The Basics
• Scores: #23 Johns Hopkins-9, Gettysburg-0
Johns Hopkins-4, Loyola-3
• Records: JHU (14-3, 9-0 CC) • GC (10-7, 5-4 CC) • LUM (14-7)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • JHU Tennis Courts / McClure Tennis Center
• The Short Story: The 23-ranked Johns Hopkins women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins and clinched the top seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament on Tuesday. Hopkins beat visiting Gettysburg, 9-0, and also defeated host Loyola, 4-3.
 
How it Happened • Gettysburg
 • The Blue Jays grabbed a quick 3-0 lead in the match with a sweep of the doubles. Sophomore Anjie Kashyap and senior Chrissy Simon beat Amanda Vinges and Samantha Boardman, 8-1, at first. Sophomore Margo Gerke and freshman Anya Gunewardena won 8-2 at second over Maria Martinovic and Maddie Class. And at third, senior Mika Inadomi and freshman Lillian Oliver needed just eight games to defeat Alexis Rinker and Shelby Deron.
• Hopkins then swept the singles matches to complete the shutout. Kashyap did not lose a game as she beat Martinovic at first singles. Simon won 6-1, 6-2 over Vinges at second and Gerke matched her score at third over Boardman.
• Gunewardena prevailed in a superbreaker over Class at fourth 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (3). Freshman Amanda Ruci equaled Kashyap's feat in her win over Rinker at fifth. Freshman Sophie Saland defeated Deron 6-0, 6-2 at sixth.
 
How it Happened • Loyola
• Hopkins swept the doubles to take the 1-0 lead heading into singles. Sophomore Dhanya Asokumar and senior Kimberly Zou won 6-1 over Kateri Martin and Abigail Thorton at first. Freshman Evelyn Chang and senior Katie Gauch were 6-4 winners over Lin Robertson and Alexandria Agee at second. Freshman Jessica Liang and junior Sophia Strickland did not lose a game as they beat Sandra Aguirre and Abby Decker at third
• The Blue Jays and the Greyhounds then split the singles matches as Hopkins grabbed the 4-3 win. Martin beat Strickland 6-1, 6-2 at first and Thorton took a 7-6 (1), 6-3 decision at second over Zou. Chang won 6-2, 6-2 at third over Decker.
• Asokumar defeated Robertson 6-3, 6-1 at fourth while Aguirre topped Liang 6-2, 7-6 (2) at fifth. Gauch closed out the match and clinched the win for the Blue Jays as she rallied to defeat Agee 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 at sixth.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 19-15 all-time against Gettysburg and has won 18 straight in the series. The Blue Jays are now 15-9 against the Greyhounds as they snap a three-game losing streak in the series. Today's match was the first meeting between the two since October 15, 2003.
• JHU clinches the top seed in next week's Centennial Conference Tournament with one match to play in the regular season. The Blue Jays will host the tournament for the 13^th straight year.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins will close out the regular season on Saturday, April 27 as the Blue Jays host the Washington College Shorewomen. The match is slated for a 1:00 pm start at the JHU Tennis Courts.