March 22, 2004
Haverford, PA -
The Johns Hopkins men's tennis team opened its 2004 spring season by dropping a 5-2 decision to Haverford Saturday afternoon.
The Fords took the doubles point, as Carl Lederman and Elmar Trust defeated senior Justin Chan (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) and junior Justin Belisario (Los Angeles, CA/Loyola) 8-6 at No. 1 while Harrison Lee and Aaron Scherb topped sophomore Krishna Potarazu (Potomac, MD/Wooton) and freshman Nick Kennedy (Tucson, AZ/Deerfield Academy) 8-4 at No. 2.
Senior Grant Roch (Cedarburg, WI/Cedarburg) and sophomore Michael Kelly-Sell (Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer) defeated Curtis Fentress and Matt Stein 8-4 at No. 3 for Hopkins.
Kelly-Sell posted a 6-1, 6-0 win over Randolph Moon at No. 4 singles while Kennedy recorded a 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over Stein at No. 6 for the Blue Jays' two points.
Lederman bested Chan 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, while Scherb topped Belisario 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 for Haverford. Trust defeated Potarazu 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3, and Lee posted a 6-1, 6-4 win over Roch at No. 5.
The Blue Jays, whose match Friday with Ursinus was postponed, travel to Washington College Tuesday for a 3 p.m. match with the Shoremen.
Haverford def. Johns Hopkins, 5-2
No. 1 Doubles: Carl Lederman/Elmar Trust (HC) def. Justin Chan/Justin Belisario (JHU) 8-6
No. 2 Doubles: Harrison Lee/Aaron Scherb (HC) def. Krishna Potarazu/Nick Kennedy (JHU) 8-4
No. 3 Doubles: Curtis Fentress/Matt Stein (HC) def. Grant Roch/Michael Kelly-Sell (JHU) 8-4
No. 1 Singles: Carl Lederman (HC) def. Justin Chan (JHU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Singles: Aaron Scherb (HC) def. Justin Belisario (JHU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Singles: Elmar Trust (HC) def. Krishna Potarazu (JHU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 Singles: Michael Kelly-Sell (JHU) def. Randolph Moon (HC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Singles: Harrison Lee (HC) def. Grant Roch (JHU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 Singles: Nick Kennedy (JHU) def. Matt Stein (HC) 7-6 (4), 6-1
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