BALTIMORE, MD -- Host Johns Hopkins University, ranked 10th in the nation and third in the Atlantic South region, topped visiting Washington College, ranked 13th in the region, 8-0, in a Centennial Conference men's tennis match this afternoon in Baltimore. The Blue Jays improved to 14-4 overall and 7-0 in conference play, while the Shoremen fell to 10-4 and 4-3.

David Maldow and Andrew Wang, ranked third in the region in doubles, topped WC junior Adam Cranford (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll) and sophomore Kevin Papen (Dover, DE/Caesar Rodney), 8-3, at No. 1. Casey Blythe and Jacob Barnaby, ranked eighth in the region, bested senior Timothy Parks (Geneva, Switzerland/College du Leman) and freshman Josh Hedrick (Dover, DE/Dover), 8-2, at No. 2, while Warren Elgort and Ryan Rauck were 8-1 winners over sophomore Aaron Ellison (Largo, FL/St. Petersburg) and sophomore John Menzione (Chadds Ford, PA/Kennett) at No. 3.

In singles, Maldow, ranked third in the region, narrowly edged Cranford, 6-2, 4-6, 14-12, at No. 1. Wang, ranked 12th, downed Papen, 7-5, 6-0, at No. 2. Elgort beat Ellison, 7-5, 6-1, at No. 3, Barnaby beat sophomore Kyle Lisco (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), 8-3, at No. 4, and Peter Vale beat Hedrick, 8-3, at No. 5. Number six singles was not played.

The Shoremen return to action Tuesday with a 3:30 p.m. Centennial Conference match at McDaniel.