Feb. 12, 2012

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The seventh-ranked California women's tennis team (6-1) fell, 4-1, to top-seeded No. 3-ranked Duke (8-0) in the semifinals of the 2012 ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships at the Boar's Head Tennis Club on Sunday, Feb. 12. It was the third time in four years that the Golden Bears had advanced as far as the semifinal round in the annual indoor tournament.

Cal earned one point on the day with a singles victory at court two from No. 21-ranked freshman Zsofi Susnayi. She defeated No. 38-ranked Hanna Mar, 6-2, 6-1, to log her 19th victory this year.

The Bears fell behind, early, as the Blue Devils won at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles. At court two, Beatrice Capra and Rachel Kahan snapped an 11-match winning streak as they upended junior Annie Goransson and sophomore Anett Schutting, 8-3. At court three, junior Tayler Davis and freshman Cecilia Estlander fell, 8-4, to Mar and Annie Mulholland as Duke secured the first point of the day.

At the top doubles court, senior Jana Juricova and Susanyi had pulled out to a 7-2 lead over Mary Clayton and Ester Goldfield, but the match was stopped when Duke claimed the doubles point.

The Devils went ahead, 2-0, with a win at No. 6 singles where No. 35-ranked Monica Turewicz took out No. 64 Estlander, 6-2, 6-3. Duke posted a third point when No. 118-ranked Kahan got a 6-0, 6-2 win against No. 81-ranked Goransson at court four. Susanyi's win came next, at court two, to get the Bears on the board, but No. 66-ranked Clayton finished off No. 74 Schutting, 7-5, 6-0, to secure a 4-1 win for the Blue Devils.

In unfinished matches, No. 5-ranked Juricova held a 6-4, 5-1 lead against No. 7-ranked Capra, and No. 32-ranked Davis had a 5-2 lead in the second after dropping her first set to Goldfield, 6-3.

Please visit www.itatennis.com for complete information on the indoor championships. The Bears will be back in action in two road matches in Los Angeles. Cal and UCLA will face off at 1:30 p.m. PT on Friday, Feb. 24, before the Bears and the Trojans take the court for a noon PT match on Saturday, Feb. 25. Please visit CalBears.com for more information.

No. 3 Duke 4, No. 7 California 1
2012 ITA National Women's Tennis Indoor Championships | Semifinals
Boar's Head Tennis Club | Charlottesville, Va.
Sunday, Feb. 12 - 9 a.m. PT
Records: Duke (8-0), California (6-1)
Doubles
1. Clayton/Goldfield (DUKE) vs. Juricova/Susanyi (CAL); DNF
2. Capra/Kahan (DUKE) def. Goransson/Schutting (CAL); 8-3
3. Mar/Mulholland (DUKE) def. Davis/Estlander (CAL); 8-4
Order of finish: 2, 3* (Duke wins doubles point)
Singles
1. No. 7 Beatrice Capra (DUKE) vs. No. 5 Jana Juricova (CAL); DNF
2. No. 21 Zsofi Susanyi (CAL) def. No. 38 Hanna Mar (DUKE); 6-2, 6-1
3. Ester Goldfield (DUKE) vs. No. 32 Tayler Davis (CAL); DNF
4. No. 118 Rachel Kahan (DUKE) def. No. 81 Annie Goransson (CAL); 6-0, 6-2
5. No. 66 Mary Clayton (DUKE) def. No. 74 Anett Schutting (CAL); 7-5, 6-0
6. No. 35 Monica Turewicz (DUKE) def. No. 64 Cecilia Estlander (CAL); 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 4, 2, 5*