Jan. 31, 2003

DURHAM, N.C. - The fourth-ranked Duke women's tennis team will host Indiana on Saturday at 11:30 AM at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils are 3-0 on the season, while Indiana owns a 2-0 mark.

In the individual rankings, Duke sophomore Kelly McCain (Tampa, Fla.) is ranked second followed by 15th-ranked Amanda Johnson (Bettendorf, Iowa), 36th-ranked Julie DeRoo (Ecully, France), 43rd-ranked Saras Arasu (Tampa, Fla.), 65th-ranked Julia Smith (Windlesham, England) and 81st-ranked Katie Blaszak (Fairfax, Va.).

Duke is the only team to boast six players ranked in the top 81 nationally.

In the doubles rankings, the Blue Devils are the only team to boast four ranked teams-- 11th-ranked DeRoo/Johnson, 13th-ranked Hillary Adams/McCain, 46th-ranked Susie Abromeit/Arasu and 49th-ranked Katie Granson/Smith.

Indiana has no singles players ranked nationally, but its doubles duo of Karie Schlukebir/Linda Tran is ranked 28th.

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