BALTIMORE - Johns Hopkins' men's tennis team earned its second consecutive by blanking Centennial Conference foe Gettysburg, 7-0, on Tuesday afternoon at the Gettysburg Tennis Center. With the victory, the Blue Jays improve to 7-5 overall and remain undefeated in conference action with a 4-0 record. The Bullets drop to 3-4 on the season.

Hopkins won five of six singles matches in straight sets. Sophomore Kevin Alford (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon Township) won at No. 1. Seniors Andrew Chu (Yorktown Heights, NY/Yorktown) and Dan Kreeger (Miami Beach, FL/Ransom Everglades) and junior Ashish Lall (Buffalo, NY/Nichols) all moved to 4-0 in Centennial singles matches with victories at No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 respectively. Junior Sion Roy (Chandler, AZ/Brophy College Prep) toppled his opponent at #4, while junior Erhan Bedestani (Hamilton, NJ/Lawrenceville Prep) went to a three-set tiebreak to best his foe, 6-2, 4-6, (10-8).

Senior Jamie Saxe (Fair Haven, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven) teamed with Alford for an 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles for the Blue Jays. The tandem of Chu and Kreeger also improved to 4-0 in Centennial doubles action.

Hopkins looks to remain unbeaten in the conference when the team hosts Franklin & Marshall on Saturday, beginning at 12 noon.

JOHNS HOPKINS 7

GETTYSBURG 0

Tue., April 3, 2001, @ Gettysburg Tennis Courts

No. 1 Kevin Alford (JH) d. Shaun Martin (G), 6-1, 6-1

No. 2 Andrew Chu (JH) d. Mike Krauss (G), 7-5, 6-3

No. 3 Dan Kreeger (JH) d. Jason Franson (G), 6-3, 6-2

No. 4 Sion Roy (JH) d. Geoff Gamble (G), 6-0, 6-2

No. 5 Ashish Lall (JH) d. Andrew Gross (G), 6-0, 6-2

No. 6 Erhan Bedestani (JH) d. Dave Sheffner (G), 6-2, 4-6, (10-8)

No. 1 Jamie Saxe/Alford (JH) d. Martin/Krauss (G), 8-2

No. 2 Chu/Kreeger (JH) d. Franson/Gamble (G), 8-2

No. 3 Lall/Bedestani (JH) d. Gross/Mark Morris (G), 8-3

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