Bea Bielik, Janet Bergman Named Tennis All-Americans
6/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
June 3, 2002
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest senior Janet Bergman (Pinehurst, N.C.) and junior Bea Bielik (Valley Stream, N.Y.) have both been named to the 2002 All-American team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Bielik earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles, while Bergman was named to the All-American squad in doubles.
Both Demon Deacons are making their third straight appearance on the All-American teams. Bergman was a 2000 selection in doubles and was named to the singles and doubles All-American squads last season. Bielik has been on the All-American teams in both singles and doubles in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Bielik captured the 2002 NCAA Singles Championship, winning six straight-set matches and setting a new NCAA record for fewest games lost (21). The 2002 Honda Award winner as well as ACC Player of the Year, she finished the 2001-02 season with a 35-2 singles record, and was ranked No. 1 in both singles and doubles for most of the season. Bielik is also the first female NCAA Champion in the history of the Demon Deacon athletic program.
Bergman wrapped up her career in 2002 as the most-decorated four-year player in WFU women's tennis history. She is a four-time All-ACC selection in addition to her All-America honors, and is Wake's all-time leader in both singles (129) and doubles (117) victories. She finished the 2002 campaign with a 28-13 singles record and ranked 25th nationally. In doubles, she posted a 36-6 mark, tying for the school record of most wins in a single season.
As a doubles team, Bergman and Bielik finished the season ranked third nationally after advancing to the second round of the NCAA Championships.
Criteria for selection to the All-American singles team include: top 16 seed in NCAA Singles Championships, or reach round of 16 in NCAA Singles Championships, or finish in the Top 20 of the final Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings. Doubles team criteria include: top eight seed in NCAA Doubles Championships, or reach quarterfinals of NCAA Doubles Championship, or finish in Top 10 of final Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings.