Women's Tennis Downs Virginia, 7-2
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 17, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Wake Forest swept the top five single matches and downed Virginia, 7-2, in women's tennis action today at the Sheridan Snyder Center. The 19th-ranked Demon Deacons improve their record to 12-9 this season and 6-1 in the ACC, while the Cavaliers fall to 11-8 overall and 2-5 in the ACC.
The visiting Demon Deacons won all four three-set matches to help their cause. Mariel Verban, the nation's 10th-ranked player, downed Paige Boiko at #1 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. The Deacs also got three set wins at #2 from Janet Bergman, #4 from Jackie Houston and #5 from Annemarie Milton.
Kelly Weaver was Virginia's lone singles winner. She defeated Lea Miller 6-3, 6-4 at #6.
Wake Forest concludes its regular season tomorrow at Maryland.
Wake Forest 7, Virginia 2
Singles
1 - Mariel Verban (W) d. Paige Boiko (V) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 2 - Janet Bergman (W) d. Stacy Gingold (V) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 3 - Maren Haus (W) d. Amy O'Donnell (V) 6-3, 6-2 4 - Jackie Houston (W) d. Leslie Cook (V) 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 5 - Annemarie Milton (W) d. Christie Schweer (V) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 6 - Kelly Weaver (V) d. Lea Miller (W) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1 - Boiko/Gingold (V) d. Verban/Bergman (W) default 2 - Milton/Miller (W) d. Cook/Schweer (V) 9-8 (7-3) 3 - Haus/Houston (W) d. Weaver/Christine Kim (V) 9-8 (7-1)