April 29, 2006

CHESTERTOWN - Third-seeded Johns Hopkins knocked off second-seeded Haverford, 4-3, in a tight Centennial Conference men's tennis semifinal match on Saturday afternoon on the campus of Washington College.

With the win, Hopkins advances to face Washington College on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The top-seeded Shoremen cruised past Dickinson, 6-1, in the afternoon's first matchup.

The Blue Jays and Fords split the singles matches with three wins a piece, with Hopkins wins coming in the #3-5 singles bouts. But Hopkins claimed the #2 and #3 doubles tilts, giving them the edge and the win.

Johns Hopkins, the region's eighth-seeded team, advances to the conference championship with an 11-7 record. Haverford concludes the 2006 season 13-4, with a #7 rank in the region.

Centennial Conference Semifinals: Johns Hopkins 4, Haverford 3

SINGLES

Evan Stiegel (HAV) def. Joe Vasoontara (JHU), 6-0, 0-6, 6-3
Thomas Kinrade (HAV) def. Hillen Smith (JHU), 7-5, 6-2
Rafael Roberti (JHU) def. Elmar Trust (HAV), 6-3, 6-3
Kevin Ma (JHU) def. Alex Buxbaum (HAV), 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
Matthew Naftilan (JHU) def. Stephen Feder (HAV), 6-4, 6-3
Marc Rudolph (HAV) def. Lawrence Wei (JHU), 6-4, 6-4

DOUBLES

Buxbaum/Kinkade (HAV) def. Vasoontara/Smith (JHU), 8-6
Nick Kennedy/Roberti (JHU) def. Evan Stiegel/Trust (HAV), 8-3
Ma/Naftilan (JHU) def. Marc Adelberg/D. Tad Henry (HAV), 8-3

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