Spring Break
W. tennis perfect streak broken by Tartans
Issue date: 4/10/08
The women's tennis team improved their record to 9-0 on Saturday, April 5 with an 8-1 win against Haverford College (4-6). The win marked the Lady Jays' ninth straight victory, making this the best start in school history for Hopkins.
They also improved their record to 6-0 in the Centennial Conference. The following day, the Lady Jays hoped to remain undefeated when they travelled to Pittsburgh to face a tough rival, Carnegie Mellon (13-6). However, they ended up falling just short, losing 7-2.
In the match against Haverford, Hopkins won two out of the three doubles matches to take an early 2-1 lead against the Fords. Junior Brittany Matava and sophomore Anita Bhamidipati won their eighth match against Haverford. They served up the win by soundly beating Haverford's Katherine Wettick and Karen Lavi 8-1 at first. At second, Hopkins freshman Yasmine Elamire and sophomore Ellen Berlinghof improved to 8-4 overall with an 8-1 win over Meaghan Ryan and Katherine Drooyan. The Fords' only point during the entire match came at the third round of doubles, when Fumiko Shogase and Jaclyn Porter squeaked by sophomore Amanda Schubert and freshman Abby Dwyer 8-6. This proved to be the only time Haverford was within one point of the Jays.
The Jays weren't about to let the Haverford girls have any attempt at a comeback in the match. Hopkins continued by sweeping all six singles matches straight to win the entire match 8-1. Matava improved her personal record to 16-3 with one of the wins, and Bhamidipati won at second for her sixth straight. At third, Dwyer remained unbeaten at 13-0 on the season while dropping just one game in beating Lavi, and Elamir kept the tennis ball rolling when she beat Shogase at fourth for her ninth straight win. Schubert continued the sweep, winning 6-2 at fifth over Porter for her ninth win of the season. And finishing solidly for the Jays at sixth, Berlinghof improved to 11-3 on the season, beating Drooyan while dropping only one game.
They also improved their record to 6-0 in the Centennial Conference. The following day, the Lady Jays hoped to remain undefeated when they travelled to Pittsburgh to face a tough rival, Carnegie Mellon (13-6). However, they ended up falling just short, losing 7-2.
In the match against Haverford, Hopkins won two out of the three doubles matches to take an early 2-1 lead against the Fords. Junior Brittany Matava and sophomore Anita Bhamidipati won their eighth match against Haverford. They served up the win by soundly beating Haverford's Katherine Wettick and Karen Lavi 8-1 at first. At second, Hopkins freshman Yasmine Elamire and sophomore Ellen Berlinghof improved to 8-4 overall with an 8-1 win over Meaghan Ryan and Katherine Drooyan. The Fords' only point during the entire match came at the third round of doubles, when Fumiko Shogase and Jaclyn Porter squeaked by sophomore Amanda Schubert and freshman Abby Dwyer 8-6. This proved to be the only time Haverford was within one point of the Jays.
The Jays weren't about to let the Haverford girls have any attempt at a comeback in the match. Hopkins continued by sweeping all six singles matches straight to win the entire match 8-1. Matava improved her personal record to 16-3 with one of the wins, and Bhamidipati won at second for her sixth straight. At third, Dwyer remained unbeaten at 13-0 on the season while dropping just one game in beating Lavi, and Elamir kept the tennis ball rolling when she beat Shogase at fourth for her ninth straight win. Schubert continued the sweep, winning 6-2 at fifth over Porter for her ninth win of the season. And finishing solidly for the Jays at sixth, Berlinghof improved to 11-3 on the season, beating Drooyan while dropping only one game.
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