LEXINGTON ? Ninth-ranked Duke took the doubles point and never looked back, claiming a 6-1 victory over No. 13 Kentucky Saturday evening at UK?s Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. The Cats suffer their first defeat of the season and fall to 5-1.

After Duke earned a win at No. 3 doubles, the Kentucky tandem of freshman Sarah Foster and junior Aibika Kalsarieva turned in an 8-5 upset victory at No. 1 over the fifth-ranked duo of Amanda Johnson and Tory Zawacki. Kentucky freshmen Lara Maurer and Joelle Schwenk made a valiant effort at No. 2 but fell just a little short, dropping a 9-7 decision.

Duke scored victories at the numbers three and one singles positions for a 3-0 lead. Kentucky?s Maurer tallied the lone Wildcat victory at No. 4 singles, a 6-3, 6-4 win over 95th-ranked Julia Smith. Duke?s Saras Arasu earned a win at No. 5 singles to clinch the Blue Devil victory.

The Cats return to the court Sunday against No. 75 Maryland. The match is set for a 2 p.m. ET start, though the start time may be pushed back due to a preceding 10 a.m. match between Duke and Texas A&M. No. 9 Duke 6, No. 13 Kentucky 1

Doubles 1. Foster/Kalsarieva (UK) def. No. 5 Johnson/Zawacki (DU) ? 8-5 2. Cargill/Zika (DU) def. Maurer/Schwenk (UK) ? 9-7 3. Arasu/Smith (DU) def. Coventry/Simpson (UK) ? 8-3 Singles 1. No. 5 Amanda Johnson (DU) def. No. 23 Aibika Kalsarieva (UK) ? 6-4, 6-3 2. No. 64 Jenny Zika (DU) def. Sarah Foster (UK) ? 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5) 3. No. 89 Tory Zawacki (DU) def. Joelle Schwenk (UK) 6-0, 6-4 4. Lara Maurer (UK) def. No. 95 Julia Smith (DU) ? 6-3, 6-4 5. No. 91 Saras Arasu (DU) def. Christine Simpson (UK) ? 6-1, 6-2 6. Kristin Cargill (DU) def. Kim Coventry (UK) ? 6-3, 7-6 (5)