Women's Tennis Suffers First ACC Loss
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 6, 1999
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 19th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons lost their first Atlantic Coast Conference match of the season, 7-2 to No. 3 Duke, at Leighton Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Wake Forest (9-9, 3-1 ACC) won two singles matches, No. 4 and 5 singles, while Duke (17-3, 6-0 ACC) won four singles and swept the doubles matches.
Sophomore Jackie Houston won her fourth match in her last five outings. She defeated Karen Goldstein at No. 4 singles in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. It was her 17th overall win this season.
At the No. 5 position, Wake's Annemarie Milton won her 21st match of the year. She defeated Kathy Sell in three sets: 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
The Deacons will return to action on Sunday, April 11 when they travel to Atlanta to battle Georgia Tech. The match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
No. 3 Duke 7, No. 19 Wake Forest 2
Singles Results
1. #3 Vanessa Webb (DU) d. #10 Mariel Verban (WFU) 6-2, 6-1 2. #34 Kristin Sanderson (DU) d. #33 Janet Bergman (WFU) 6-1, 2-6,7-6 (7) 3. #22 Megan Miller (DU) d. Maren Haus (WFU) 6-0, 6-2 4. Jackie Houston (WFU) d. #45 Karen Goldstein (DU) 6-4, 6-3 5. Annemarie Milton (WFU) d. #48 Kathy Sell (DU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 6. #74 Erica Biro (DU) d. Caroline Ullring (WFU) 6-0, 6-1Doubles Results
1. #3 Webb/Goldstein (DU) d. Bergman/Verban (WFU) 8-2 2. Biro/Brooke Siebel (DU) d. Milton/Ullring (WFU) 8-5 3. #46 Miller/Sell (DU) d. Haus/Houston (WFU) 8-3
