April 17, 2003

Baltimore, MD - The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team evened its overall record at 6-6 and improved to 6-3 in the Centennial Conference with a 9-0 shutout of McDaniel Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomore Vandna Jerath (Augusta, GA/Augusta Prep) defeated Shannon Pusey 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, while sophomore Michelle Liang (Rochester, NY/Brighton) shut out Sharon Desperak 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2. Junior Cara Loeys (Oxshott Surrey, England/American Community School) topped Danny Magid 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3, while freshman Amanda Leese (Amherst, NH/Bishop Guertin) bested Emily Puls 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4.

Junior Liz Crowe (Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) defeated Cara Miller 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5, and freshman Pauline Pelletier (Arlington, TX/MB Lamar) posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Zelia Johns 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6.

Loeys and Liang shut out Darcie Martwick and Desperak 8-0 at No. 1 doubles, while Jerath and freshman Jill Seidman (Arlington Heights, IL/Buffalo Grove) defeated Puls and Miller 8-1 at No. 2. Leese and Crowe topped Christina Duvall and Melanie Gamarra 8-0 at No. 3.

The Blue Jays travel to Salisbury Thursday for a 3:30 p.m. match with the Sea Gulls.

Johns Hopkins def. McDaniel, 9-0
No. 1 Singles: Vandna Jerath (JHU) def. Shannon Pusey (MC) 6-1, 6-2No. 2 Singles: Michelle Liang (JHU) def. Sharon Desperak (MC) 6-0, 6-0No. 3 Singles: Cara Loeys (JHU) def. Danny Magid (MC) 6-1, 6-1No. 4 Singles: Amanda Leese (JHU) def. Emily Puls (MC) 6-2, 6-1No. 5 Singles: Liz Crowe (JHU) def. Cara Miller (MC) 6-0, 6-0No. 6 Singles: Pauline Pelletier (JHU) def. Zelia Johns (MC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 1 Doubles: Loeys/Liang (JHU) def. Darcie Martwick/Desperak (MC) 8-0No. 2 Doubles: Jerath/Jill Seidman (JHU) def. Puls/Miller (MC) 8-1No. 3 Doubles: Leese/Crowe (JHU) def. Christina Duvall/Melanie Gamarra (MC) 8-0