Box Score BALTIMORE, MD – The seventh-ranked Johns Hopkins women's tennis team hosted Franklin & Marshall in the semifinals of the Centennial Conference Tournament Thursday night, sweeping the Diplomats 5-0 to secure their spot in the Blue Jays' 17^th consecutive Conference Championship.
 
Sydney Langer and Kamila Wong opened the match with an 8-2 win on Number 2 doubles, with Ashley Chang and Lia Melvin coming in just behind with an 8-2 win of their own on Number 3 doubles before Sophia Kim and Jay Xiao completed the sweep following their 8-4 victory at the top flight.
 
Already ahead 3-0 Hopkins needed two singles wins to trigger the clinch and automatic victory, with Melvin and Chang providing just that at Number 6 and Number 3 singles. Melvin was the first to finish on Court 6, grabbing a 6-1, 6-1 win while Chang got off to a 6-0 first-set victory before securing the individual and team win with a 6-2 second-set win. The remaining four flights were all in Hopkins' favor prior to going down as unfinished, with Kim and Wang also grabbing 6-0 first-set wins while Mary Beth Hurley and Wong took their opening sets 6-1.
 
Up next for Hopkins is a match against Swarthmore in the Centennial Conference Championships where the Blue Jays will look to win their 17^th consecutive Conference title. Matches will be played in Annapolis, MD, with the time of opening serve to be decided.