The Basics
• Score: #25 Johns Hopkins-7, #22 Sewanee-2
• Records: JHU (2-0) • SEW (3-2)
• Location: Fredericksburg, VA
• The Short Story: The 25^th-ranked Johns Hopkins tennis team beat a nationally-ranked opponent for the second straight outing, besting 22^nd-ranked Sewanee, 7-2, Sunday morning.
 
How it Happened
Hopkins jumped out to a 2- lead with wins at first and third doubles to take early control of the match. Seniors Joe Cartledge and Austin Gu grabbed the first point of the match when they beat Jordan Brewer and Hugh Graham, 8-2, at number one. Freshmen Alexander Kernagie and Andrew Tran followed with an 8-4 win over Noah Holsclaw and Hamza Khan at three. The Tigers prevented the doubles' sweep as Liam Baer and Alejandro Becker edged senior Vik Vasan and junior Vishnu Joshi, 8-6, at two.
Cartledge took the first singles point and pushed the Blue Jays' lead to 3-1 with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ryan Olps at number three. Tran followed with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Matt Barnett at five. Senior Aaron Carey then clinched the win at four as he defeated Holsclaw 6-2, 6-2.
Joshi gave Hopkins a 6-1 lead with a 6-3, 6-4 win at two over Andres Carro. Brewer grabbed a point for the Tigers as he won a tightly contested three-setter at one over Gu 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 1-0 (7). Sophomore Brian Wang wrapped up the match when he beat Baer 6-4, 6-4 at six.
 
What it Means
• Today's match was the first-ever meeting between the Blue Jays and the Tigers.
• Head coach Chuck Willenborg now has 247 wins with the Blue Jays, leaving him just three shy of the 250-mark.
• Carey moved into a tie for 18^th with his 40^th career singles win. Joshi meanwhile broke into the top-25 and is now tied for 24^th with 31 singles wins and is tied for 25^th with 62 combined wins. Gu is now tied for 16^th with 50 career doubles wins.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, February 29 against 21^st-ranked NC Wesleyan. The match is slated for a 12:00 pm start in Salisbury, MD.