Wake Forest Athletics
Verban Falls in Semifinals
8/14/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Aug. 14, 1999
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Third-seeded Julie Ditty of Vanderbilt defeated top-seeded Mariel Verban of Wake Forest 6-3, 6-3 Saturday in the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Summer Championships at the College of William and Mary.
Verban, after receiving a bye in the first round, reached the semifinals by defeating Jessica Garrow of Colorado 6-3, 6-2, Janice Nyland from Oregon 6-3, 6-1 and Michelle Faucher of Texas 6-4, 6-1.
Ditty will play Gabriel Lastra of Stanford, who defeated Sarah Taylor from Bradenton (Fla.) Academy 6-3, 3-2, in the finals Sunday.
The winner of the tournament gets a wild card into the U.S. Open qualifying tournament.
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