The Basics
• Score: #6 Johns Hopkins-8, Salisbury-1
• Records: JHU (2-0) • SU (3-3)
• Location: Salisbury, MD • SU Tennis Center
• The Short Story: The sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins men's tennis team jumped out to a 3-0 lead and didn't look back in an 8-1 win at Salisbury Saturday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
• Sophomores James and Thomas Yu gave Hopkins a quick 1-0 lead as they beat Russell Willenborg and Luke McMullen, 8-0, at first doubles. Graduate student Vishnu Joshi and junior Alexander Kernagis then beat Gianluca Beaujon and Jhayden Pappas, 8-4, at second. Senior Brian Wang and freshman Marco Azar wrapped up the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win over Mitchell Desman and Gavin Reagle at third.
• Joshi did not drop a game in singles as he beat Beaujon at second. Thomas Yu nearly turned the same trick with a 6-0, 6-1 at first over Willenborg. James Yu pushed the Blue Jays' lead to 6-0 with a 6-0, 6-2 win over McMullen at third.
• Azar also posted a shutout as he defeated Russell at sixth singles. Junior Andrew Tran won a tough first set, 7-6, but cruised to a 6-2 win in the second to take the match at fourth over Christopher Catan. Reagle grabbed the lone point of the match for the Sea Gulls with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Wang at fifth.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 13-7 all-time against Salisbury and has won 12 straight in the series.
• Joshi moved into 14^th in school history in career singles wins (46) and is now tied for 23^rd in doubles wins (43)
 
Up Next
• Hopkins kicks off a four-match swing through California on Sunday, March 20 at Chapman.
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