Duke defeats Washington to win East Lake Cup

The Duke women’s golf team defeated Washington 3-1-1 in the East Lake Cup on Wednesday in Atlanta.

The Blue Devils got victories from Virginia Elena Carta, Sandy Choi and Lisa Maguire.

Carta earned a 7 and 6 win over UW’s Ellen Takada. Choi defeated Sarah Rhee 4 and 3 and Maguire defeated Eun Won Park 1 up. UW’s Wenyung Keh won 2 up over Ana Belac. Duke’s Leona Maguire and Julianne Alvarez halved after 18 holes.

Choi birdied No. 14 to go 3-up on Washington’s Sarah Rhee and then had a five-foot birdie putt on the 145-yard, par-3 15th conceded to clinch the Duke title.

“I couldn’t be more proud of this team for showing up at the end of our fall season,” Duke coach Dan Brooks said. “We’ve had all…