Women's Tennis Defeats No. 12 Tennessee
Demon Deacons season record improves to 9-5.
March 28, 1998
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The 10th-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team beat 12th-ranked Tennessee 7-2 Saturday afternoon at Leighton Stadium. The win pushes the team's record on the season to 9-5.
Wake Forest dominated singles action. Freshman Mariel Verban (#57) won at No. 2 over Whitney Dill, 6-3, 6-4. Lule Aydin beat Erin Lowrey in a close match at No. 3, 7-5, 7-6. Dorothee Kurz, Annemarie Milton, and Terri Heiti were also straight-set winners.
The Demon Deacons took two of three doubles matches. Aydin and Verban won at No. 1, 8-5 and Milton and Line Ullring were victorious at No. 2, 9-7.
Wake Forest plays host to Clemson tomorrow, March 29, at noon.
MATCH SUMMARY
WAKE FOREST 7
TENNESSEE 2
SINGLES
1 -- Manisha Malhotra (T) d. Nicola Kaiwai (WF) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2 -- Mariel Verban (WF) d. Whitney Dill (T) 6-3, 6-4
3 -- Lule Aydin (WF) d. Erin Lowrey (T) 7-5, 7-6 (5)
4 -- Dorothee Kurz (WF) d. Vinny Seiverling (T) 6-3, 6-2
5 -- Annemarie Milton (WF) d. Kelli Heaton (T) 6-0, 6-2
6 -- Terri Hieti (WF) d. Emily Woodside (T) 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES
1 -- Verban/Aydin (WF) d. Malhotra/Russell (T) 8-5
2 -- Milton/Line Ullring (WF) d. Candy Reid/Seiverling (T) 9-7
3 -- Dill/Lowrey (T) d. Hieti/Houston (WF) 8-6
