FREDERICKSBURG, VA –Johns Hopkins fell to Emory in a top-15 match-up Saturday at the University of Mary Washington. The 10^th-ranked Eagles beat the 15^th-ranked Blue Jays, 5-2. Hopkins falls to 5-7 on the season while Emory improves to 9-4.
 
Hopkins took an early 1-0 lead in the match as the Blue Jays picked up wins at two doubles' wins to take the point. Daniel Ardila and Dylan Blenkiron won 7-5 over Dean Kamenev and Ajay Karti at number one. Christian Liew and Ruilin Feng took a 6-4 win at two over Allen Gong and Chakor Rajendra. The Blue Jays secured the doubles' point with a 6-4 win by Marco Azar and Mukundh Boopathi over Efe Comu and Alec Anghel at number three.
 
The Eagles responded by winning five of six singles matches to take the win over the Blue Jays. Three of the six singles matches were decided in three sets. Feng rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Blenkiron at number one. Kamenev also came back to win 0-6, 6-2, 6-4 over Rajendra at two. Come won 6-4, 6-2 over Zahari Stoimenov at number three.
 
Liew beat Brian Yi 6-2, 6-3 at number four. Azar picked up the Blue Jays' only singles win with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3) win at five over Anghel. Kartik defeated Boopathi 6-1, 6-1 at number six.
 
Hopkins closes out the weekend versus NC Wesleyan in Fredericksburg on Sunday, April 6.