Women's Tennis Hosts ITA Southeast Regional Indoor Event
11/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Nov. 2, 2000
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
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The Wake Forest women's tennis program is hosting the ITA Southeast Regional Qualifying Championships at the WFU Indoor Tennis Center over the weekend.
Thirty schools from the southeast region, which spans North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, are represented by 96 singles players and 64 doubles teams competing in this weekend's event. Eight other regional tournaments are taking place across the country this weekend as well. The finalists in both the singles and doubles brackets from all the regions will advance to the Rolex National Indoor Championships in Dallas, Tex. in February.
Thirteen singles players currently ranked in the nation's top 100 and three doubles teams ranked among the top 50 are competing in the southeast regional.
Qualifying action gets underway on Friday morning with singles matches beginning at 8:00 a.m. and doubles at 1:00 p.m. One round of singles and the first two rounds of doubles take place Friday. Saturday's action includes second round singles, beginning at 12:30 p.m., and third round and quarterfinals of doubles. The semifinals and championship in doubles take place Sunday, with the semifinals and finals of singles on Monday.
Wake Forest junior Janet Bergman (Pinehurst, NC) is the top-seeded player in the 64-member singles bracket. Ranked 31st nationally, Bergman plays her first match at 8:00 a.m. Friday versus Sabrina Lindemann of Memphis. Also competing for Wake Forest are junior Maren Haus (Brielle, NJ), who is seeded ninth in the bracket, senior Jackie Houston (Kings Mountain), who is seeded 10th and ranks 66th nationally, and freshman Aimee Smith (Norcross, GA). Haus opens up at 8:00 a.m. Friday versus Annika Meyerson of High Point, Houston takes on Kristin Koenig of UNC at 9:00 a.m. and Smith faces Megan Dunigan of Furman at 12:30 p.m.
Wake Forest's highest-ranked singles player, sophomore Bea Bielik (Valley Stream, NY) is not competing in this weekend's regional as she already qualified for the national indoor championships. Likewise, the Deacon doubles team of Bielik and Bergman, ranked fifth nationally, have also already qualified in the doubles bracket.
All matches take place at the WFU Indoor Tennis Center, and admission is free for all spectators.
Prequalifying Results - Thursday, Nov. 2
First Round
Ioana Plesu (DUKE) d. Katie Hangstsfer (UTC), 6-0, 6-2
Karla Azuara (UTM) d. Maria Alonte (MSU), 6-3, 7-5
Loni Worlsey (NCST) d. Jessica St. John (APSU), 6-0, 6-0
Leigh Bradwell (UK) d. Melisa San Martin (UL), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Christina Oldock (CU) d. Gina Craig (UNCC), 6-2, 6-3
Isabel Declercq (CU) d. Myrna Bawano (NCST), 6-1, 7-6
Jill Buckley (UK) d. Nastya Mirnova (TT), 6-3, 6-1
Carlin Kannan (UNCG) d. Julianna Treme (ELON), 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Mami Inoue (ETSU) d. Lindsay Offutt (DC), 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
Medina Brajambasic (CC) d. Ana Stiglic (CU), 7-6, 6-1
Betsy Card (UM) d. Kerry-Lea Glass (MSU), 6-1, 6-1
Gene Holman (FU) d. Kelly Whitler (UL), 6-3, 6-2
Ashlea Bowen (CU) d. Jessica Irey (ETSU), 6-3, 6-2
Shannon Stafford (UK) d. Kelli Williams (EKU), 6-2, 6-1
Karmelina Rivera (TT) d. Lindsey Peel (UNCG), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Lee Bairos (UNC) d. Judit Trunkos (WIN), 6-3, 6-1
Second Round (winners advance to qualifying draw)
Ioana Plesu (DUKE) d. Karla Azuara (UTM), 6-1, 6-1
Leigh Bradwell (UK) d. Loni Worlsey (NCST), 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
Christina Oldock (CU) d. Isabel Declercq (CU), 6-1, 6-4
Jill Buckley (UK) d. Carlin Kannan (UNCG), 6-1, 6-3
Medina Brajambasic (CC) d. Mami Inoue (ETSU), 6-3, 7-6
Gene Holman (FU) d. Betsy Card (UM), 6-4, 6-0
Ashlea Bowen (CU) d. Shannon Stafford (UK), 6-1, 6-0
Lee Bairos (UNC) d. Karmelina Rivera (TT), 6-0, 6-0