Sept. 21, 2006 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA - The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team, which finished the 2005-06 season ranked 10th in the Atlantic South Region, beat Elizabethtown, ranked #13 in the final Atlantic South Region poll in 2005-06, 8-1 Thursday afternoon. Hopkins remained unbeaten at 5-0 on the season, while Elizabethtown suffered its first loss of the season, falling to 6-1.

Hopkins opened up play by winning at first and third doubles, to take a 2-1 lead heading into singles action. All three doubles matches were decided by 9-8 scores. Freshman Amanda Schubert and sophomore Brittany Matava (Denver, CO/Littleton) defeated Emma Smith and Stacy Shapiro at first doubles. Junior Tanya Gulnik (Frederick, MD/Governor Thomas Johnson) and freshman Ellen Berlinghof (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) paired for the win at third doubles. Senior Becky Busch (Winnetka, IL/New Trier Township) and freshman Anita Bhamidipati (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Township High School) fell at second doubles to Emily Swarr and Alice Yu.

In singles play, Hopkins swept all six matches in straight sets to take home the 8-1 win. Matava, ranked #13 in the region, beat Smith at first singles 6-2, 6-2. Matava moves to 4-0 on the season. Bhamidipati earned her first singles win of the season, beating Shapiro at two, 6-3, 6-3. Schubert moved to 3-0 with a win over Swarr at three. She won 6-4, 6-0.

Gulnik, playing at four, moved to 3-1 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Cathie Martinez. Busch defeated Yu 6-2, 6-1 at five to also move to 3-1. And at six, Berlinghof remained unbeaten at 3-0 with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Heather Lander.

Hopkins returns to action at the ITA Southeast Regional Tournament, held at the University of Mary Washington. The tournament begins at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 23 and wraps up Monday, September 25. Several Blue Jays are ranked in the women's champ singles: Matava is seeded fifth, Bhamidipati is seeded eighth and Gulnik is seeded 11th. In addition, Matava and Schubert are seeded seventh in the women's champ doubles. For more information, visit the tournament website at: http://tournaments.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=48569