Spring Break
W. tennis wins one, loses one over weekend
Issue date: 4/24/08
Despite high expectations when the Hopkins women's tennis team headed south to Fredericksburg, Va. on Sunday, the Jays came home with a loss after they faced the first-ranked Washington & Lee (21-0). This is Hopkins's second loss of the season, and their record falls to a still-impressive 13-2, even with losing the match to the Generals 7-2.
Hopkins came back to Baltimore with two wins in the match: one in the second doubles and one in the third singles. The doubles team of sophomore Amanda Schubert and freshman Abby Dwyer improved their record to 9-2 on the season with a hard-earned 9-8 win at second over Leah Weston and Catherine Reed. At third singles, freshman Yasmine Elamir improved her win total to 14 straight, when she soundly defeated Weston 6-2, 7-5.
Schubert recaps the doubles match. "Abby and I were really focusing on playing as a team during our doubles match against Washington & Lee," she said. "We played in a way that could maximize both of our strengths. It just clicked really well on Sunday. We both brought our A-games."
Dwyer agrees with her teammate. "During our doubles match we just knew that we didn't have any pressure on us," she said. "We were playing the number one team in the country and the number-two doubles team opposed to our normal number-three spot - so we were just really psyched to have this opportunity. We just went in with nothing to lose and happen to come out on top."
The excitement over the two wins in the match overshadowed the overall defeat for the Lady Jays. Even though there was an air of disappointment, the team is clearly not at all losing any focus or momentum. They are taking the match against Washington & Lee as a chance to really focus on their few weaknesses, and learn where to score the most points as they finish the season.
"We tend to think of our team as primarily a singles team, because we find we can rely on our singles matches for points," Schubert said. "In practices we have been trying to focus on strengthening our doubles, especially because doubles matches are played before singles, so it's nice to gain a quick lead."
Hopkins came back to Baltimore with two wins in the match: one in the second doubles and one in the third singles. The doubles team of sophomore Amanda Schubert and freshman Abby Dwyer improved their record to 9-2 on the season with a hard-earned 9-8 win at second over Leah Weston and Catherine Reed. At third singles, freshman Yasmine Elamir improved her win total to 14 straight, when she soundly defeated Weston 6-2, 7-5.
Schubert recaps the doubles match. "Abby and I were really focusing on playing as a team during our doubles match against Washington & Lee," she said. "We played in a way that could maximize both of our strengths. It just clicked really well on Sunday. We both brought our A-games."
Dwyer agrees with her teammate. "During our doubles match we just knew that we didn't have any pressure on us," she said. "We were playing the number one team in the country and the number-two doubles team opposed to our normal number-three spot - so we were just really psyched to have this opportunity. We just went in with nothing to lose and happen to come out on top."
The excitement over the two wins in the match overshadowed the overall defeat for the Lady Jays. Even though there was an air of disappointment, the team is clearly not at all losing any focus or momentum. They are taking the match against Washington & Lee as a chance to really focus on their few weaknesses, and learn where to score the most points as they finish the season.
"We tend to think of our team as primarily a singles team, because we find we can rely on our singles matches for points," Schubert said. "In practices we have been trying to focus on strengthening our doubles, especially because doubles matches are played before singles, so it's nice to gain a quick lead."
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