April 17, 2010

Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins women's team battled visiting Washington College and windy conditions in Baltimore today, coming out with a 6-2 win in Centennial Conference action. The Blue Jays win their sixth straight overall match and their 38th straight conference match, improving to 11-7 and 8-0 in the Centennial. The Shorewomen, meanwhile, slip to 10-4 overall and 5-3 in the Centennial.

Hopkins took control of the match early, winning at second and third doubles, to take a 2-1 lead. Senior Ellen Berlinghof (Dresher, PA/Upper Dublin) and freshman Candace Wu (Yorba Linda, CA/Valencia) did not drop a game in an 8-0 win at third over Kat Cohen and Kelsey Mills. Sophomore Courtney Boger (Doylestown, PA/Doylestown) and freshman Nandita Krishnan (Chennai, India/Sishya School) then won 8-1 over Kellie Foster and Campbell McNichol at second. Jordan Finnegan and Brittany Marshall picked up the Shorewomen's first point of the match with an 8-4 win at first over senior Anita Bhamidipati (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) and sophomore Carolyn Warren (Boulder, CO/Fairview).

In singles play, Hopkins won in straight sets at first through third before the fourth and fifht singles were decided in pro sets. Krishnan quickly picked up her team-best 15th win of the season as she did not lose a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at second over Mashall. Warren nearly pulled off the same feat, losing just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 win over Finnegan at first. Bhamidipati pushed Hopkins lead in the match to 5-1 with a 6-2, 6-4 win at third over Foster. Wu lost just two games in beating Cohen, 8-2, at fifth. And McNichol claimed Washington College's second point of the match with an 8-6 win at fourth over sophomore Mallory Willenborg (Miami Shores, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas). The match at sixth singles was not played.

With just two regular season conference matches remaining, Hopkins sit alone atop the standings with an unblemished 8-0 mark. The Blue Jays are a match up on the Garnet of Swarthmore, who sit in second place, and have already defeated the Garnet this season. Hopkins returns to action on Wednesday, April 21 as Gettysburg College visits Baltimore. The Centennial Conference match is slated to start at 4:00 pm.