MADISON, Wisc. – The No. 1 Vanderbilt Commodores began their fourth straight run in the ITA Indoors, sweeping a challenging 14th-ranked Duke squad; 4-0.
“It was a quality win over a superb opponent,” said head coach Geoff Macdonald. It was a very close match, I know the scored look lop-sided, but they had four match points in doubles but we came back and got it. They’re a really really great team, so I’m very proud of the team and were looking forward to quarterfinals tomorrow”
Vanderbilt began the round of 16 match taking a challenging doubles point. No. 11 Sydney Campbell and Courtney Colton gave VU the advantage with a huge 6-1 win over No. 26 Capra/Hamlin.
But it was Astra Sharma and Ellie Yates who pulled out the doubles point, saving four match points to force a tiebreaker. VU took court two in a commanding 7-6(1) breaker.
Vanderbilt came out with momentum, earning five of six first sets; Sharma, Colton and Yates all pulled out tough 6-4 first set victories for the black and gold.
No. 33 Sharma earned VU its first singles point of the match, defeating No. 29 Kaitlyn McCarthy; 6-4, 6-2.
Campbell cruised in her No. 1 singles match, taking down 28th-ranked Beatrice Capra 6-3, 6-1 to give Vandy the 3-0 advantage.
Colton, a senior, clinched the victory over the Blue Devils on court four, 6-4, 6-4.
Vanderbilt heads back out on the courts in quarterfinal play Saturday at 3:30. The top-seeded squad take on eighth-seeded Ohio State, who defeated Fresno State; 4-2.
Results:
Singles:
- #24 Sydney Campbell (VANDY) def. #28 Beatrice Capra (DU) 6-3, 6-1
- #33 Astra Sharma (VANDY) def. #29 Kaitlyn McCarthy (DU) 6-4, 6-2
- #79 Chalena Scholl (DU) vs. #15 Frances Altick (VANDY) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
- Courtney Colton (VANDY) def. Samantha Harris (DU) 6-4, 6-4
- #70 Ellyse Hamlin (DU) vs. Georgina Sellyn (VANDY) 2-6, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished
- Jessica Ho (DU) vs. Ellie Yates (VANDY) 4-6, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles:
- #11 Courtney Colton/Sydney Campbell (VANDY) def. #26 Beatrice Capra/Ellyse Hamlin (DU)
2. Astra Sharma/Ellie Yates (VANDY) def. Samantha Harris/Kaitlyn McCarthy (DU) 7-6 (7-
3.Chalena Scholl/Alyssa Smith (DU) def. Frances Altick/Georgina Sellyn (VANDY) 6-1
Match Notes:
Vanderbilt 4-0; National ranking #1
Duke 4-1; National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,1,4)
2016 ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship – First Round
