No. 49 Yale Falls to No. 1 Duke
The No. 49 Bulldogs (2-1) lost to defending national champions No. 1 Duke 7-0 Saturday at Duke at the ITA Division I Women's Kick-off Weekend hosted by Duke. Yale will play No. 39 Wake Forest Sunday.
Sophomore Vicky Brook won Yale's lone set of the match against Duke. At No. 2 singles, Brook won the second set 6-4 before falling in a tiebreaker. The Bulldogs will look to bounce back when they take a Wake Forest team that lost to No. 44 VCU Saturday.
Complete Results
Doubles
1. Granson / Nze (D) def.
Brook / Clark (Y), 8-2
2. Plotkin / Zsilinszka (D) def. Rhee / Kent (Y), 8-6
3. Stiles / Gorny (D) def. Petrelli / Epstein (Y),
8-5
Singles
1. Zsilinszka (D) def.
Kent (Y), 6-1, 6-1
2. Plotkin (D) def. Brook (Y), 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
3. Granson (D) def. Rhee (Y), 6-4, 7-5
4. Nze (D
) def. Petrelli (Y), 6-1, 6-0
5. Gorny (D) def. Epstein (Y), 6-3, 6-3
6. Clayton (D) def. Clark (Y), 6-0, 7-6 (5)
Report Filed by Steven Horn '10, Yale Sports Publicity