Box Score

DURHAM, N.C. – The Fighting Illini women's tennis team fell to the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils, 7-0 on Sunday at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. Illinois will return home for four-straight matches at Atkins Tennis Center, beginning Friday, Feb. 8, against Notre Dame. 

The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead with two wins on the doubles courts. Duke's Kelly Chen and Meible Chi took the match 6-2 on court three over Asuka Kawai and Mia Rabinowitz. The pair of Hamlin and McCarthy clinched the early one-point advantage with a 6-2 win over Duong/Switkes on court two. 

In singles play, 10th-ranked Chi topped Jaclyn Switkes, 6-2, 6-0 on court two and Chen defeated Daniela Pedraza-Novak, 6-2, 6-0 on court three. Duke's Ellyse Hamlin clinched the match on five with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Rabinowitz. 

The two teams played out the remaining matches and the Blue Devils picked up wins on courts four, six and one to sweep the match, 7-0. 

Final Results

#4 Duke 4, Illinois 0

Doubles-Order of Finish: 3, 2*

1.  Belaya/Pedraza-Novak (Illinois) vs. Bilokin/Mateas (Duke) 3-3, unf.  
2.  Hamlin/McCarthy (Duke) def. Duong/Switkes (Illinois) 6-2
3.  Chen/Chi (Duke) vs. Kawai/Rabinowitz (Illinois) 6-2

Singles-Order of Finish: 2, 3, 5*, 4, 6, 1

1. #8 Maria Mateas (Duke) def. Asuka Kawai (Illinois) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)
2. #10 Meible Chi (Duke) def. Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) 6-2, 6-0
3. #37 Kelly Chen (Duke) def. Daniela Pedraza Novak (Illinois) 6-2, 6-0
4. #58 Kaitlyn McCarthy (Duke) def. Emilee Duong (Illinois) 6-2, 6-2
5. Margaryta Bilokin (Duke) def. Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois) 6-2, 6-2  
6. Ellyse Hamlin (Duke) def. Sasha Belaya (Illinois) 6-1, 6-4  

Records: Illinois (0-3, 0-0) | No. 4 Duke (5-0, 0-0)

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