POTOMAC, Md. - The women's tennis team opened its 1999 dual season with an explosion on Feb. 7, defeating the Georgetown Hoyas, 9-0, in Potomac, Md. Senior Meg Griffin (Topeka, Kan.) and juniors Lorraine Bittles (Nashville, Tenn.) and Stacy Walkowitz (Coral Springs, Fla.) were victorious for the Terps in the top three spots on the ladder respectively. Griffin and Bittles also came out on top in doubles, 8-0.

Walkowitz, sophomore Chrissie Terrill (Plano, Tex.), senior Adrienne Pavelko (Vienna, Va.) and freshman Courtney Perkins (Seattle, Wash.) were each winners in both singles and doubles matches on the afternoon. Overall, Maryland won the singles matches by a combined score of 72-9 and doubles 24-2.

The Terps (1-0, 0-0) travel to Syracuse, N.Y. this weekend to face Minnesota on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and the Orangemen on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Singles
Meg Griffin (M) d. Lucky Ravindra (G); 6-2, 6-1
Lorraine Bittles (M) d. Savada Ravindra (G); 6-1, 6-3
Stacy Walkowitz (M) d. Megan Crotty (G); 6-0, 6-1
Chrissie Terrill (M) d. Caroline Marshall (G); 6-0, 6-0
Adrienne Pavelko (M) d. Missy Mendes (G); 6-1, 6-0
Courtney Perkins (M) d. Ayana Brooks (G); 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
Griffin/Bittles (M) d. S. Ravindra/Crotty(G); 8-0
Walkowitz/Terrill (M) d. L. Ravindra/Marshall (G); 8-2
Pavelko/Perkins (M) d. Mendes/Brooks (G), 8-0