February 13, 1999

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The University of Maryland women's tennis improved its season record to 2-0 this season by defeating Minnesota 6-3 in an intercollegiate tennis match Saturday afternoon. Maryland opened its dual-meet season this past Sunday with a 9-0 victory over Georgetown.

The Terps swept all three doubles matches and captured wins at Nos. 1, 4 and 6 singles to register the victory over the Golden Gophers.

Meg Griffin, the Terps' No. 1 singles player, improved her spring mark to 2-0 by defeating Nora Sauska 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. Griffin also teamed with doubles partner Lorraine Bittles to capture a victory at No. 1 doubles.

Singles
No. 1 Meg Griffin (Md.) def. Nora Sauska (Mn.) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
No. 2 Kim Simonsen (Mn.) def. Lorraine Bittles (Md.) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Sitinee Rangsithienchai (Mn.) Def. Stacy Walkowitz (Md.) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Chrissie Terrill (Md.) def. Tarah Elkins (Mn.) 7-5-, 5-7, 6-3
No. 5 Jennifer Howard (Mn.) def. Adriene Pavelko (Md.) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 Courtney Perkins (Md.) Jana Hrdinova (Mn.) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 Griffin/Bittles (Md.) def. Simonsen/Hrdinova (Mn.) 9-7
No. 2 Walkowtiz/Terrill (Md.) def. Elkins/Rangsithienchai (Mn.) 8-6
No. 3 Pavelko/Perkins (Md.) def. Sauska/Howard (Mn.) 8-6