Durham, N.C.– Florida State women’s tennis team (10-9, 3-6 ACC) fell to No. 8-ranked Duke 6-1 on Saturday.
Senior Vic Allen earned FSU’s point at No. 1 singles against the nation’s 70th-ranked singles player. After dropping a tiebreak in the first set 6-7 (4), she was ahead 1-0 in the second set when her opponent was forced to withdraw from the match.
The Blue Devils began the day with a win at No. 2 and No. 1 doubles to secure the doubles point. Duke went on to win at No. 3, No. 2 and No. 6 singles to clinch the match and also earned a victory at No. 4.
Sophomore Olympe Lancelot was able to win 6-3 in her second set at No. 5 singles but fell 1-0 (5) in the third-set super tiebreak.
Florida State returns to action Thursday at home against Notre Dame on 4:30 p.m. Admission to matches at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center is free. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.
#8 Duke 6, #35 Florida State 1
Singles Competition
1. #108 Vic Allen (FSU) def. #70 Cameron Morra (DU) 6-7 (4), 1-0
2. #31 Emma Jackson (DU) def. #67 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Georgia Drummy (DU) def. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Iulia Bryzgalova (DU) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (5)
6. Brianna Shvets (DU) def. Alice Amendola (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. Cameron Morra/Ellie Coleman (DU) def. Anna Arkadianou/ Vic Allen (FSU) 6-2
2. Emma Jackson/Karolina Berankova (DU) def. Ellie Schoppe/Kianah Motosono (FSU) 6-1
3. Iulia Bryzgalova/Georgia Drummy (DU) vs. Olympe Lancelot/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 4-3 (unfinished)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,2,6,1,4,5)
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