Johns Hopkins Women's Tennis Selected to Repeat

Posted: Feb 14, 2018

Megumi Chen, Johns Hopkins

LANCASTER, Pa. - Powerhouse Johns Hopkins has been selected to win the program's twelfth straight title in a poll of Conference coaches.

Johns Hopkins received eight first place votes, claiming the top spot with 89 total points. Swarthmore received the two remaining first place votes, totaling 82 points for second place. Haverford tallied 68 points to secure third while Franklin & Marshall collected 64 points for fourth. Washington College and Dickinson tied for fifth place, receiving 54 points apiece.

Preseason Coaches Poll

1- Johns Hopkins, 89 points (8 first-place votes)

2- Swarthmore, 82 (2)

3- Haverford, 68

4- Franklin & Marshall, 64

T5- Washington College, 54

T5- Dickinson, 54

7- Ursinus, 39

T8- Bryn Mawr, 30

T8- Gettysburg, 30

10- Muhlenberg, 21

11- McDaniel, 10

Returning All-Conference Players

First-Team Singles, Class, Hometown / High School

Allison Wolters, Franklin & Marshall, Jr, Belle Mead, N.J. / Laurel Springs School *

Emma Kassan, Swarthmore, Soph, New York, N.Y. / Fieldston School * #

Julie Lazer, Washington College, Sr, Owings Mills, Md. / McDonogh School

Sophia Strickland, Johns Hopkins, Soph, Alpharetta, Ga. / Wesleyan School

Kimberly Zou, Johns Hopkins, Jr, Scarsdale, N.Y. / Scarsdale

Vivian Fernandez, Swarthmore, Soph, Miami, Fla. / Ransom Everglades

First-Team Doubles, Class, Hometown / High School

Julie Lazer, Washington College, Sr, Owings Mills, Md. / McDonogh School

Rachel Martinez, Washington College, Sr, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. / Palos Verdes Peninsula

Allison Wolters, Franklin & Marshall, Jr, Belle Mead, N.J. / Laurel Springs School

Emma Kassan, Swarthmore, Soph, New York, N.Y. / Fieldston School

Anna Scheibmeir, Swarthmore, Sr, Centralia, Wash. / Centralia

Second-Team Singles, Class, Hometown / High School

Lauren Altschuler, Dickinson, Sr, Malvern, Pa. / Eastern

Rachel Martinez, Washington College, Sr, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. / Palos Verdes Peninsula

Julia Gokhberg, Swarthmore, Jr, Brooklyn, N.Y. / Stuyvesant

Shirline Wee, Swarthmore, Soph, Cerritos, Calif. / Cerritos

Krista Filiopoulos, Washington College, Sr, Millersville, Md. / Annapolis Area Christian

Second-Team Doubles, Class, Hometown / High School

Sarah Haas, Franklin & Marshall, Sr, Larchmont, N.Y. / Mamaroneck

Kimberly Zou, Johns Hopkins, Jr, Scarsdale, N.Y. / Scarsdale

Sophia Strickland, Johns Hopkins, Soph, Alpharetta, Ga. / Wesleyan School

Honorable Mention Singles, Class, Hometown / High School

Lizzie Siegle, Bryn Mawr, Sr, Hillsborough, Calif. / San Mateo

Honorable Mention Doubles, Class, Hometown / High School

Maria Cuervo, Swarthmore, Sr, Houston, Texas / Westchester Academy

*2017 Co-Player of the Year
#2017 Rookie of the Year