CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Duke women’s tennis team will open action Thursday in Chapel Hill as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regionals get started at the Chewning Tennis Center. The action will go from Oct. 17-21 with singles and doubles play.
Blue Devil freshman Ava Krug will get things started at 9 a.m., Thursday against Lisa Kranec of Elon in the qualifying round. Six other Duke student-athletes open play Friday in qualifying – Irina Balus, Shavit Kimchi, Emma Jackson, Katie Codd, Ellie Coleman and Eleana Yu.
Duke features five ranked singles players – Kimchi (38), Jackson (41), Codd (49), Coleman (53) and Yu (73). The Blue Devils doubles teams of Jackson/Yu are No. 58 and Kimchi/Coleman are No. 61. Balus also earned a No. 10 ranking in the newcomer singles ledger.
Thursday, October 17
Qualifying
Singles
9 a.m. – Ava Krug (Duke) vs. Lisa Kranec (Elon)
Friday, October 18
Main Draw
Singles
TBD – Irina Balus (Duke) vs. Emmie Moore (Charleston Southern)
TBD – Ellie Coleman (Duke) vs. Heidi Bulger (Elon)
TBD – Shavit Kimchi (Duke) vs. Misa Malkin (South Carolina)
TBD – Katie Codd (Duke) vs. TBA
TBD – Emma Jackson (Duke) vs. TBA
TBD – Eleana Yu (Duke) vs. Kristina Paskauskas (NC State)
Doubles
TBD – Katie Codd/Shavit Kimchi (Duke) vs. Simone Bergeron/Lisa Kranec (Elon)
TBD – Ellie Coleman/Irina Balus (Duke) vs. TBA
TBD – Ava Krug/Eleana Yu (Duke) vs. Romana Cisovska/Gaia Parravicini (Clemson)
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