April 16, 2000

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The 52nd-ranked University of Virginia women's tennis team lost to second-ranked Wake Forest 8-0 Sunday afternoon, April 16 at the Leighton Tennis Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. With the loss, the Cavaliers fall to 13-9 overall and 3-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest improves to 18-1 overall and 8-0 in the ACC.

The Demon Deacons won all six singles matches in straight sets to clinch the win. Wake Forest also won a pair of doubles matches to make the final score 8-0.

At #1 singles, UVa second-year Amy O'Donnell (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah), who earned a No. 99 ranking this week, fell to No. 5 Adria Engel 6-2, 6-3. Virginia third-year Christie Schweer (Houston, Texas/Memorial) lost to No. 19 Bea Bielik 6-1, 6-1 at #2, while first-year Henriette Williams (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton) dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision to No. 40 Janet Bergman at #3. UVa third-year Leslie Cook (Boynton Beach, Fla./Lake Worth Christian) lost to Maren Haus 6-0, 6-0 at #4 singles. At #5, Virginia first-year Jennifer Tuchband (Millburn, N.J./Millburn) lost a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 match to No. 85 Jackie Houston. Third-year Kelly Weaver (Kingston, N.Y./Kingston) fell 6-2, 6-2 to Annemarie Milton at #6 singles.

In doubles play, Williams and Schweer lost to Bielik and Bergman 8-3 at #1. Wake Forest won the #3 doubles match by default and the #2 doubles match was not played.

Virginia returns to action Thursday through Sunday, April 20-23 when it competes in the ACC Tournament at the Racquet Club of the South in Norcross, Georgia.

Wake Forest 8, Virginia 0

Singles
1. No. 5 Adria Engel (WF) def. No. 99 Amy O'Donnell (UVa), 6-2, 6-3
2. No. 19 Bea Bielik (WF) def. Christie Schweer (UVa), 6-1, 6-1
3. No. 40 Janet Bergman (WF) def. Henriette Williams (UVa), 6-1, 6-4
4. Maren Haus (WF) def. Leslie Cook (UVa), 6-0, 6-0
5. No. 85 Jackie Houston (WF) def. Jennifer Tuchband (UVa), 6-4, 7-5
6. Annemarie Milton (WF) def. Kelly Weaver (UVa), 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1.

Bea Bielik / Janet Bergman (WF) def. Christie Schweer / Henriette Williams (UVa), 8-3
2. Match not played
3. Wake Forest won by default