March 24, 2003

Gettysburg, PA - The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team picked up its first victory of the season with a 9-0 shutout of Gettysburg Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomore Vandna Jerath (Augusta, GA/Augusta Prep) defeated Tracy Rogers 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles while sophomore Michelle Liang (Rochester, NY/Brighton) shut out Meredith Masters 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 for the Blue Jays, who improved to 1-3 this season.

Junior Cara Loeys (Oxshott Surrey, England/American Community School) defeated Tara Slade 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, and junior Liz Crowe (Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) needed a tiebreaker to get past Sara Seibert 6-4, 5-7 (10-3) at No. 4. Freshman Amanda Leese (Amherst, NH/Bishop Guertin) continued her impressive start by defeating Becky MacMillan 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles, while freshman Pauline Pelletier (Arlington, TX/MB Lamar) bested Carrie Hemphill 6-2, 7-5 at No. 6.

Loeys and Jerath defeated Rogers and Masters 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, while Jerath and freshman Jill Seidman (Arlington Heights, IL/Buffalo Grove) topped Slade and Seibert 8-4 at No. 2. Crowe and Leese completed JHU's doubles sweep by besting MacMillan and Hemphill 8-0 at No. 3.

The Blue Jays host Centennial Conference opponent Ursinus Saturday at 12 noon.

Johns Hopkins def. Gettysburg, 9-0

No. 1 Singles: Vandna Jerath (JHU) def. Tracy Rogers (GC) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Singles: Michelle Liang (JHU) def. Meredith Masters (GC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Singles: Cara Loeys (JHU) def. Tara Slade (GC) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 Singles: Liz Crowe (JHU) def. Sara Seibert (GC) 6-4, 5-7 (10-3)
No. 5 Singles: Amanda Leese (JHU) def. Becky MacMillan (GC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Singles: Pauline Pelletier (JHU) def. Carrie Hemphill (GC) 6-2, 7-5

No. 1 Doubles: Loeys/Liang (JHU) def. Rogers/Masters (GC) 8-6
No. 2 Doubles: Jerath/Jill Seidman (JHU) def. Slade/Seibert (GC) 8-4
No. 3 Doubles: Crowe/Leese (JHU) def. MacMillan/Hemphill (GC) 8-0