Women's lacrosse forward Caroline Cryer was named as the ACC's first Player of the Week for 2007.
The junior scored seven goals in Duke's season-opening game Friday at Denver, tying the school's all-time record for scoring in one game. Sunday at Stanford, Cryer tacked on five more goals to bring her total to 12 on the year.
Men's tennis falls in consolation
No. 11 Duke fell to No. 14 Oklahoma State 4-2 late Sunday night in the consolation bracket of the National Team Indoor Championship.
The Blue Devils (4-4) got out to a fast start, picking up the doubles point after winning two of the three doubles matches. After that, however, the Cowboys won four of the singles matches to clinch the victory.
Duke freshman Dylan Arnould was the only Blue Devil to win in singles, dispatching of Oklahoma State's Nathan Byrnes in two sets at 6-3, 6-2.
The Blue Devils do not play again until March 7, when they face off against Elon at 2 p.m. at Ambler Stadium.
- from staff reports
Women's tennis demolishes Hokies
Duke tucked another win under its belt Saturday as the No. 11 Blue Devils (3-1, 1-0 in the ACC) overpowered 66th-ranked Virginia Tech 6-1 at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
"It was our first ACC match of the year," head coach Jamie Ashworth said. "We talked about the importance of establishing ourselves early in the conference."
Duke blew by the Hokies on a 3-0 doubles run to clinch the doubles point.
The duo of sophomore Jessi Robinson and freshman Elizabeth Plotkin snagged a match from Jessica Long and Abbey Walker 8-4 after senior Daniela Bercek and sophomore Melissa Mang took down Inga Beermann and J.J. Larson 8-5. Also in doubles, senior Tory Zawacki and freshman Amanda Granson put up an 8-6 win over Ashley James and Jessica Brouwer.
"We've been switching around on doubles a little, so we're just getting used to playing together," Mang said. "Every match we get a little more confident and play a little better together. We've all been working really hard, and it's coming together so it's really good to see."
Mang also heated things up for Duke quickly in singles play, taking apart James 6-0. Her teammates Plotkin and senior Clelia Deltour followed her lead, with Plotkin posting a win over Karina Porushkevich 6-4, 6-1, and Deltour stopping Walker 6-2, 6-2.
Duke racked up two more victories as Zawacki defeated Larson 6-4, 6-3, and Granson took down Long 6-3, 6-4.
The Blue Devils will travel to Gainesville Saturday for a tough match against No. 4 Florida.
- Diana Ni
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