In its second straight match against top-25 competition, Duke will battle Florida at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center on Sunday at 12 p.m. While the No. 6 Blue Devils (6-0) will enter the contest with an undefeated record, No. 2 Florida (5-0) will have to take down No. 4 North Carolina on Saturday in order to keep its streak alive.
Duke’s top two singles players, No. 4-ranked Reka Zsilinska and No. 25 Nadine Fahoum, will look to bounce back from upset defeats suffered against No. 23 Northwestern. The pair will be accompanied by three other singles players ranked in the top-75 nationally: No. 43 Mary Clayton, No. 49 Ellah Nze and No. 71 Elizabeth Plotkin. The Gators will counter with No. 22 Olivia Janowicz, No. 24 Irene Rehberger and No. 96 Sofie Oyen.
The highlight of the matchup may come on the doubles side, however, as each school sports a top-5 team. The Blue Devils’ Fahoum and Nze are ranked fourth nationwide, while the Gators’ Oyen and Allie Will are ranked first. All three of Duke’s doubles pairings are ranked in the top 40, yet all three are coming off losses against the Wildcats.
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