Release courtesy of Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications
CAMBRIDGE, MA – The 15th-ranked Johns Hopkins women's tennis team beat host and sixth-ranked MIT, 5-2, on Sunday to punch its ticket to the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Blue Jays win their school-record 19th consecutive match as they improve to 21-3 on the season.
Hopkins took a 2-1 lead after doubles but two straight wins for MIT tied the match at two. The Blue Jays answered with three straight singles' wins to earn the win.
Anjali Devireddy and Christina Huynh grabbed the first point of the match as they beat Seraphin Castelino and Artemis Pados at third doubles. Mary Beth Hurley and Emily Javedan pushed the Jays' lead to two with an 8-3 win at second over Caroline Vincent and Alaina Kolli. The Engineers prevented the sweep when Sarah Pertsemlidis and Jessica Lu defeated Kamila Wong and Jay Xiao, 8-5, at first.
Vincent tied the match for MIT as she earned the first singles point of the match, when she defeated Xiao 6-0, 6-4 at second. Devireddy answered with a 6-3, 6-2 win at fourth over Kolli to put Hopkins back on top, 3-2. Wong then defeated Lu 6-2, 6-2 at third and the lead was two. Huynh then sent the Blue Jays to Orlando as she beat Castelino 6-4, 6-2 at fifth.
Hopkins advances to the quarterfinals for the fifth time overall and first since 2017. JHU will face fourth-ranked Middlebury on Sunday, May 14 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, FL.
Notes: This is the highest ranked opponent that JHU has beaten since a 5-4 win over #6 Tufts on May 14, 2017 • the Blue Jays are now 25-18 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 5-9 in the Sweet 16 • JHU's 21 wins are the most since the 2013-14 squad won a school record 24 matches • Javedan is tied for 11th in career doubles wins with 47 • She also boasts 21 doubles wins this season, one shy of the school record • Huynh now counts 19 singles wins to her credit, tied for fifth most in JHU single-season history.