May 26, 1999

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Wake Forest sophomore Mariel Verban was eliminated from the 1999 NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship in the quarterfinals this morning. She lost in three sets to Marissa Irvin of Stanford, the nation's third-ranked player, 7-6, 4-6, 0-6. Verban ends the season with an overall singles record of 43-17, a Wake Forest record for wins in a season.

Verban is the only Deacon ever to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. Despite not being seeded in the tournament, she ousted two seeded players, Agnes Muzamel and Anousjka Van Exel. Her performance at this season's NCAAs earned her All-American honors.

She earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors for a second consecutive season, while winning the ITA Southeast Regional Indoor Championship. Verban was also runner-up at No. 1 singles in the ACC.

Quarterfinal Result

Marissa Irvin (Stanford) d. Mariel Verban (WF)      7-6, 4-6, 0-6