Women's Tennis . January 24, 2026

Women's Tennis Falls to No. 8 Duke

Results

DURHAM, N.C. – The South Carolina women’s tennis team fell to No. 8 Duke, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead by securing the doubles point.

Lauren Friedman and Helena Buchwald secured a convincing doubles victory for the Gamecocks, cruising past Duke 6-2 while controlling the set from start to finish. Kaitlyn Carnicella and Taylor Goetz dropped their match on court one, leaving the doubles point to be decided on court three. Jane Dunyon and Jana Stojanova battled back and forth to force a 6-6 tiebreak, but Duke claimed the tiebreaker, 7-4, to secure the overall point.

In singles play, Dunyon and Stojanova both captured first-set wins for South Carolina before their matches were halted. Buchwald faced Aspen Schuman on court two, where Duke earned a straight-set victory. No. 54 Carnicella pushed Duke’s No. 98 Liv Hovde in a pair of tight sets, leveling the second frame at 4-4 before falling 6-4, 6-4. Taylor Goetz dropped a close first set to No. 93 Shavit Kimchi before Kimchi pulled away in the second to clinch the match for the Blue Devils.

The Gamecocks will return to action on Feb. 7, hosting Georgia Tech at the Carolina Indoor Tennis Center. South Carolina will then remain at home to face in-state rival Clemson on Feb. 10.

South Carolina 0, #8 Duke 4

Doubles (order of finish: 2, 1, 3)

Liv Hovde & Claire An (Duke) def. Kaitlyn Carnicella & Taylor Goetz (USC) 6-4
No. 44 Lauren Friedman & Helena Buchwald (USC) def. Shavit Kimchi & Eleana Yu (Duke) 6-2
Irina Ballus & Aspen Schuman (Duke) def. Jane Dunyon & Jana Stojanova (USC) 7-6 (4)

Singles (orders of finish: 2, 4, 1)