April 14, 2003
Swarthmore, PA -
The Swarthmore women's tennis team improved to 11-3 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the Centennial Conference with a 9-0 win over Johns Hopkins Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jays fell to 5-6 overall and 5-3 in league play.
Kristina Pao defeated sophomore Vandna Jerath (Augusta, GA/Augusta Prep) 7-6 (5), 6-1 at No. 1 singles, while Caroline Celano topped sophomore Michelle Liang (Rochester, NY/Brighton) 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2. Ellie Suzuki bested junior Cara Loeys (Oxshott Surrey, England/American Community School) 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3, while Emily Townsend needed three sets to outlast freshman Amanda Leese (Amherst, NH/Bishop Guertin) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 at No. 4.
Megan Speare topped junior Liz Crowe (Wilmington, DE/Alexis I. duPont) 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5, and Sonia Vallabh defeated freshman Pauline Pelletier (Arlington, TX/MB Lamar) 6-0, 7-5 at No. 6.
Celano and Townsend defeated Loeys and Liang 8-3 at No. 1 doubles, while Pao and Suzuki topped Jerath and freshman Jill Seidman (Arlington Heights, IL/Buffalo Grove) 8-3 at No. 2. Speare and Katherine Voll defeated Leese and Crowe 8-4 at No. 3.
Hopkins returns to action Wednesday when the Blue Jays host McDaniel at 3:30 p.m.
Swarthmore def. Johns Hopkins, 9-0
No. 1 Singles: Kristina Pao (SC) def. Vandna Jerath (JHU) 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 2 Singles: Caroline Celano (SC) def. Michelle Liang (JHU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Singles: Ellie Suzuki (SC) def. Cara Loeys (JHU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Singles: Emily Townsend (SC) def. Amanda Leese (JHU) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5
No. 5 Singles: Megan Speare (SC) def. Liz Crowe (JHU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Singles: Sonia Vallabh (SC) def. Pauline Pelletier (JHU) 6-0, 7-5
No. 1 Doubles: Celano/Townsend (SC) def. Loeys/Liang (JHU) 8-3
No. 2 Doubles: Pao/Suzuki (SC) def. Jerath/Jill Seidman (JHU) 8-3
No. 3 Doubles: Speare/Katherine Voll (SC) def. Leese/Crowe (JHU) 8-4
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