Women's Tennis Upset by Notre Dame
No.10 Deacons fall to No.17 Irish.
April 9, 1998
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The 10th-ranked Wake Forest women's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to 17th-ranked Notre Dame Thursday afternoon at the Indoor Tennis Center. The loss drops the Deacons' season record to 11-7.
In singles action, Annemarie Milton accounted for Wake Forest's only point with a 7-5, 7-5 win at No. 5 over Kelly Zalinski. At No. 1, Nicola Kaiwai lost to Jennifer Hall (#22), 6-2, 6-1. Mariel Verban lost a tough, three-set match at No. 2 to Michelle Dasso (#19).
The Demon Deacons dropped all three doubles matches.
Wake Forest next plays host to North Carolina on April 17.
MATCH SUMMARY
NOTRE DAME 8
WAKE FOREST 1
SINGLES
1 -- Jennifer Hall (N) d. Nicola Kaiwai (WF) 6-2, 6-1
2 -- Michelle Dasso (N) d. Mariel Verban (WF) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
3 -- Marisa Velaso (N) d. Lule Aydin (WF) 6-1, 6-4
4 -- Tiffany Gates (N) d. Dorothee Kurz (WF) 6-7, 6-4, 6-1
5 -- Annemarie Milton (WF) d. Kelly Zalinski (N) 7-5, 7-5
6 -- Kim Guy (N) d. Line Ullring (WF) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES
1 -- Gates/Hall (N) d. Kaiwai/Aydin (WF) 8-1
2 -- Dasso/Velasco (N) d. Milton/Ullring (WF) 8-6
3 -- Olson/Zalinski (N) d. Terri Hieti/Jackie Houston (WF) 9-7
