Feb. 16, 2001 MADISON, Wisc. - The 21st-ranked Washington women's tennis team edged past the 14th-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 4-3, on Friday in the consolation round of the USTA/ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships, held at the University of Wisconsin. The Huskies improve to 4-3 on the year, while the Demon Deacons drop to 2-4. The Dawgs won three matches at Nos. 1,2, and 6 spots in singles competition. Senior Kristina Kraszewski, ranked 24th nationally, took 4th-ranked Bea Bielik to three sets before defeating her, 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2. In the No. 2 spot, 51st-ranked freshman Claire Carter won her seventh-straight match as she downed 8th-ranked Janet Bergman in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, while junior Erin Boisclair picked up a win the in the sixth position as she soundly defeated Aimee Smith, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. In doubles competition, Washington captured a pair of wins in the Nos. 1 and 2 spots, when 26th-ranked duo of freshman Darija Klaic and Kraszewski won, 8-6, over Wake Forest's top duo, Janet Bergman and Bea Bielik, ranked fourth nationally. Carter teamed up with junior Ilona Kordonskaya to down Maren Haus and Aimee Smith, 8-7(6), in the second spot. Washington will continue in the consolation bracket of the National Team Indoor Championships, when they face 17th-ranked Baylor on Saturday.
No. 21 Washington 4, No. T14 Wake Forest, 3
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