April 23, 2003

Baltimore, MD - The Johns Hopkins men's tennis team concluded their regular season with a 6-1 win over Franklin & Marshall Tuesday afternoon. The Blue Jays improved to 7-5 overall and 6-2 in the Centennial Conference, while the Diplomats fell to 5-11 overall and 3-5 in the league.

Senior Kevin Alford (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon Township) defeated Alex Levy 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, while sophomore Justin Belisario (Los Angeles, CA/Loyola) posted a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over Andrew Mayer at No. 3. Krisna Potarazu topped Dan Lindenberg 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4, junior Grant Roch (Cedarburg, WI/Cedarburg) edged Bryan Pilkington 7-5, 6-1 at No. 5, and freshman Michael Kelly-Sell (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor Pioneer) defeated Jimmy Yen 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6.

Alex Chester picked up the Diplomats' point by defeating junior Justin Chan (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2.

Alford and Belisario topped Chester and Lindenberg 8-3 at No. 1 doubles, while Chan and Potarazu defeated Mayer and Pilkington 8-4 at No. 2. Kelly-Sell and Roch completed the doubles sweep for the Blue Jays as they bested Yen and Charlie Alston 8-1 at No. 3.

Hopkins will compete in the Centennial Conference Individual Championships this Friday through Sunday in Haverford, PA.

Johns Hopkins def. Franklin & Marshall, 6-1
No. 1 Singles: Kevin Alford (JHU) def. Alex Levy (F&M) 6-2, 6-1No. 2 Singles: Alex Chester (F&M) def. Justin Chan (JHU) 6-1, 6-4No. 3 Singles: Justin Belisario (JHU) def. Andrew Mayer (F&M) 7-6 (3), 6-3No. 4 Singles: Krisna Potarazu (JHU) def. Dan Lindenberg (F&M) 6-3, 6-3No. 5 Singles: Grant Roch (JHU) def. Bryan Pilkington (F&M) 6-3, 6-3No. 6 Singles: Michael Kelly-Sell (JHU) def. Jimmy Yen (F&M) 6-0, 6-2
No. 1 Doubles: Alford/Belisario (JHU) def. Chester/Lindenberg (F&M) 8-3No. 2 Doubles: Chan/Potarazu (JHU) def. Mayer/Pilkington (F&M) 8-4No. 3 Doubles: Kelly-Sell/Roch (JHU) def. Yen/Charlie Alston (F&M) 8-1