April 2, 2002

Chestertown, MD - The Washington College women's tennis team took all three doubles matches to defeat Johns Hopkins, 6-3, Monday afternoon at the Lifetime Fitness Center.

The Shorewomen improved to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the Centennial Conference, while the Blue Jays fell to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the league.

Freshman Vandna Jerath (Augusta, GA/Augusta Prep) stayed perfect in the spring season with a 2-6, 7-5 (10-8) comeback win over Devon Hufnal in the No. 3 singles. Freshman Michelle Liang (Rochester, NY/Brighton) and sophomore Liz Crowe (Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. DuPont) also won their singles matches in pro sets, as Liang defeated Erin Spatafore 8-3 in No. 5 and Crowe downed Samantha Halpin 9-7 in No. 6.

Senior Emily Petersen (Cedar Rapids, IA/Linn-Mar) dropped her match in the No. 1 singles to Ne'ko Browder 6-3, 6-0 and sophomore Cara Loeys (Cobham Surrey, England/American Community School) lost a pro set to Linda Hooks in the No. 4 singles 8-3. Sophomore Lauren Shevchik (Murrysville, PA/Greensburg Central) had to retire in the second set of the No. 2 singles due to illness.

Washington won all three of the doubles matches, as Hooks and Vouros needed a tiebreaker to defeat Loeys and Crowe 9-8 (7-5) in the No. 3.

Hopkins returns to action Wednesday when the Blue Jays travel to Dickinson for a 3:30 p.m. match with the Red Devils.

AGATE
Washington College def. Johns Hopkins, 6-3

No. 1 Singles: Ne'ko Browder (WC) def. Emily Petersen (JHU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 Singles: Shoko Nakamura (WC) def. Lauren Shevchik (JHU) 6-0, 1-0 ret.
No. 3 Singles: Vandna Jerath (JHU) def. Devon Hufnal (WC) 2-6, 7-5 (10-8)
No. 4 Singles: Linda Hooks (WC) def. Cara Loeys (JHU) 8-3
No. 5 Singles: Michelle Liang (JHU) def. Erin Spatafore (WC) 8-3
No. 6 Singles: Liz Crowe (JHU) def. Samantha Halpin (WC) 9-7

No. 1 Doubles: Browder/Nakamura (WC) def. Petersen/Shevchik (JHU) 8-0
No. 2 Doubles: Hufnal/Spatafore (WC) def. Jerath/Liang (JHU) 8-6
No. 3 Doubles: Hooks/Vouros (WC) def. Loeys/Crowe (JHU) 9-8 (7-5)