The Basics
• Scores: #26 Johns Hopkins-9, #15 Swarthmore-0
• Records: JHU (3-3, 1-0 CC) • SC (4-3, 1-1 CC)
• Location: Swarthmore, PA • Faulkner Courts
• The Short Story: The 26^th-ranked Johns Hopkins women's tennis team opened Centennial Conference play with a big win Saturday, topping host and 15^th-ranked Swarthmore, 9-0.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a sweep of the doubles to take early control of the match. In a battle of two of the top doubles teams in the Atlantic South, sophomore Anjie Kashyap and junior Sophia Strickland edged Sonia Varma and Julia Gokhberg, 8-7 (6), at first.
• Senior Kimberly Zou and sophomore Dhanya Asokumar beat Elise Talley and Christina Wang, 8-4, at second. And at third, senior Katie Gauch and freshman Evelyn Chang defeated Shirline Wee and Sophie Brown, 8-5.
• Kashyap dropped just one game in singles' play as she beat Varna at first. Strickland rallied to defeat Emma Kassan 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at second. Zou picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win over Brown at third.
• Chang defeated Wang 7-5, 6-1 at fourth and Asokumar clinched the win with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Talley at fifth. Freshman Jessica Liang also won in straight sets, beating Wee 6-3, 6-0 at sixth.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 28-18 all-time against Swarthmore and has won 19 straight in the series.
• The Blue Jays have now won 121 regular season Centennial Conference matches in a streak that dates to March 17, 2007.
• Strickland moves into the top-25 in school history with her 33^rd career singles win. She is also tied for 21^st with 69 career combined wins (33 singles, 36 doubles). Zou is now tied for 12^th in school history with 43 career doubles wins
 
Up Next
• Hopkins travels to Carlisle, PA to take on Dickinson on Wednesday, March 27. The Centennial Conference match is slated for a 4:00 pm start.