In the NGCA Collegiate Match Play Championship Monday, top-seeded Duke defeated ninth-seeded Oklahoma State 3-1-1 and fifth-seeded Tennessee 4-1 to advance to the tournament finals against sixth-seeded Georgia Tuesday at the Ginn Resort in Kissimmee, Fla.
The Blue Devils have played in the tournament four times in the team's history and have reached the finals each year. In its previous three appearances, Duke went on to win the tournament.
Jennifer Pandolfi and Alison Whitaker both had strong days, as each player defeated their two opponents, the only Blue Devils to do so Monday.
In the first round against the Cowboys, Duke got victories from Pandolfi, Whitaker and Jennie Lee, while Amanda Blumenherst halved her match. Kimberly Donovan was the only Blue Devil who lost. The matchup with the Cowboys started Sunday but had to be called due to darkness.
Later in the day, Duke got strong performances from Pandolfi and Whitaker again while Blumenherst and Rebecca Kim broke through for wins for an easy victory over the Volunteers to push the team into the finals.
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