Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Women's Tennis Unable To Overcome Duke
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 25, 1999
Norcross, Ga. - The top-seeded Duke Blue Devils captured their 12th consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference women's tennis championship with a 5-0 victory over second-seeded Wake Forest, Sunday at the Racquet Club of the South.
Senior Kristin Sanderson clinched the match for the Blue Devils (23-2) with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Wake Forest's Janet Bergman at No. 2 singles. The Demon Deacons (15-10) were seeking their first-ever conference crown, while making their sixth consecutive appearance in the championship match this decade. Duke defeated Wake for the championship in all six of the Deacs championship appearances (1992, 1995-99).
Blue Devil Senior Karen Goldstein was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Goldstein defeated Wake's Jackie Houston 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles as the Blue Devils won five of six singles matches to clinch the victory.
Today's win also marks the 113 straight victory over an ACC opponent for the Blue Devils, which includes ACC and NCAA Tournament competition. Duke's last loss to a conference foe came on March 30, 1989 when the Blue Devils fell to Wake Forest, 5-4.
#1 Duke 5, # 2 Wake Forest 0
Singles Results 1. Vanessa Webb (DU) d. Mariel Verban (WFU) 6-2, 6-2 2. Kristin Sanderson (DU) d. Janet Bergman (WFU) 6-2, 6-2 3. Megan Miller (DU) d. Maren Haus (WFU) 6-0, 6-1 4. Karen Goldstein (DU) d. Jackie Houston (WFU) 6-0, 6-1 5. Kathy Sell (DU) vs. Annemarie Milton (WFU) DNF 6. Erica Biro (DU) d. Lea Miller (WFU) 6-3, 6-1No doubles matches were played.
