BALTIMORE - Johns Hopkins won five of six singles matches and earned the doubles point to post a 6-1 win over Dickinson in Centennial Conference men's tennis action on Tuesday afternoon at the JHU Tennis Courts. The Blue Jays' record improves to 6-5 overall and 3-0 in CC play, while the Red Devils open the 2001 season with an 0-2 mark overall and in conference action.

Hopkins claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. Leading 1-0, JHU pounded straight set victories in five singles matches to cruise to victory. Senior captain Dan Kreeger (Miami Beach, FL/Ransom Everglades) was victorious at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-1. Junior Ashish Lall (Buffalo, NY/Nichols) garnered a 6-2, 6-0 win at #6 singles, while senior Andrew Chu (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) recorded a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 3.

Junior Sion Roy (Chandler, AZ/Brophy College Prep) clinched the match for Hopkins with his 6-2, 6-1 victory at #5. JHU sophomore Kevin Alford (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon Township) also posted a victory at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-2. Freshman Grant Roch (Cedarburg, WI/Cedarburg) teamed with Roy for an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles.

The Blue Jays are home again on Thursday when they host Centennial Conference foe Haverford at 3:00 p.m.

DICKINSON 1

JOHNS HOPKINS 6

Tue., March 27, 2001, @ JHU Tennis Courts

No. 1 Greg Bertelsen (D) d. Jamie Saxe (JH), 4-6, 5-2 (ret.)

No. 2 Kevin Alford (JH) d. Greg Gull (D), 6-1, 6-2

No. 3 Andrew Chu (JH) d. Chris Magel (D), 6-1, 6-0

No. 4 Dan Kreeger (JH) d. Ryan Pagatto (D), 6-0, 6-1

No. 5 Sion Roy (JH) d. Ryan Willard (D), 6-2, 6-1

No. 6 Ashish Lall (JH) d. Kan Kurek (D), 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 Saxe/Alford (JH) d. Gull/Magel (D), 8-3

No 2 Chu/Kreeger (JH) d. Bertelsen/Pagatto (D), 8-4

No. 3 Roy/Grant Roch (JH) d. Willard/Kurek (D), 8-2

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