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Women's Tennis

Dukes Blank Bonnies to Advance to A-10 Quarterfinals

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Duquesne women's tennis team opened the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 4-0 triumph over St. Bonaventure in a first round matchup on Wednesday morning at the USTA National Campus. The No. 4 seed Dukes extend their winning streak to eight matches, advancing to tomorrow's quarterfinal round against No. 5 seed Davidson at 6 p.m. ET.

On Wednesday, the Dukes claimed the doubles point with a win first by Laurel Shymansky and Maddy Adams by a score of 6-1 followed by a 6-3 victory by Julianne Herman and Meredith Lee at No. 1 doubles.

In singles play, Aishwarya Kona was off the court first, winning in straight sets at No. 5 before Shymansky earned a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at the No. 2 slot. Herman captured a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles to clinch the victory for the Dukes.

Duquesne has now made six straight appearances in the A-10 quarterfinals. The Dukes topped Davidson for the first time in program history earlier this season by a score of 4-3.


 
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Players Mentioned

Maddy Adams

Maddy Adams

5' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Julianne Herman

Julianne Herman

5' 7"
Senior
Aishwarya Kona

Aishwarya Kona

5' 5"
Junior
Laurel Shymansky

Laurel Shymansky

5' 10"
Junior
Meredith Lee

Meredith Lee

5' 7"
Sophomore
Wingate

Players Mentioned

Maddy Adams

Maddy Adams

5' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Julianne Herman

Julianne Herman

5' 7"
Senior
Aishwarya Kona

Aishwarya Kona

5' 5"
Junior
Laurel Shymansky

Laurel Shymansky

5' 10"
Junior
Meredith Lee

Meredith Lee

5' 7"
Sophomore
Wingate

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