April 4, 2002
Carlisle, PA -
Four Blue Jays won singles matches to lead the Johns Hopkins women's tennis team to a 6-3 victory over Dickinson Wednesday afternoon. Hopkins improved to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the Centennial Conference, while Dickinson fell to 4-5.
Senior Emily Petersen (Cedar Rapids, IA/Linn-Mar) defeated Melissa Sviatko 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the No. 1 singles, while sophomore Cara Loeys (Cobham Surrey, England/American Community School) topped Jess Ward 6-2, 6-3. Other singles winners for the Blue Jays were freshman Michelle Liang (Rochester, NY/Brighton), who scored an easy 6-1, 6-0 decision over Tania Leach, and sophomore Liz Crowe (Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. DuPont), who knocked off Taylor Sullivan 6-3, 6-2.
Hopkins also won two of the three doubles matches, as Peterson and sophomore Lauren Shevchik (Murrysville, PA/Greensburg Central) won 8-3 at No. 1 while Loeys and Crowe won 8-4 at No. 3.
Hopkins will play its home opener Thursday when the Blue Jays host Swarthmore at 3:30 p.m.
AGATE
Johns Hopkins def. Dickinson, 6-3
No. 1 Singles: Emily Petersen (JHU) def. Milissa Sviatko (DC) 7-6 (1), 6-4
No. 2 Singles: Julie Chalfant (DC) def. Lauren Shevchik (JHU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 Singles: Emily Ruben (DC) def. Vandna Jerath (JHU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 4 Singles: Cara Loeys (JHU) def. Jess Ward (DC) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 Singles: Michelle Liang (JHU) def. Tania Leach (DC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Singles: Liz Crowe (JHU) def. Taylor Sullivan (DC) 6-3, 6-2
No. 1 Doubles: Petersen/Shevchik (JHU) def. Sviatko/Chalfant (DC) 8-3
No. 2 Doubles: Ruben/Liz Bouzarth (DC) def. Jerath/Liang (JHU) 8-5
No. 3 Doubles: Loeys/Crowe (JHU) def. Ward/Leach (DC) 8-4
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