The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-6, Farmingdale-0
• Records: JHU (9-0) • FSU (6-2)
• Location: Rocky Mount, NC • Slick Family Tennis Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's tennis team opened NCAA Tournament play with a 6-0 win over Farmingdale State in the second round Friday morning.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with 8-0 wins at second and third doubles. Senior Vishnu Joshi and sophomore Alexander Kernagis grabbed the first point of the match when they beat Mario Contreras and Cooper Everett at third. Freshmen James and Thomas Yu then defeated Alan Sabovic and Matthew Waterhouse at second. Freshman Arjun Asokumar and sophomore Andrew Tran then completed the doubles sweep as they beat Mark and Zachary Baker, 8-5, at first.
• Freshman Daniel Ardila wasted little time in pushing Hopkins' lead to 4-0 with a 6-0, 6-0 win at fifth over Colby Rodriguez. James Yu then clinched the win and a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16 when he beat Waterhouse 6-0, 6-0 at fourth. Thomas Yu near simultaneously won his match, beating Sabovic 6-0, 6-0 at third.
 
What it Means
• Today's match was the first-ever meeting between Hopkins and Farmingdale State. Hopkins is now 19-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 12-2 in the second round.
• Hopkins improves to 9-0 on the season and has won 12 straight dating back to last season.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins will face host NC Wesleyan on Saturday, May 15 at 12:00 pm. The winner advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals in Chattanooga, TN on May 24.