April 11, 1999

DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke women's tennis team, ranked No. 3 in the country, recorded its eighth-straight win with an 8-1 victory over Virginia on Saturday. The win is the Blue Devils' 109th consecutive another ACC team and the 78th-consecutive regular season conference win. With the victory, Duke's overall record improves to 18-3 and 7-0 in the conference, while the Cavaliers drop to 10-7 overall and 1-4 in the ACC.

The Blue Devils secured five singles wins and swept the doubles action. Sophomore Christie Schweer was the only Cavalier to record a victory. Playing out of position due to an injury to Amy O'Donnell, Schweer moved up one spot in the line-up and defeated Duke senior Karen Goldstein 7-5, 6-4 at #4. The win was Schweer's fourth in a row and her fourth ACC win against just one loss.

DUKE 8 - VIRGINIA 1

SINGLES

1. Vanessa Webb (D) d. Paige Boiko (V),               3-0, ret.
2. Kristin Sanderson (D) d. Stacy Gingold (V),        6-0, 6-1
3. Megan Miller (D) d. Leslie Cook (V),               6-0, 6-0
4. Christie Schweer (V) d. Karen Goldstein (D),       7-5, 6-4
5. Kathy Sell (D) d. Kelly Waever (V),                6-4, 6-2
6. Ioana Plesu (D) d. Christine Kim (V),              6-2, 6-1

DOUBLES

1. Webb/Goldstein (D) d. Gingold/Amy O'Donnell (V),   5-2, ret.
2. Brooke Siebel/Biro (D) d. Schweer/Cook (V),             8-3
3. Miller/Sell (D) d. Weaver/Kim (V),                      8-0