May 6, 1999

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Five Duke players head up the 14 member 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Team, as selected by a vote of the league's nine head coaches. Also among the honorees are three Wake Forest and Florida State players, and one from Maryland, Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Duke senior Vanessa Webb, who is the ACC's highest nationally ranked player at No. 2, in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings, earns her second consecutive ACC Player of the Year honor. Webb, a native of Toronto, Canada, was the ACC regular season flight champion at No. 1 singles, sweeping through the league with an 8-0 record.

This year's ACC Rookie of the Year is Wake Forest's Janet Bergman who tallied a 7-1 ACC mark at No. 2 singles this season earning her the No. 2 singles flight champion honor.

Florida State's Lise Gregory was named ACC Coach of the Year, her first such honor. Gregory, and the Seminoles finished third overall in the ACC with a 6-2 record. In this year's ACC Championship, Gregory led Florida State to the semifinals before dropping to runner-up Wake Forest.

The 1999 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Team

    Kia Asberg         Florida State  Jr.  Lysekil, Sweden 
    Janet Bergman      Wake Forest    Fr.  Pinehurst, N.C. 
    Alida Gallovits    Florida State  Fr.  Timisoara, Romania 
    Carmina Giraldo    Clemson        Fr.  Columbia, South America 
    Karen Goldstein    Duke           Sr.  Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico 
    Meg Griffin        Maryland       Sr.  Topeka, Kansas 
    Maren Haus         Wake Forest    Fr.  Brielle, N.J. 
    Mason Miller       Georgia Tech   Fr.  Gainesville, Ga. 
    Megan Miller       Duke           So.  Palm City, Fla. 
    Marina Raic        Florida State  Fr.  Sriedrichshasen, Germany

    Kristin Sanderson  Duke           Sr. Pinellas Park, Fla. 
    Kathy Sell         Duke           So. Moorestown, N.J. 
    Mariel Verban      Wake Forest    So. Bloomington, Ill. 
    Vanessa Webb       Duke           Sr. Toronto, C6Z 

    ACC Player of the Year:  Vanessa Webb    Duke University 
    ACC Rookie of the Year:  Janet Bergman   Wake Forest 
    ACC Coach of the Year:   Lise Gregory    Florida State