WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kelsey Johnson, Swarthmore (So, Titusville, N.J. / Hopewell Valley)
Johnson shined for the Garnet last week, going a perfect 6-0 in doubles and singles matches against Conference opponents Ursinus and Franklin & Marshall, as well as No. 18 TCNJ. She teamed up with senior Luann Cignavitch in doubles action where they took down opponents in less than 12 games in each match, including an 8-0 sweep of Franklin & Marshall's doubles team. Johnson was also the only Swarthmore player to go 3-0 last week in singles, surrendering only one set to her opponents.
AROUND THE CONFERENCE - Complete Weekly Release #5
Franklin & Marshall picked up its first victory of the season with a 7-0 victory over McDaniel in Centennial Conference action last Tuesday afternoon. F&M improved to 1-10, 1-4 in Conference play, while the Green Terror fell to 1-10, 1-4. In No. 1 doubles action Anya Sahaydachny (Fr, Tenafly, N.J. / Tenafly) and Danielle Weiner (So, Wyckoff, N.J. / Ramapo) picked up their first doubles victory this season with a convincing 8-0 win over McDaniel's No. 1 pair.
Gettysburg split a pair of Centennial matches as part of a 2-1 week. The Bullets fell 7-2 to Dickinson despite a pair of wins from sophomore Kelsey Boyce (Arrowsic, Maine / Morse). Gettysburg then went on to take each of the top four singles flights, including a three-set win by junior Kylle O'Sullivan (Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Academy) at No. 2, to clinch a 6-3 win over Ursinus.
Visiting Johns Hopkins, the 13th-ranked team in Division III and fourth-ranked team in the Atlantic South region, took sole possession of first place in the Centennial Conference with an 8-1 win over host Washington College, the region's 14th-ranked team. The Blue Jays improved to 10-1 overall and 7-0 in conference play with the win. The loss was the first of the year for the Shorewomen, who fell to 11-1 and 6-1. Hopkins won all three doubles matches as Hailey Hogan (Fr, Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar) and Nandita Krishnan (So, Chennai, India / Sishya School) handed Washington College juniors Jordan Finnegan (Wilmington, Del. / Archmere Academy) and Brittany Marshall (Dagsboro, Del. / Worcester Prep, Md.), the region's seventh-ranked doubles team, their first loss of the spring by an 8-2 count at No. 1.
Muhlenberg extended their streak against McDaniel, beating the Green Terror for the 12th year in a row on Saturday. Muhlenberg also pulled in another Conference win earlier last week, defeating Haverford 7-2 on Tuesday. The wins move Muhlenberg (6-3, 4-2) into a three-way tie for third place in the Centennial Conference.
Swarthmore went 2-0 in Conference play this week, defeating Ursinus 8-1 on Tuesday and then moving on to defeat Franklin & Marshall 9-0 on Saturday. Swarthmore did not surrender a single set in the match against Franklin & Marshall, making that the Garnets second sweep of the season.