BALTIMORE - After winning the first set, Johns Hopkins freshman Liz Crowe (Centerville, DE/Alexis I. DuPont) rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the second to earn a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 5 singles, and clinched a 5-4 victory for the Blue Jays over Dickinson in women's tennis action on Tuesday afternoon at the JHU Tennis Courts. The victory gives JHU its second Centennial Conference win of the season and its third victory overall as the team's record goes to 3-7 (2-4 CC), while Dickinson falls to 4-8 overall and 0-5 in CC play.

Trailing 5-2, Crowe broke her opponent, who was serving for the match, to make it 5-3. She then won the next game on her serve to trim the advantage to 5-4. In the 10th game, the two combatants played nine deuce points. Crowe managed to fight off six of her opponent's match points and finally won the game on her third break point to even the match at 5-5. Crowe would win the next two games, giving JHU a 5-3 lead in the contest. Crowe's win keeps her undefeated match streak alive at 4-0.

Other JHU singles winners included junior Augusta Whitney (Boulder, CO/Boulder) at No. 2 and freshman Cara Loeys (Oxshott, England/American Comm. School) at No. 4.

The Blue Jays claimed two of doubles matches, winning bouts at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Junior captain Emily Petersen (Cedar Rapids, IA/Linn-Mar) and freshman Lauren Shevchik (Murrysville, PA/Gbg. Central Catholic) teamed for a 9-7 victor y at #1, while Whitney and Loeys posted an 8-3 win at #2.

Senior Meaghan Delaney (Newton, MA/Dana Hall) gave a valiant effort at No. 6 singles, but fell to her opponent in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 5-7.

Hopkins is home again on Wednesday, taking on the College of Notre Dame at 3:30 p.m.

Tues., April 10, 2001 @ JHU Tennis Courts

No. 1 Melissa Sviatko (D) d. Emily Petersen (JH), 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 Augusta Whitney (JH) d. Emily Funk (D), 6-3, 6-1

No. 3 Courtney Ritchie (D) d. Lauren Shevchik (JH), 6-2, 6-2

No. 4 Cara Loeys (JH) d. Liz Bouzarth (D), 6-2, 6-3

No. 5 Liz Crowe (JH) d. Lindsey Bontecue (D), 6-2, 7-5

No. 6 Christina Warner (D) d. Meaghan Delaney (JH), 6-2, 1-6, 7-5

No. 1 Petersen/Shevchik (JH) d. Sviatko/Bontecue (D), 9-7

No. 2 Whitney/Loeys (JH) d. Bouzarth/Ritchie (D), 8-3

No. 3 Funk/Warner (D) d. Crowe/Delaney (JH), 8-5

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