No.11 Women's Tennis Falls to No.1 Florida
Loss drops Deacons' record to 8-4.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The 11th-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team lost 8-0 to #1-ranked Florida Saturday afternoon at Indoor Tennis Center. The loss was the Deacons second in a row and dropped the team's record to 8-4.
Wake Forest was overwhelmed by the Gators' talented singles squad. Nicola Kaiwai fell at No. 1 to Dawn Buth, who is ranked 17th in the country. Lule Aydin (#88) pushed M.C. White (#46) at No.2 before falling in three sets 3-6, 6-1, 7-6. Wake Forest's Mariel Verban (#43) lost to Stephanie Nickitas (#56) at No. 3, 6-2, 6-3.
In doubles action, Wake's star team of Kaiwai and Dorothee Kurz (#6) fell at No. 1 to Buth and Nickitas (#1). Annmarie Milton and Line Ullring lost at No. 3, 8-6.
Wake Forest returns to action on Wednesday, March 25 when they visit No. 3 Duke. The Demon Deacons host #12 Tennessee next Saturday at noon. The women also play host to Clemson at noon on Sunday.
MATCH SUMMARY
FLORIDA 8
WAKE FOREST 0
SINGLES
1 -- Dawn Buth (F) d. Nicola Kaiwai (WF) 6-0, 6-2
2 -- M.C. White (F) d. Lule Aydin (WF) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6
3 -- Staphanie Nickitas (F) d. Mariel Verban (WF) 6-2, 6-3
4 -- Whitney Laiho (F) d. Dorothee Kurz (WF) 6-0, 6-4
5 -- Stephanie Hazlett (F) d. Jackie Houston (WF) 6-1, 6-4
6 -- Bonnie Bleeker (F) d. Annemarie Milton (WF) 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES
1 -- Buth/Nickitas (F) d. Kaiwai/Kurz (WF) 8-6
2 -- Aydin/Verban (WF) v. Hazlett/Laiho (F) DNP
3 -- Bleeker/White (F) d. Milton/Line Ullring (WF) 8-6
