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Johns Hopkins Ranked 11th in Final Cambpell/ITA Poll
June 15, 2009
BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins men's tennis team capped another successful season with a #11 ranking in the final Campbell/ITA Division III rankings. The Blue Jays are also ranked second in the Atlantic South region. In addition, junior David Maldow (Jericho, NY/Jericho) and sophomore Andrew Wang (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) are both ranked in the top 20 in singles and the top 10 in doubles. Johns Hopkins went 16-4 in 2009 en route to its third straight Centennial Conference title and fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. JHU advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual runner-up Amherst. This year's Blue Jays match the 2007 team that went to the Sweet 16 and finished the season ranked 11th in the nation. Head coach Chuck Willenborg returns all seven of his starters next season, with only two of those seven in their final year of eligibility. In addition, Willenborg will welcome in a recruiting class ranked ninth in the country among mid-major programs (non-BCS Division I, Divisions II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, and CCC) by tennisrecruiting.net. Maldow finishes his junior campaign ranked 10th in the nation and third in the region. He went 18-6 this season in singles, advanced to the finals of the ITA Southeast Regional and the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship. Maldow earns All-America honors in singles for the third straight year and enters his final season as Johns Hopkins career leader in singles wins (60) and total wins (112). He is also just seven wins shy of tying the program's doubles wins record (59). Maldow partnered with Wang this season in doubles as the pair went 19-7, won the 2008 ITA Southeast Regional title and advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championship. The duo is ranked ninth in the nation, the highest ranking in program history for a doubles team. They are the first doubles team in JHU history to earn All-America honors.
Wang is also ranked 16th in the nation in singles, marking the first time in school history that the Blue Jays have had two singles players ranked nationally. He went 22-4 this season in singles, including a school-record 15 consecutive wins. His 22 wins are the second most in program history and make him the only player to post back-to-back 20-win seasons. Wang advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Southeast Regional and the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship. He will enter his junior season ranked in the top five in JHU history in singles wins (5th / 42), doubles wins (5th / 41) and total wins (4th / 83). Of the five teams with a pair of players ranked in the top 20 in singles, Johns Hopkins and Kenyon are the only two expected to return both of their top 20 players next season. |
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