The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-9, Gettysburg-0
• Records: JHU (5-0, 5-0 CC) • GC (1-4, 1-4 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • JHU Tennis Courts
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team posted its third straight shutout on Saturday with a 9-0 win over visiting Gettysburg.
 
How it Happened
• The Blue Jays dropped just two games in doubles play as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the Bullets. Sophomores Anjali Devireddy and Emily Javedan picked up an 8-1 win over Alex Rieg and Gillian Rosenfeld at first. Freshman Ali Bader and graduate student Sophia Strickland blanked Tierney Cantwell and Alexis Rinker, 8-0, at second. Juniors Jessica Liang and Sophie Saland were 8-1 winners at third over Shelby Deron and Niki Melnick.
• Bader dropped just one game en route to a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles over Rieg. Strickland then clinched the win for Hopkins with a shutout over Rinker at third. Devireddy followed with a 6-0, 6-3 defeat of Rosenfeld at first and JHU led 6-0.
• Liang pushed the Blue Jays' lead to seven when she blanked Cantwell, 8-0. Saland beat Melnick by the same score in her win at fifth. Freshman Hallie Gallo closed things out with an 8-1 defeat of Deron at sixth.  
 
What it Means
• Hopkins is now 21-15 all-time against Gettysburg and has won 20 straight in the series.
• The Blue Jays extend their regular season conference win streak to 135.
• Strickland is now just three wins shy of reaching the 100-win mark for her career. She is seventh in school history with 97 combined wins. She is tied for 11^th with 44 career singles wins and is seventh with 53 career doubles wins.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins is back on the road on Saturday, April 24 as the Blue Jays visit the Ursinus Bears. The match is slated for a 1:00 pm start in Collegeville, PA.