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W. Tennis takes home second conference title
Issue date: 5/1/08
The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team captured their second straight Centennial Conference Championship when they defeated Swarthmore 5-3 in a rematch of the 2007 championship on Sunday, April 27. This win improves the Blue Jays' overall record to 15-3 on the season, while Swarthmore fell to 12-6. With the win at the Conference Championship, the Lady Jays have earned the automatic qualifier spot to the NCAA Tournament.
Hopkins took first point in the doubles match when the team of sophomore Ellen Berlinghof and freshman Yasmine Elamir took the court and beat Jamie Midvette and Alexis Hickman 8-3 at third. Swarthmore responded at second by tying the match 1-1 when Erica Kukoski and Luanna Cinavitch beat sophomore Amanda Schubert and freshman Abby Dwyer 8-6. Sophomore Anita Bhamidipati and junior Brittany Matava shoved the Jays back in front 2-1 when they defeated Rachel Wallwork and Jennie Park 8-5 at first. Mataya's win was her 44th career doubles win, and she broke Tanya Gulnik's record.
Heading into the singles, Hopkins had to make sure they didn't lose any ground; every game would be vital to the victory. Elamir defeated Midyette in her 17th straight victory, winning 6-0, 6-1 at third, making the lead 3-1 in Hopkins's favor. The Garnet's Park then beat Mataya 7-5, 6-4 at second, bringing the Hopkins lead down to only one, making it 3-2. Dwyer aced the competition when she beat her opponent 6-1, 6-4 at fourth, taking the Hopkins lead back up to two, but then Wallwork made it a one-point match with a three-set win at first over Bhamidipati. The pressure was on Schubert to seal the victory for Hopkins at fifth singles. Schubert soundly sealed the win for Hopkins when she beat Cignavitch 6-4, 6-0.
Because of their performances against Swarthmore, both Matava and Bhamidipati were named First Team All-Centennial Conference in both singles and doubles on Tuesday, April 29. Both ladies are 2007 All-Americans, and as a doubles team, they are 13-4 overall and undefeated in the Centennial Conference.
Hopkins took first point in the doubles match when the team of sophomore Ellen Berlinghof and freshman Yasmine Elamir took the court and beat Jamie Midvette and Alexis Hickman 8-3 at third. Swarthmore responded at second by tying the match 1-1 when Erica Kukoski and Luanna Cinavitch beat sophomore Amanda Schubert and freshman Abby Dwyer 8-6. Sophomore Anita Bhamidipati and junior Brittany Matava shoved the Jays back in front 2-1 when they defeated Rachel Wallwork and Jennie Park 8-5 at first. Mataya's win was her 44th career doubles win, and she broke Tanya Gulnik's record.
Heading into the singles, Hopkins had to make sure they didn't lose any ground; every game would be vital to the victory. Elamir defeated Midyette in her 17th straight victory, winning 6-0, 6-1 at third, making the lead 3-1 in Hopkins's favor. The Garnet's Park then beat Mataya 7-5, 6-4 at second, bringing the Hopkins lead down to only one, making it 3-2. Dwyer aced the competition when she beat her opponent 6-1, 6-4 at fourth, taking the Hopkins lead back up to two, but then Wallwork made it a one-point match with a three-set win at first over Bhamidipati. The pressure was on Schubert to seal the victory for Hopkins at fifth singles. Schubert soundly sealed the win for Hopkins when she beat Cignavitch 6-4, 6-0.
Because of their performances against Swarthmore, both Matava and Bhamidipati were named First Team All-Centennial Conference in both singles and doubles on Tuesday, April 29. Both ladies are 2007 All-Americans, and as a doubles team, they are 13-4 overall and undefeated in the Centennial Conference.
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