CARY, N.C. – Duke women’s tennis junior Ellie Coleman advanced on day one of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American, which was contested at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
Opening in pre-qualifying action, Coleman registered a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Wisconsin’s Alina Mukhortova in the opening round.
In other Blue Devil action, Duke graduate students Brianna Shvets and Iuliia Bryzgalova both dropped their matches. Shvets fell, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, to Arizona’s Reece Carter and Bryzgalova fell, 4-6, 1-6, to Emma Charney of Southern California. Blue Devil sophomore Katie Codd couldn’t get past Guichard Ahmani of UCLA, 4-6, 2-6, and senior Karolina Berankova fell, 3-6, 4-6, to Anna Supapitch Kuearum of Iowa State.
Coleman, who hails from Midland, Mich., will next face Ava Catanzarite of Oklahoma in the round of 64 on Monday.
Live streams of the action along with live scoring will be available via the ITA.
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Saturday, Sept. 30
Singles
Round of 128
Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Alina Mukhortova (Wisconsin) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Reece Carter (Arizona) def. Brianna Shvets (Duke) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Emma Charney (Southern California) def. Iuliia Bryzgalova (Duke) 6-4, 6-1
Anna Supapitch Kuearum (Iowa State) def. Karolina Berankova (Duke) 3-6, 4-6
Guichard Ahmani (UCLA) def. Katie Codd (Duke) 6-4, 6-2
Sunday, Sept. 31
Round of 64
Ellie Coleman (Duke) vs. Ava Catanzarite (Oklahoma)
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