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No. 7 Devils Too Much for Wolfpack
3/26/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 20, 2002
DURHAM, N.C. - Tough ACC action continued for NC State Friday afternoon in Durham, as the Pack fell to the number seven-ranked Duke Blue Devils, 7-0. The loss drops the Pack to 0-4 in league action and 6-7 overall.
Duke has three ranked players on their roster, two of which are in the top 20 according to the Omni Hotels Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. No. 4 Kelly McCain was too much for State's Katrina Gildemeister in the No. 1 match. Gildemeister fell to the ranked McCain in sets of 6-0, 6-2. Kristen Nicholls kept it close and had a nice performance at No. 2 singles, but couldn't hold on as she fell to No. 18 Julie DeRoo, 6-4, 6-3. Duke's No. 64 Saras Arasu faced Jennifer Jassawalla in the No. 4 match. Jassawalla fel 6-0, 6-1.
Play will continue for the Pack when they return home and face the Florida State Seminoles Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on the courts of the Wolfpack Tennis Complex. Both teams will be looking for their first win of the season in ACC play.
#7 Duke 7, N.C. State 0
Singles
1 - #4 Kelly McCain (Duke) def. Katrina Gildemeister (NCSU) 6-0, 6-2
2 - #18 Julie DeRoo (Duke) def. Kristen Nicholls (NCSU) 6-4, 6-3
3 - Ioana Plesu (Duke) def. Myrna Bawono (NCSU) 6-0, 6-2
4 - #64 Saras Arasu (Duke) def. Jennifer Jassawalla (NCSU) 6-0, 6-1
5 - Katie Granson (Duke) def. Loni Worsley (NCSU) 6-1, 6-1
6 - Susie Abromeit (Duke) def. Danielle Staddelmann (NCSU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1 - Adams/McCain (Duke) def. Gildemeister/Nicholls (NCSU) 8-4
2 - #60 DeRoo/Johnson (Duke) def. Bawono/Jassawalla (NCSU) 8-3
3 - Granson/Abromeit (Duke) def. Landis Strader/Worsley (NCSU) 8-2
