April 21, 2005

BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team dropped its first doubles match to Dickinson but responded by sweeping every other match and finishing with an 8-1 win over the visiting Red Devils on Wednesday. The Blue Jays improved to 12-3 overall and 7-2 in the Centennial Conference with one game remaining in the regular season.

Michelle Liang led Hopkins with a straight-set win over Amanda Kaplan at second singles and an 8-0 win at third doubles with Becky Busch.

The Blue Jays visit Franklin and Marshall, ranked ninth in the region, on April 26. The Diplomats are 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the conference.

Singles
Tanya Gulnik (JHU) def. Erica Tobias 6-2, 7-5
Michelle Liang (JHU) def. Amanda Kaplan 6-3, 6-0
Vandna Jerath (JHU) def. Emily Ruben 6-3, 3-6 (1-0) (3)
Becky Busch (JHU) def. Melissa Nolan 6-2, 6-3
Jill Seidman (JHU) def. Jamie Wolf 6-7, 6-1, 7-5
Mary Gorski (JHU) def. Liza Connolly 0-6, 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
Tobias/Ruben (DC) def. Gulnik/Jerath 8-4
Meghan Hasenauer /Seidman (JHU) def. Kaplan/Wolf 8-6
Liang/Busch (JHU) def. Kate Carta/Corey Korinda 8-0