The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-9, Washington College-0
• Records: JHU (4-0, 4-0 CC) • WC (4-2, 3-1 CC)
• Location: Chestertown, MD • Schottland Tennis Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team picked up its third shutout of the season as the Blue Jays beat the host Washington College Shorewomen, 9-0, on Saturday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
• The Blue Jays picked up a quick point in the match with a Shorewomen forfeit at third doubles. Senior Anjie Kashyap and graduate student Sophia Strickland then won without losing a game at second versus Piper Sartison and Ella Samer. Sophomores Emily Javedan and Anjali Devireddy then closed out doubles play with an 8-2 win over Irene Meng and Alisha White at first.
• Washington College also forfeited at sixth singles to give Hopkins a 4-0 lead in the match. Senior Dhanya Asokumar then clinched the win for the Blue Jays when she beat Bin Nguyen without dropping a game. Strickland beat White 6-0, 6-3 at third and Hopkins led 6-0.
• Freshman Ali Bader followed with a 6-1, 6-0 win at fourth over Samer. Devireddy then defeated Sartison 6-0, 6-3 to push the Blue Jays' lead to 8-0. Kashyap wrapped up the match when she beat Meng 6-2, 7-5 at first.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 28-11 all-time against Washington College with its 21^st straight win in the series.
• The Blue Jays run their regular season conference win streak to 134.
• Kashyap is now tied for 23^rd with 34 career singles wins and is 22^nd with 71 total career wins. Strickland now has 95 total career wins and needs just five wins to reach the century mark.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, April 17 as the Blue Jays host the Gettysburg Bullets at 12:00 pm.