March 29, 2004
Towson, MD -
The Goucher men's tennis team kept Hopkins winless with a 5-2 victory over the Blue Jays Sunday afternoon.
The Gophers improved to 11-3 with the victory, while Hopkins fell to 0-5.
Goucher took the doubles point by winning the No. 1 and No. 2 matches. Andrew Danos and David Sands defeated senior Justin Chan (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) and junior Justin Belisario (Los Angeles, CA/Loyola) 8-5 at No. 1, while Brandon Harris and Devin Visciano topped senior Grant Roch (Cedarburg, WI/Cedarburg) and sophomore Michael Kelly-Sell (Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer) 8-5 at No. 2. Senior Aaron Ong (Florence, KY/Boone County) and freshman Andrew Chang (Norato, CA/San Francisco University) won the No. 3 doubles match for the Blue Jays as they knocked off Josh Sofer and David Vermeire 8-2 at No. 3.
Freshman Nick Kennedy (Tucson, AZ/Deerfield Academy) posted a 6-1, 6-0 win over Sofer at No. 5 singles, while Chang was other singles winner for Hopkins as he cruised past Vermeire 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6. Danos defeated Chan 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1, while Harris posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Belisario at No. 2 for the Gophers. Sands needed three sets to record a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over Kelly-Sell at No. 3, and Visciano knocked off Roch 7-6 (2), 0-6, 6-2 at No. 4.
The Blue Jays travel to Ursinus Thursday for a 3 p.m. Centennial Conference match with the Bears.
Goucher def. Johns Hopkins, 5-2
No. 1 Doubles: Andrew Danos/David Sands (GC) def. Justin Chan/Justin Belisario (JHU) 8-5
No. 2 Doubles: Brandon Harris/Devin Visciano (GC) def. Grant Roch/Michael Kelly-Sell (JHU) 8-5
No. 3 Doubles: Aaron Ong/Andrew Chang (JHU) def. Josh Sofer/David Vermeire (GC) 8-2
No. 1 Singles: Andrew Danos (GC) def. Justin Chan (JHU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Singles: Brandon Harris (GC) def. Justin Belisario (JHU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 Singles: David Sands (GC) def. Michael Kelly-Sell (JHU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Singles: Devin Visciano (GC) def. Grant Roch (JHU) 7-6 (2), 0-6, 6-2
No. 5 Singles: Nick Kennedy (JHU) def. Josh Sofer (GC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Singles: Andrew Chang (JHU) def. David Vermeire (GC) 6-0, 6-2
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