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Johns Hopkins Blanks Gettysburg

March 29, 2017

Box Score

The Basics
• Score: #17 Johns Hopkins-9, Gettysburg-0
• Records: JHU (5-0, 2-0 CC) • GC (2-4, 0-1 CC)
• Location: Gettysburg, PA • Bullets Tennis Courts
• The Short Story: The 17th-ranked Johns Hopkins men's tennis team did not lose a set as the Blue Jays beat the host Gettysburg Bullets, 9-0, Wednesday afternoon.

How it Happened
• Junior Justin Kang and freshman Joseph Cartledge lost just one game in their win over Kevin DeRosa and Kevin Maier at first doubles.
• Freshmen Austin Gu and Cody Kim beat Christian Deschapelles and Nick D'Amore, 8-4, at second.
• Freshmen Nathan Safran and Matt Sklar won by the same score at third over Max Nickel and Rob Sharpe.
• The Blue Jays then swept the singles matches in straight sets with Kang clinching the win for Hopkins. Kim beat Deschapelles 6-1, 6-3 at first and Gu won by an identical score at second over DeRosa.
• Kang lost just one game as he beat D'Amore at third and Cartledge beat Maier 6-2, 6-2 at fourth.
• Sklar defeated Andrew Corwin 6-2, 6-3 at fifth and Safran won 6-2, 6-0 over Nickel at sixth.

What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 42-14 all-time against Gettysburg and has won 20 straight in the series.
• The win is the 197th for head coach Chuck Willenborg, who is in his 12th season at the helm of the Blue Jays.

Up Next
• Hopkins returns to Baltimore and hosts McDaniel on Wednesday, April 5. The Centennial Conference match is slated for a 4:00 pm start.

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Players Mentioned

Nathan Safran

Nathan Safran

5' 9"
Sophomore
Joseph Cartledge

Joseph Cartledge

5' 8"
Freshman
Austin Gu

Austin Gu

6' 4"
Freshman
Cody Kim

Cody Kim

5' 11"
Freshman
Matt Sklar

Matt Sklar

5' 11"
Freshman
Justin Kang

Justin Kang

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nathan Safran

Nathan Safran

5' 9"
Sophomore
Joseph Cartledge

Joseph Cartledge

5' 8"
Freshman
Austin Gu

Austin Gu

6' 4"
Freshman
Cody Kim

Cody Kim

5' 11"
Freshman
Matt Sklar

Matt Sklar

5' 11"
Freshman
Justin Kang

Justin Kang

6' 0"
Freshman