Spring Break
W. tennis racks up twin Conference wins
Issue date: 4/17/08
As the ladies headed north to Bryn Mawr, it was definitely clear that their dedication to practice would pay off. The Lady Jays came out victoriously, marking the fifth consecutive shutout of Bryn Mawr.
Hopkins soundly swept all three doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead right out of the shotgun. Bhamidipati and Mataya teamed up once again to beat Karen Ginsburg and Marie Sager 8-3 at first. The Elamir/Berlinghof combination at second shut out the competition, beating Leah Raj and Anna Dejdar 8-0. Freshman Abby Dwyer and sophomore Amanda Schubert won the final doubles match of the day, by a score of 8-1 over April Lee and Melissa Mansh.
In the singles matches, the Jays put one last nail in the Bryn Mawr coffin when they swept all six matches in straight sets. Bhamidipati won at first and her ninth-straight match with a 6-2, 6-2 wins over Ginsburg. Matava improved her season record to 17-7 with 6-0, 6-0 wins over Mimi Nguyen at second. Elamir lost only one game while beating Sager at third to add another tick mark under the "W" column for her, making it 12 straight. Her teammate, Dwyer, also only lost one game on the day, winning at fourth over Mansh.
Winning her 10th match of the season with a 6-1 win over Lee, Schubert was at fifth. Bringing up the rear was Berlinghof, when she beat Marianne Leung without losing a game to make her record 12-4 for the year.
This coming week, Hopkins will head to Westminster, Md. to face conference rivals McDaniel College (0-8, 0-8) on April 16. McDaniel has been win-less so far this season, and the Lady Jays intend on keeping it that way. On April 19, Hopkins then hosts Ursinus College at Homewood. Ursinus is 6-8 on the season and 1-7 in the conference. Both matches should be interesting. The end of the season is quickly approaching, and the Jays have their eyes on that national title.
Hopkins soundly swept all three doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead right out of the shotgun. Bhamidipati and Mataya teamed up once again to beat Karen Ginsburg and Marie Sager 8-3 at first. The Elamir/Berlinghof combination at second shut out the competition, beating Leah Raj and Anna Dejdar 8-0. Freshman Abby Dwyer and sophomore Amanda Schubert won the final doubles match of the day, by a score of 8-1 over April Lee and Melissa Mansh.
In the singles matches, the Jays put one last nail in the Bryn Mawr coffin when they swept all six matches in straight sets. Bhamidipati won at first and her ninth-straight match with a 6-2, 6-2 wins over Ginsburg. Matava improved her season record to 17-7 with 6-0, 6-0 wins over Mimi Nguyen at second. Elamir lost only one game while beating Sager at third to add another tick mark under the "W" column for her, making it 12 straight. Her teammate, Dwyer, also only lost one game on the day, winning at fourth over Mansh.
Winning her 10th match of the season with a 6-1 win over Lee, Schubert was at fifth. Bringing up the rear was Berlinghof, when she beat Marianne Leung without losing a game to make her record 12-4 for the year.
This coming week, Hopkins will head to Westminster, Md. to face conference rivals McDaniel College (0-8, 0-8) on April 16. McDaniel has been win-less so far this season, and the Lady Jays intend on keeping it that way. On April 19, Hopkins then hosts Ursinus College at Homewood. Ursinus is 6-8 on the season and 1-7 in the conference. Both matches should be interesting. The end of the season is quickly approaching, and the Jays have their eyes on that national title.
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