches on the road this weekend.
Last year, Duke lost to the ranked Fighting Illini 1-6 before sweeping the Wildcats 4-0 two days later.
The Blue Devils booked their trip cross country to Seattle to compete in the next round of the ITA team indoor championships
Although Duke started the ITA Kickoff Weekend strong, the Blue Devils couldn't translate their momentum to a ranked win.
Duke controlled the match from start to finish, winning its first two doubles matches 6-0, 6-1 and dropping just one singles set.
With two freshmen joining the mix for a team that reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last season, Duke is hoping to iron out its rotation.
Down 1-0 after doubles and dropping the first two singles matches, the Blue Devils battled to win.
In Duke's recent win against the Phoenix, the Blue Devils came out to a slow start and had to recover in the singles courts.
The Blue Devils traveled south to take on a top-ranked team in their season opener.
In what would be a truly special season, the Blue Devils dominated conference play on their way to a deep tournament run.