Plagued by illness, No. 18 Duke wrapped up a disheartening weekend with a tough 4-0 loss to No. 11 North Carolina Sunday after being upset 5-2 upset by No. 42 N.C. State Saturday.
"It was really disappointing," freshman Amanda Granson said. "As a team, we competed really well. We're just going to have a good practice this week and look forward to the ACCs."
The Blue Devils (10-9, 5-6 in the ACC) were forced to switch up their No. 1 singles and doubles spot, as senior Daniela Bercek missed her singles match against N.C. State and both matches against UNC due to illness.
"For [Sunday's] doubles, we had to switch up the teams, and that was really tough," Granson said.
Duke lost the doubles point both days, as Granson and sophomore Jessi Robinson were the only duo to post a win against the Wolfpack (13-9, 4-8). The Tar Heels (20-7, 8-3) swept the Blue Devils for the doubles point.
Against N.C. State, Sophomore Melissa Mang shut out Daria Petrovic 6-2, 6-0, while Robinson defeated Neils Barringer 6-2, 6-4, but the Wolfpack took four of six matches for the win.
At Cone-Kenfield Indoor Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels went on a 3-0 singles run to seal the win over the Blue Devils.
"They definitely had a good crowd there," Granson said. "[But] there were a lot of Duke students who came. We definitely had a lot of support."
She said the team fought hard but had difficulty finishing points.
"Every single one of us was competing hard," Granson said. "We couldn't put things together, but we definitely want a rematch with them, so hopefully we'll see them at the ACCs."
Duke will next compete Thursday through Sunday at the ACC tournament in Cary at the Cary Tennis Park.
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