CARY, N.C. – Duke women’s tennis sophomore Ellie Coleman collected a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Texas A&M’s Jeanette Mireles in the first round of pre-qualifying singles action at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American on Saturday at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
Coleman, who hails from Midland, Mich., will next face Adelaide Lavery of Tulane on Sunday at 9 a.m. The winner will advance to the next round and would take the court at 1 p.m., on Sunday as well.
Duke junior Karolina Berankova dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to Camille Kiss of UC Santa Barbara, while Blue Devil freshman Katie Codd fell, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, to Bojana Pozder of Notre Dame.
In the consolation bracket, Berankova will next face Natalie Boesing of Butler on Sunday at 1:30 p.m., and Codd will take on Daria Smetannikova of Texas A&M at 2 p.m.
Pre-qualifying action will close on Sunday, followed by qualifying Oct. 3-4 and main draw play will be Oct. 5-9. All nine Blue Devils will play during the week.
Beginning Oct. 5 for the main draw, CrossCourt Cast will be available for the matches with Mark Bey and Alex Gruskin providing commentary. Live scoring will be available via the ITA here.
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Saturday, Oct. 1
Pre-Qualifying Singles
Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Jeanette Mireles (Texas A&M) 6-3, 7-5
Camille Kiss (UC Santa Barbara) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) 6-4, 6-3
Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame) def. Katie Codd (Duke) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Sunday, Oct. 2
Pre-Qualifying Singles Second Round
9 AM: Ellie Coleman (Duke) vs. Adelaide Lavery (Tulane)
Pre-Qualifying Singles Consolation
1:30 PM: Karolina Berankova (Duke) vs. Natalie Boesing (Butler)
2:00 PM: Katie Codd (Duke) vs. Daria Smetannikova (Texas A&M)
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