WASHINGTON -The Georgetown women's tennis team fell 6-1 in its season opener against Maryland at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland. Freshman Ruhika Bhat secured Georgetown's lone point, defeating Aida Essa 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets.
 
Results | Sunday, January 18 | Georgetown, 1 Maryland, 6
 
Doubles
 
Ema Kovacevic/Emma Ghirardato (UMD) def. Ashley Kennedy/Paige Gilbert (GU): 6-2
Oliwia Orlinska/Magdalena Baniak (UMD) def. Ruhika Bhat/Katie Garofolo-Ro (GU): 6-2
Ruhika Bhat/ Katie Garofolo-Ro (GU) vs. Diya Challa/Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD): no result
 
Singles
 
Oliwia Orlinska (UMD) def. Emily Novikov (GU): 6-0, 6-0
Emma Ghirardato (UMD) def. Julia Chu (GU): 6-1, 6-1
Lucia Donnelly (UMD) def. Ashley Kennedy (GU): 6-1, 6-2
Tamari Gagoshidze (UMD) def. Katie Garofolo-Ro (GU): 6-2, 2-6, 12-10
Ruhika Bhat (GU) def. Aida Eissa (UMD): 6-4, 6-3
Katherine Hung (UMD) def. Paige Gilbert (GU): 7-5, 7-5
 

Up Next
Women's tennis returns to the court next Sunday, January 25 for a match against West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia.