May 18, 2007

ST. LOUIS, MO - Johns Hopkins men's tennis freshman David Maldow (Jericho, NY/Jericho Senior) ended his season in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Individual Tennis Championships. He finished his season with a school-record 18 wins.

Maldow, ranked fifth in the Atlantic South by the ITA, lost a three-set match to Payum Payman of Wheaton (MA) in the round of 32 Friday morning. Maldow won the first set 7-5, but lost 6-4, 6-3 in the second and third sets. Maldow was also recently named the 2007 Rookie of the Year in the Atlantic South region by the ITA. He earned First Team All-Centennial honors and posted an 18-6 record, including a 6-1 mark in the Centennial Conference.

He is the first individual under head coach Chuck Willenborg to be selected for the individual tournament. The Blue Jays earned an automatic bid to the team championships and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. The 2007 season was the best in school history as Hopkins finished with a 19-3 record and the Centennial Conference Championship.