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2024 ITA Cup

Men's Tennis Jill Guise - Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Gong and Blenkiron Earn All-America Honors at ITA Cup

Box Score 1 ROME, GA – Junior Allen Gong and freshman Dylan Blenkiron earned All-America honors at the ITA Cup this weekend to highlight Johns Hopkins trip to the national championship event. The Blue Jay doubles' team went 2-1 while sophomore Chakor Rajendra went 2-1 in the singles draw.
 
Gong and Blenkiron upset fourth-seeded Quinn Wicklund and Jordan Theron (Sewanee) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 1-0 (1) in the opening round. The pair then lost to Josh Christensen and Marco Siviero (GAC) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (8) in the quarterfinals. In the consolation semifinals, Gong and Blenkiron beat Javier Gonzalez and Stavros Mastrogamvrakis (TU) 6-4, 6-2. With their first-round win, Gong and Blenkiron earned ITA All-America honors.
 
In the singles draw, Rajendra lost 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round to Kael Shah (DU). In the consolation draw, he led Connor Griff (HC) 6-2, 3-1 before his opponent retired. Rajendra then came from behind to beat Neel Epstein (MC) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
 
The ITA Cup wraps up the Fall portion of the Blue Jays schedule.
 
Notes: This is the second time in the last three seasons that JHU has had an All-American doubles team • Gong and Blenkiron are the 13th doubles team in JHU history to earn All-America honors.
 
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Players Mentioned

Allen Gong

Allen Gong

5' 9"
Junior
Chakor Rajendra

Chakor Rajendra

5' 11"
Sophomore
Dylan Blenkiron

Dylan Blenkiron

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Allen Gong

Allen Gong

5' 9"
Junior
Chakor Rajendra

Chakor Rajendra

5' 11"
Sophomore
Dylan Blenkiron

Dylan Blenkiron

6' 2"
Freshman