Panthers Resume Action at FAU, #3 Duke

PITTSBURGH – After having a week off, the University of Pittsburgh tennis team resumes action this weekend with a pair of road matches at FAU and No. 3 Duke.

The Panthers first take on the Owls (6-7) Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. at the FAU Tennis Complex in Boca Raton, Fla., in the final non-conference match of the season. Pitt then resumes conference play when it travels to Durham, N.C., Sunday, March 17 to take on the No. 3 Blue Devils (11-2, 3-1 ACC) at Ambler Tennis Stadium at Noon.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live results for the Panthers' match at FAU Friday morning can be found here.
Live results for Pitt's dual at Duke Sunday afternoon can be found here.
For updates throughout the weekend, follow the team on Twitter at @Pitt_WTEN.

LAST TIME OUT

The Panthers dropped a pair of ACC matches to two Florida teams the first week of March in No. 19 Miami, 5-2, and No. 15 Florida State, 6-1.
Against the Hurricanes March 1, freshman Mariona Perez Noguera and sophomore Claudia Bartolome recorded wins in singles play.
Senior Natsumi Okamoto was the lone Pitt player to record a win over her FSU opponent March 3.

SCOUTING THE OWLS

FAU enters the weekend 6-7 overall after shutting out LIU Brooklyn, 4-0, Thursday, March 14.
The Owls are led by Martina Kudelova with nine singles wins on the year. Kudelova was tabbed C-USA Athlete of the Week Wednesday, March 13.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

Prior to hosting the Panthers Sunday, Duke will take on Wake Forest Friday, March 15 at 6 p.m.
The Blue Devils, who rank No. 3 for the second consecutive week in the Oracle/ITA Division I team rankings, boast an overall record of 11-2 with a 3-1 mark against ACC foes.
Duke finished the 2018 season with a runner-up finish at the ACC Tournament and ended the season in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships.
Three Blue Devils are currently ranked in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings in #18 Maria Mateas, #19 Meible Chi and #23 Kelly Chen.
Duke has three doubles teamed ranked in the Oracle/ITA rankings in #24 Kaitlyn McCarthy/Ellyse Hamlin, #34 Meible Chi/Kaitlyn McCarthy and #80 Margaryta Bilokin/Maria Mateas.

LOOKING AHEAD