Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Tennis Loses to Texas
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 19, 1998
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The 11th-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team dropped a 7-1 decision to 7th-ranked Texas Thursday afternoon at Leighton Stadium. With the loss, Wake Forest falls to 8-3 on the season.
Wake Forest's Mariel Verban (#43) continued her brilliant play with a three set win over Laura Berendt (#75) at No. 3. Nicola Kaiwai lost at No. 1 to Sandy Sureephong (#3) and Lule Aydin fell to Cristina Moros (#54) at No. 2.
The Demon Deacons play failed to improve in doubles action. Sureephong and Moros (#15) defeated Wake's star team of Kaiwai and Dorothee Kurz (#6) at No. 1. Annmarie Milton and Line Ullring fell at No. 3, 8-5.
Wake Forest will return to action on Saturday, March 21 when they host No. 1 Florida at noon.
TEXAS 7 WAKE FOREST 1
SINGLES 1 -- Sandy Sureehong (T) d. Nicola Kaiwai (WF) 6-2, 6-1 2 -- Cristina Moss (T) d. Lule Aydin (WF) 7-6 (3), 6-2 3 -- Mariel Verban (WF) d. Laura Berendt (T) 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 4 -- Michelle Faucher (T) d. Dorothee Kurz (WF) 6-3, 6-3 5 -- Kim Gates (T) d. Annemarie Milton (WF) 6-3, 6-2 6 -- Nomena Rasolomalala (T) d. Jackie Houston (WF) 6-4, 6-2 DOUBLES 1 -- Sureephong/Moros (T) d. Kaiwai/Kurz (WF) 8-5 2 -- Aydin/Verban (WF) v. Berendt/Gates (T) DNP 3 -- Faucher/Anne Pastor (T) d. Milton/Line Ullring (WF) 8-5
