Dukes Hold Off San Antonio Racquets To Record First Victory on the Road

Playing their first road match in franchise history, the Newport Beach Dukes defeated the San Antonio Racquets, 25-22, Monday at the Thousand Oaks Racquet Club in San Antonio.

Dukes Coach Greg Patton said he expected San Antonio (2-1) to be one of the strongest teams in Team Tennis’ West Division, but the men’s doubles and mixed doubles matches proved the difference in helping Newport Beach improve to 2-1.

Marty Davis joined Roger Smith to defeat Sammy Giammalva and Dacio Campos in men’s doubles and give the Dukes a 6-2 lead. Later, Davis and Sophie Amiach defeated Campos and Mary Lou Daniels, 6-1, in mixed doubles, extending the lead to 14-9.

Amy Frazier of the Dukes won her third consecutive women’s singles match, defeating Elna Reinach in a tiebreaker, 6-5 (5-4), after trailing in the tiebreaker, 4-3.

San Antonio made a run at the Dukes in women’s doubles, the last match of the evening. Reinach and Daniels trailed Frazier and Amiach, 4-2, but won four consecutive games to force an overtime.

With the Dukes leading, 24-20, Reinach and Daniels needed to win four consecutive games to force a super-tiebreaker. They took the first two games of overtime before the Dukes broke Daniels’ serve.

Monday’s match was originally scheduled for Sunday, but rain forced a delay. The Dukes’ trip continues tonight with a match against Wellington, Fla., a team in the East Division.