April 20, 2004

Carlisle, PA - The Johns Hopkins men's tennis team edged Dickinson, 4-3, Saturday afternoon to win its fourth straight match.

The Blue Jays improved to 4-5 overall and 4-3 in the Centennial Conference with the win, while the Red Devils dropped to 13-3 overall and 4-3 in league play.

Hopkins took the doubles point as freshman Nick Kennedy (Tucson, AZ/Deerfield Academy) and sophomore Krishna Potarazu (Potomac, MD/Wootton) defeated Chris Beegle and Rob Isaacs 8-3 at No. 2, while senior Grant Roch (Cedarburg, WI/Cedarburg) and sophomore Michael Kelly-Sell (Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer) edged Zack Beck-Goss and Jackson Pamenter 9-8 (3) at No. 3. Chris Magel and Eric Schneider defeated junior Justin Belisario (Los Angeles, CA/Loyola) and senior Justin Chan (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) 8-5 at No. 1 doubles for the Red Devils.

Dickinson won the first two singles points, as Magel defeated Chan 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-1 at No. 1 while Rob Dickinson also needed three sets to knock off Belisario 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 2. However Potarazu topped Isaacs 6-3, 7-6 (1) at No. 3 and Kelly-Sell outlasted Beegle 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 at No. 4 as the Blue Jays took the next two singles points.

Beck-Goss defeated Roch 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5, but Hopkins earned the victory when Kennedy topped Matt Makawski 6-2, 5-2 ret. at No. 6 singles.

The Blue Jays host Muhlenberg Sunday at 12 noon.

Johns Hopkins def. Dickinson, 4-3No. 1 Doubles: Chris Magel/Eric Schroeder (DC) def. Justin Chan/Justin Belisario (JHU) 8-5No. 2 Doubles: Krishna Potarazu/Nick Kennedy (JHU) def. Chris Beegle/Rob Isaacs (DC) 8-3No. 3 Doubles: Michael Kelly-Sell/Grant Roch (JHU) def. Zack Beck-Goss/Jackson Pamenter (DC) 9-8 (3)
No. 1 Singles: Chris Magel (DC) def. Justin Chan (JHU) 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-1No. 2 Singles: Rob Dickinson (DC) def. Justin Belisario (JHU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0No. 3 Singles: Krishna Potarazu (JHU) def. Rob Isaacs (DC) 6-3, 7-6 (1)No. 4 Singles: Michael Kelly-Sell (JHU) def. Chris Beegle (DC) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3No. 5 Singles: Zack Beck-Goss (DC) def. Grant Roch (JHU) 6-1, 6-0No. 6 Singles: Nick Kennedy (JHU) def. Matt Makawski (DC) 6-2, 5-2 ret.

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