Donning maroon and orange ribbons to pay its respects to 10th-seeded Virginia Tech (12-13), seventh-seeded Duke (11-9) cruised to a 4-0 victory in the first round of the ACC Championships in Cary, N.C. Thursday.
"It probably wasn't the easiest match for everyone to play just playing Virginia Tech," head coach Jamie Ashworth said. "Usually the girls wear blue ribbons in their hair but they actually wore maroon and orange to show their support for Virginia Tech. I'm glad that Virginia Tech played and that they played with a lot of heart."
Ashworth said he was thrilled his team dominated the match today in singles and doubles.
The No. 10 tandem of senior Daniela Bercek and sophomore Melissa Mang came away with an 8-1 win over Jessica Brouwer and Abbey Walker, and senior Clelia Deltour and sophomore Jessi Robinson put up an 8-4 win over Bethany James and Chelsea Cramp for the doubles point.
Robinson, Deltour and freshman Elizabeth Plotkin finished up with three singles victories for Duke's 4-0 win.
"It was kind of tough for us," Plotkin said. "They have a lot of courage just playing. I give a lot of credit to them."
The Blue Devils go up against top-seeded Georgia Tech (20-4) Friday in the second round.
"I'm glad that we able to get a win going into a match against Georgia Tech," Ashworth said. "We really felt like we had opportunities to beat them last time."
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