
Deacons Down Wolfpack, 6-1
4/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 6, 2002
RALEIGH, N.C. - Third-ranked Wake Forest (18-3, 3-1) defeated NC State (8-11, 0-6) Saturday afternoon in Raleigh. The Deacons were unable to pick up the sweep, thanks to the efforts of NC State Junior Loni Worsley who demonstrated stellar play at the No. 6 spot for the Pack.
Wake Forest had the upper hand the remainder of the afternoon, picking up wins in the day's five other singles matches and sweeping the doubles matches.
No. 16 Janet Bergman moved into the No. 1 match of the day to defeat Katrina Gildemeister in straight sets of 6-1, 6-1. Maren Haus took care of Myrna Bawono, while Karin Coetzee was able to hold off Kristen Nicholls in the No. 3 match. Jennifer Jassawalla fell to Katie Martzolf 6-3, 6-2 and Danielle Schwartz downed Danielle Staddelmann 6-2, 6-0.
Worsley's play was the highlight of the day for the Wolfpack. Worsley picked up a win in the No. 6 singles match versus Wake Forest's Elizabeth Proctor in straight sets of 6-0, 6-4. With the win, Worsley improves to .500 with an even 8-8 on the season. The win also marks her second in conference play.
The nation's No. 1 tandem of Bea Belik and Janet Bergman continued their successful run this season, picking up win number 18 of spring play by defeating NC State's Gildemeister and Nicholls. Aimee Smith and Coetzee held off Jassawalla and Bawono in the No. 2 match by a margin of 8-5, while the Deacon-duo of Martzolf and Schwartz downed Worsley and Staddelmann.
NC State will face Winthrop Monday afternoon in its last non-conference match-up of the season. Winthrop is ranked No. 68 and is 12-3 overall and undefeated in the Big South. The match will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Wolfpack Tennis Complex.
No. 3 Wake Forest 6, NC State 1
Singles
1 - No. 16 Janet Bergman (WFU) def. Katrina Gildemeister (NCSU), 6-1, 6-1
2 - Maren Haus (WFU) def. Myrna Bawono (NCSU), 6-0, 6-2
3 - Karin Coetzee (WFU) def. Kristen Nicholls (NCSU), 6-3, 6-2
4 - No. 108 Katie Martzolf (WFU) def. Jennifer Jassawalla, 6-3, 6-2
5 - Danielle Schwartz (WFU) def. Danielle Staddelmann, 6-2, 6-0
6 - Loni Worsley (NCSU) def. Elizabeth Proctor (WFU), 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
1 - No. 1 Bea Belik/Bergman (WFU) def. Gildemeister/Nicholls, 8-3
2 - Smith/Coetzee (WFU) def. Jassawalla/Bawono, 8-5
3 - Martzolf/Schwartz (WFU) def. Worsley/Staddelmann, 8-2