STAUNTON, Va. - The Meredith College tennis team opened the 2013 USA South Conference season Friday afternoon with a 9-0 sweep over host Mary Baldwin.

Puja Patel and Caroline Hunt, Betty Edwards and Mollie Musgrave, and rookie partners Taylor Brennan and Mack Thompson made quick work with the doubles pairings to open the match 3-0.

Hunt moved up to no. 1 singles and freshman Shruti Bajpai filled in at no. 6 singles in her career debut. MBC's Lotosha Gough pushed Bajpai to a 7-5 first-set win, before the Avenging Angel rookie finished the match on a 6-0 second set sweep.

The four other traditional singles starters for Meredith, Mary Lawrence Newton, Edwards, Musgrave and Brennan, moved up a flight and completed the sweep for the Avenging Angels.

The team travels to Averett Sunday for a Noon start versus the Cougars.