ORLANDO, FL – Johns Hopkins juniors James and Thomas Yu have moved into the semifinals at the NCAA Championships at the USTA National Campus.
 
Thomas Yu opened the day with a straight-sets win over top seeded James Hopper (Case Western) in the quarterfinals. With the first set tied at five, Yu won the final two games to grab a 7-5 win. He did the same in the second set. Hopper held serve to tie the set at four, but Yu responded by winning the back-to-back games to take the set, 6-4, and the match. In both sets, Yu broke Hopper's serve to win the set.
 
The Yu brothers then beat third-seeded Chase Cohen and Matthew Kandel (Williams) in the quarterfinals. The duo from Williams took the first set 7-5. The Blue Jays responded with a 6-2 win in the second set to force a deciding set. Cohen and Kandel took a 3-2 lead in the set, but the Yus would win four of the final five games to win the set, 6-4, and the match.
 
This is the second straight year and third time overall that a Blue Jay has made the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championship. This is the first time since 2012, and just the second time ever, that a JHU doubles' team has advanced to the semifinals.
 
Thomas Yu broke his own record for combined wins in a season (52) with the doubles' win. He also tied the single-season wins record for doubles (28), set by Jacob Barnaby in 2009. He is now tied for ninth in JHU history with 59 career doubles' wins. James Yu moved into a tie for 19^th with 49 career doubles' wins. His 26 doubles' wins this season are tied for third in program history. James Yu is also tied for 21^st with 80 combined career wins.