The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-9, Ursinus-0
• Records: JHU (6-0, 6-0 CC) • UC (4-2, 4-2 CC)
• Location: Collegeville, PA • Bailey Courts
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's tennis team beat host Ursinus 9-0 on Saturday to clinch the 2021 Centennial Conference title.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins grabbed a 3-0 lead in the match with a doubles' sweep. Sophomore Alexander Kernagis and senior Vishnu Joshi took the first point of the match with an 8-1 win over Rob Ritchie and Darby Rogers at third. Freshmen Arjun Asokumar and Rohan Reddy then pulled out an 8-7 (1) win at second over Lars Jespersen and Will Oberholtzer. Freshmen Thomas and James Yu completed the sweep when they beat Matt Fontanese and Mason Groff 8-7 (1) at first.
• Sophomore Andrew Tran pushed the Blue Jays' lead to 4-0 with a quick 6-2, 6-0 win over Oberholtzer at fourth singles. Joshi then clinched the win when he beat Groff 6-1, 6-1 at first. Reddy followed with a 6-2, 6-0 win at second over Fontanese.
• James Yu then beat Jespersen 6-2, 6-2 at third and Hopkins led 7-0. Junior Brian Wang dropped just one game in his win over Kyle Bookman 6-0, 6-1 at sixth. Senior Eric Yoo closed out the match when he beat Rogers 6-2, 6-2 at fifth.
 
What it Means
• JHU clinches its 14^th straight and 15^th overall Centennial Conference title with the win today. 
• Hopkins improves to 40-5 all-time against Ursinus and has won 29 straight in the series
• The Blue Jays push their conference win streak to 39 matches and will look to wrap up their 14^th undefeated conference slate next Saturday in the regular season finale.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins closes out the regular season on Saturday, May 1 as Muhlenberg visits Baltimore. The match is slated for a 12:00 pm start.