Release courtesy of Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications
ORLANDO, FL – Johns Hopkins graduate student Vishnu Joshi capped an impressive career for the Blue Jays on Sunday at the USTA National Campus.
Unseeded in the draw, Joshi made a run to the title match of the 2022 NCAA Singles Championship. His run ended in a thrilling three-set match to the number two seed.
Joshi opened the tournament on Friday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Zachary Portnoy (Skidmore), who was ranked 13th in the Northeast. He then beat Charley Force (Swarthmore) 6-4, 6-1 to make his second appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
On Saturday, Joshi upset fifth-seeded Peter Anker (Wesleyan) in the first of three three-set matches. He prevailed 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to become just the second player in program history to advance to the national semifinals. Joshi then took down Isaac Gorelik (Tufts), ranked fourth in the Northeast, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) to keep his career alive for one more match.
Joshi became the first Blue Jay to play for the NCAA Singles title when he met Stan Morris (Middlebury) on Sunday. Morris was ranked number one in the nation after winning the ITA Cup in the fall and is ranked second in the Northeast in the most recent regional ranking. Joshi took the first set 7-5, but Morris responded with a 7-5 win in the second to force a third and deciding set. The senior from Middlebury would take the title with a 6-2 win in the third.
Joshi is just the second player in Centennial Conference history to advance to the national championship singles matches, joining former Washington College national champion Damian Polla (national champ in 1995 and 1997) in that elite club.
Joshi finishes his career with a 60-21 mark in singles, tying him for sixth in program history. He also ranks ninth with 113 overall wins and is tied for 14th with 53 doubles' wins. With his first-round win on Friday, Joshi earned All-America honors for the fourth time in his career. He is just the second four-time All-American in singles in JHU history. His eight career wins in the NCAA Singles Tournament are a program record.
Sophomore Thomas Yu also earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Tournament. He took on Aidan Drover-Mattinen (RPI) in the first round. Drover-Mattinen is the top-ranked player in the Northeast and was ranked 11th in the nation after the fall. He took the first set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4) and then was up 4-1 in the second set when Yu retired.
Yu finishes the season with a school-record 27 singles' wins. He was a combined 51-12 on the season, becoming the first player in JHU history to win a combined 50 matches in a season.