Women's Tennis Drops Clemson
No.10 Deacons improve to 10-5.
March 29, 1998
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 10th-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team beat Clemson 7-2 Sunday afternoon at Leighton Stadium. The win pushes the team's record to 10-5.
Wake Forest dominated singles action. Nicola Kaiwai defeated Stafanie Woerz in three sets at No. 1. Freshman Mariel Verban (#57) won at No. 2 over Etresia Kruger, 6-4, 6-2. Lule Aydin won easily at No. 3, 6-1, 6-1. At Nos. 5 and 6, Annemarie Milton and Terri Hieti also cruised to straight-set wins.
The Demon Deacons took two of three doubles matches. Aydin and Verban won at No. 1, 8-1 and Milton and Kaiwai were victorious at No. 2, 8-2.
Wake Forest next plays host to Georgia Tech on April 4, at 11 a.m.
MATCH SUMMARY
WAKE FOREST 7
CLEMSON 2
SINGLES
1 -- Nicola Kaiwai (WF) D. Stefanie Woerz (C) 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
2 -- Mariel Verban (WF) d. Etresia Kruger (C) 6-4, 6-2
3 -- Lule Aydin (WF) d. Devrin Carr (C) 6-1, 6-1
4 -- Cath Galvin (C) d. Dorothee Kurz (WF) 7-6, 7-5
5 -- Annemarie Milton (WF) d. Kate-Maree Mair (C) 6-0, 6-1
6 -- Terri Hieti (WF) d. Christina Oldock (C) 6-3, 6-0
DOUBLES
1 -- Verban/Aydin (WF) d. Kruger/Mair (C) 8-1
2 -- Milton/Kaiwai (WF) d. Woerz/Carr (C) 8-2
3 -- Galvin/Cinny Clausen (C) d. Hieti/Houston (WF) 8-5
