Panthers Split with DIII Nationally Ranked John Hopkins
MELBOURNE, Fla. (tennis) — Florida Tech for the third straight day during their two week Spring Break match frenzy split with the NCAA DIII Blue Jays of
Johns Hopkins University today at the Fee Avenue Courts. The Panther Women prevailed victorious edging #26 Johns Hopkins University 5-4. The Panthers
improve to 5-4 setting the four year program record for victories with still eleven matches scheduled during their regular season play. The men
unfortunately fell in another tough match 6-3 against the #21 Johns Hopkins.
On the women’s side junior Mikaela Horvathova (Bratislava, Slovakia) picked up her fourth straight win defeating #10 ranked Brittany Matava (Denver, Col.)
6-4, 6-1. Freshman Andrea Madrigal (San Jose, Costa Rica), is now 8-3 on the season, overcoming Anita Bhamidipati (Egg Harbor, N.J.) 7-5, 7-6 for the win
at the #2 singles match. Fellow freshman #12 Natalia Ramos (San Juan, Puerto Rico) won her 5th individual shutting down # 20 Amanda Schubert (Richmond,
Va.) 6-2, 6-0.
Tech won the #1 and #2 doubles with #8 Horvathova and Ramos easily retiring Matava and Bhamidipati 8-2. Sophomore Nicole David (Fort Pierce, Fla.) and her
partner Madrigal pushed forward for an 8-6 defeat of Schubert and Becky Busch (Winnetka, Ill.). David’s doubles record improves to nine wins and with
Madrigal they are now 7-1 on the season. Despite falling in the #3 doubles event Senior Aya Nakatasuji (Sakura, Chiba, Japan) and Mandy Rohrbach (Jefferson
City, Mo.) managed to take a game 8-1 against the Blue Jays Tanya Gulnik (Frederick, Md.)and Ellen Berlinghof (Ft. Washington, Pa.).
On the men’s side, again all the players managed to win at least two or more games but only Seniors Cliff Giel (Savaneta, Aruba) and Keith Kessler
(Brooklyn, N.Y.) won their tandem at the #1 and each of their singles bouts as well.
#15 Giel and Kessler defeated unranked pair of Peter Vale (Haverford, Pa.) and Matt Naftilan (Nashville, Tenn.) 8-3, while the #7 ranked two some of Joe
Vasoontara (Bangkok, Thailand) and Hillen Smith, Jr. (Baltimore, Md.) defeated Tech’s unranked pair of Christian Smith (Arouca, Trinidad) and Art Yentumi
(St. Louis, Mo.) in a mismatched #2 doubles. Despite the unorthodox seeding of the #2 doubles, Smith and Yentumi pulled off two games falling 8-2.
Sophomore Jeremy Casperson (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Jon Hanna (Nassau, Bahamas) battled to 9-8 loss against David Maldow (Jericho, N.Y.) and Rafael Roberti
Summit, N.J.).
Giel won his match 6-2, 6-1 easily against Vasoontara at the number one spot. #13 Kessler battled #3 Maldow to a third set 51st career victory 6-7, 6-3,
10-3. Hanna also went to a tie breaker set, falling 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to Larry Wei. Senior Eric Gay (Caracas, Venezuela) made his first spring appearance
taking three games losing 6-2, 6-1, while Smith took six total games falling 6-3, 6-3 in his match at the #5 spot. Sophomore Christian Kieber (Sankt,
Gallenkirch, Austria) also fell 6-2, 6-2 grabbing four points.
The Panthers will be hosting an exhibition match against Oxford University at the Kiwi Tennis Club tomorrow beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Clifford Giel (FTM) def. Joe Vasoontara (JHU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Keith Kessler (FTM) def. David Maldow (JHU) 6-7, 6-3, 10-3
3. Larry Wei (JHU) def. Jonathan Hanna (FTM) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
4. Dan Myers (JHU) def. Eric Gay (FTM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Rafael Roberti (JHU) def. Christian Smith (FTM) 6-3, 6-3
6. Peter Vale (JHU) def. Christian Kieber (FTM) 6-2, 6-2
Tennis Match Results
Johns Hopkins University vs Florida Tech
03/14/07 at Melbourne, Fla.
Florida Tech 5, #26 Johns Hopkins University 4
Singles competition
1. Michaela Horvathova (FTW) def. Brittany Matava (JHU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Andrea Madrigal (FTW) def. Anita Bhamidipati (JHU) 7-5, 7-6
3. Natalia Ramos (FTW) def. Amanda Schubert (JHU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Tanya Gulnik (JHU) def. Nicole David (FTW) 6-3, 6-4
5. Becky Busch (JHU) def. Tania Gay (FTW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Debbie Blass (JHU) def. Valerie Rapson (FTW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Michaela Horvathova/Natalia Ramos (FTW) def. Brittany Matava/Anita Bhamidipati (JHU) 8-2
2. Andrea Madrigal/Nicole David (FTW) def. Amanda Schubert/Becky Busch (JHU) 8-6
3. Tanya Gulnik/Ellen Berlinghof (JHU) def. Aya Nakatsuji/Mandy Rohrbach (FTW) 8-1
Match Notes:
Johns Hopkins University 1-1; (NCAA DIII, Centennial Conference) National ranking #26; Regional ranking #7; Atlantic South Region Individual Rankings:
Matava #10, Schubert #20, Berlinghof #40, Matava/Schubert #10
Florida Tech 5-6; (NCAA II, Sunshine State Conference) Southeast Region: Ramos #12, Horvathova/Ramos #8
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Tennis Match Results
Johns Hopkins University vs Florida Tech
03/14/07 at Melbourne, Fla.
#21 Johns Hopkins University 6, Florida Tech 3
Singles competition
1. Clifford Giel (FTM) def. Joe Vasoontara (JHU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Keith Kessler (FTM) def. David Maldow (JHU) 6-7, 6-3, 10-3
3. Larry Wei (JHU) def. Jonathan Hanna (FTM) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
4. Dan Myers (JHU) def. Eric Gay (FTM) 6-2, 6-1
5. Rafael Roberti (JHU) def. Christian Smith (FTM) 6-3, 6-3
6. Peter Vale (JHU) def. Christian Kieber (FTM) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #15 Keith Kessler/Clifford Giel (FTM) def. Peter Vale/Matt Naftilan (JHU) 8-3
2. Joe Vasoontara/Hillen Smith (JHU) def. Arthur Yentumi/Christian Smith (FTM) 8-2
3. David Maldow/Rafael Roberti (JHU) def. Jeremy Casperson/Jonathan Hanna (FTM) 9-8
Match Notes:
Johns Hopkins University 0-2; (NCAA III, Centennial Conference) National ranking #21; Regional ranking #5; Atlantic South Region; Maldow #3,
Smith/Vasoontara #7
Florida Tech 6-10; (NCAA II; Sunshine State Conference) Regional ranking #10; Southeast Region; Kessler #13; Giel/ Kessler (#15 Nationally, #4
Regionally)
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