May 21, 2000

MALIBU, CALIF. - Two Duke women's tennis singles players and one doubles team will kick off action in the individual competition of the NCAA Championships on Monday in Malibu, Calif. No. 12 ranked Megan Miller and No. 37 Kathy Sell will play in the singles bracket, while the doubles team of No. 21 Erica Biro and Brooke Siebel will also play at host Pepperdine University.

Miller (Palm City, Fla.) will go up against No. 47 Annica Cooper of UCLA and Sell (Moorestown, N.J.) will take on No. 32 Keiko Tokuda of Stanford. Miller is seeded No. 8 and has posted a 24-14 record in her junior season and Sell has recorded a 33-15 mark.

This marks the second time Miller has received an invitation to participate in the NCAA singles competition, while it is the first time for Sell.

Duke's doubles duo of Biro (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Siebel (Ross, Calif.) have the task of going up against the No. 4 Stanford team of Teryn Ashley and Marissa Irvin, which is seeded No. 1. The sophomore/senior pair for Duke have recorded a 20-10 record this season.