Miami Opens ACC Action With Ranked Win Over No. 15 DukeMiami Opens ACC Action With Ranked Win Over No. 15 Duke

Miami Opens ACC Action With Ranked Win Over No. 15 Duke

Women's Tennis

The University of Miami women's tennis team claimed the 5-2 win in its first ACC match of the season on Friday afternoon.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s tennis team claimed the 5-2 win in its first ACC match of the season on Friday afternoon against No. 15 Duke.

The Hurricanes (3-2 overall, 1-0 ACC) started strong, taking the doubles point. On court one, Xinyi Nong and Isabella Pfennig took down Emma Jackson and Karolina Berankova, 6-1. Miami secured the opening point with a 6-3 score from Alexa Noel and Audrey Boch-Collins over Brianna Shvets and Iuliia Bryzgalova.

With the doubles point clinched, court two played out where Antonia Balzert and Leonie Schuknecht won 6-4 against Shavit Kimchi and Katie Codd to sweep the doubles portion.

Miami claimed three consecutive courts to clinch the match. First, No. 101 Boch-Collins defeated No. 109 Brianna Shvets, 6-4, 6-2, while No. 67 Pfennig took down No. 80 Kimchi, 6-4, 6-2. To secure the Miami win, Balzert claimed court three, 6-1, 6-4, over No. 76 Codd.

Duke took back-to-back courts with Jackson claiming the top court, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0, over No. 10 Noel and Bryzgalova took court four, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, against Schuknecht.

Nong finished off the match with a win on court six, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, over Berankova.

The Hurricanes are back in action on Sunday, Feb. 25 as they host No. 5 North Carolina.

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