The Basics
• Scores:
#23 Johns Hopkins-5, #35 Haverford-4
Thomas Jefferson-4, Johns Hopkins-3
• Records: JHU (4-3, 3-0 CC) • HC (5-5, 0-2 CC) • TJU (10-6)
• Location: Haverford, PA / Philadelphia, PA
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's tennis team split a pair of matches Saturday, earning a 5-4 win at Haverford but dropping a 4-3 decision at Division II Thomas Jefferson.
 
How it Happened • Haverford
• Hopkins opened the morning with a hard-fought 5-4 win at 35^th-ranked Haverford. Emily Oh and Mimi Lavin beat junior Christina Huynh and freshman Aya Igaki-Meader in a close 8-6 match at second doubles to give the Fords the first point of the match.
• Juniors Anjali Devireddy and Emily Javedan responded with an 8-6 win of their own at first to tie the match at one. Junior Celina Liu and senior Jessica Liang then beat Abbey Russano and Ellie Esterowitz, 8-4, to put Hopkins on top 2-1.
• Oh tied the match at two when she beat Javedan 6-1, 6-0 at fourth singles. Devireddy answered with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Fitzgerald at first to put the Blue Jays back on top.
• Russano got one back for the Fords when she beat Igaki-Meader 6-4, 6-4 at second to make it 3-3. Huynh once again put Hopkins on top as she beat Lavin 6-3, 6-4 at second.
• Ellie Esterowtiz made it a tie match for the fourth time when she defeated Liang 6-4, 6-0 at fifth. The match came down to sixth singles, where senior Amanda Ruci beat Summer Williams 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the win for Hopkins.
 
How it Happened • Thomas Jefferson
• Hopkins earned the doubles' point with wins at second and third, but Jefferson responded by winning four of the singles matches to take the win.
• Seniors Anya Gunewardena and Sophie Saland beat Nicole Hrbkova and Elisa Hardeski, 6-3, at third. Huynh and freshman Catharina Ausfahl then beat Manni Zhang and Anna Morgillo, 6-3, at second. Ines Blanc and Stanislova Norets prevented the sweep with a 6-3 win at first over Liu and sophomore Hallie Gallo.
• Gallo gave Hopkins a 2-0 lead in the match as she didn't drop a game in her win over Hardeski at sixth singles. Zhang answered with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ausfahl at fourth to get the Rams on the board.
• Hrbkova then tied the match when she beat Liu 6-1, 6-1 at first. Norets followed with a 6-1, 6-4 win at second over Saland to give Jefferson a 3-2 lead.
• Blanc then beat Gunewardena in a close match at third 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the win for Jefferson. Freshman Zoe Hsieh closed out the match with a come-from-behind 4-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (12) win at fifth over Morgillo.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins pushes its Centennial Conference regular season win streak to 133. JHU also improves to 27-7 all-time against Haverford and has won 26 straight against the Fords.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, April 3 as the Blue Jays take on 11^th-ranked Carnegie Mellon in Fredericksburg, VA.
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