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INDIANAPOLIS - Making its first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2006, the University of Maryland women's tennis team will face the Washington Huskies out of the Pac-10 in the first round at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 13 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Thirty-third ranked Maryland secured an at-large bid after finishing the season 13-9. The Terps twice beat the No. 11 team in the country, knocking off Virginia on March 20 for their first win over a top-15 opponent since April 10, 2005. A win over then 11th-ranked Georgia Tech on April 1 gave the Terps their sixth win over a ranked opponent this season.

"Our first round is against Washington," said Maryland head coach Howard Joffe. "They've got a very strong team, particularly high up in their lineup. But I feel like if our kids perform well they have a very good chance to win that match. And then we just take it one match at a time."

Maryland's opponent, the 28th-ranked Huskies, finished the season 12-10 and will make their fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament.

The teams will play on the campus of the University of North Carolina, which is seeded No. 4 overall in the tournament.

Leading the way for the Terps much of the season has been junior Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar. She garnered All-ACC honors in addition to being awarded ACC Women's Tennis Player of the Week, Maryland's first since 2007. Sanchez-Quintanar is 30th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) singles rankings, compiling a 16-4 overall dual singles record this season predominantly at No. 1 singles.

She and partner Jordaan Sanford have combined for an 18-4 dual doubles record and a No. 26 ranking. The pair has been dominant at No. 1 doubles, knocking off the No. 1 doubles team in the country at the time, Josipa Bek and Keri Wong of Clemson 8-5 on April 3.

Sophomore Ana Belzunce and freshman Welma Luus have also completed a stellar dual doubles season thus far. The team is 17-5 and has been a big part of the Terps overall and doubles' success.

"The whole team is pretty happy with [making the tournament] for the first time in many years," said Sanchez-Quintanar.

Although the Terps faced UNC in College Park earlier in the season, it will be the third trip to the Tar Heel state for the Terps this year.

If Maryland survives the Washington match, it will face either UNC or East Tennessee State in the second round. Maryland lost the first meeting with UNC in the regular season 5-2, but Sanchez-Quintanar upset then 14th-ranked Zoe De Bruycker in straight sets, and Belzunce knocked off Shinann Featherston, then No. 61 in the country, 6-3, 7-5.

"Our kids have done very, very well," Joffe said. "We've reached some benchmarks. My hope is that there is still a little fire in everyone's belly and that they're ready to go fight against Washington."

Notes: Individual singles and doubles brackets will be announced by the end of the day Wednesday.