Spring Break
Men's tennis sets sights on national tourney
Issue date: 5/1/08
"We had played on those courts a couple of times for practice. Being indoors definitely gave us more of an advantage over Haverford, but we were disappointed in not being able to play outside on our home courts, in front of our fans one last time," Roberti said.
The Blue Jays continued their domination in doubles against the Fords, dropping only five games in three matches. Blythe and Vasoontara shut out Haverford 8-0 in first doubles. Wang and Maldow won 8-2 in second doubles, and Naftilan and Roberti won 8-3 in third doubles. The win for Blythe was his 20th of the season in doubles, breaking the Blue Jays' single season record.
Blythe then continued his brilliant play in singles, blanking Marc Rudolph of Haverford 6-0, 6-0. The win was his 20th of the season in singles, placing him second on the Hopkins single-season win list behind Maldow, who broke the record earlier this season and has 23 wins. Wang then clinched the title in his singles match at third singles, winning handily 6-2, 6-0.
With the win, Hopkins earns an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where the team will participate for the third consecutive season. The Blue Jays are the second seed in their region and have received a first round bye and will play The College of New Jersey on Saturday, May 3. Last season the Blue Jays reached the Sweet Sixteen, and the team is looking to make it even further this year.
"We are really on a roll right now," Roberti said, "and I don't imagine much to change in terms of our practice routine. We'll be out on the courts two to three hours a day and get ready for the NCAA's."
Maldow concurs, and said "There couldn't be better timing for NCAA's, we're all ready to earn a trip to the elite eight."
The Blue Jays continued their domination in doubles against the Fords, dropping only five games in three matches. Blythe and Vasoontara shut out Haverford 8-0 in first doubles. Wang and Maldow won 8-2 in second doubles, and Naftilan and Roberti won 8-3 in third doubles. The win for Blythe was his 20th of the season in doubles, breaking the Blue Jays' single season record.
Blythe then continued his brilliant play in singles, blanking Marc Rudolph of Haverford 6-0, 6-0. The win was his 20th of the season in singles, placing him second on the Hopkins single-season win list behind Maldow, who broke the record earlier this season and has 23 wins. Wang then clinched the title in his singles match at third singles, winning handily 6-2, 6-0.
With the win, Hopkins earns an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where the team will participate for the third consecutive season. The Blue Jays are the second seed in their region and have received a first round bye and will play The College of New Jersey on Saturday, May 3. Last season the Blue Jays reached the Sweet Sixteen, and the team is looking to make it even further this year.
"We are really on a roll right now," Roberti said, "and I don't imagine much to change in terms of our practice routine. We'll be out on the courts two to three hours a day and get ready for the NCAA's."
Maldow concurs, and said "There couldn't be better timing for NCAA's, we're all ready to earn a trip to the elite eight."
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