BALTIMORE, MD -- Host Johns Hopkins defeated visiting Washington College, 5-0, in a Centennial Conference men's tennis semifinal match this afternoon in Baltimore. The Blue Jays, who are ranked 10th in Division III and third in the Atlantic South region, improved to 19-5 and advanced to tomorrow's Centennial Conference Championship match with the win, while the Shoremen, who are ranked 12th in the region, finish the 2010 season at 12-6 with the loss.

In doubles, David Maldow and Andrew Wang, ranked third as a tandem in the region, bested WC junior Adam Cranford (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll) and sophomore Kevin Papen (Dover, DE/Caesar Rodney), 8-5, at No. 1. At No. 2, Jacob Barnaby and Casey Blythe, ranked ninth in the region, downed senior Timothy Parks (Geneva, Switzerland/College du Leman) and freshman Josh Hedrick (Dover, DE/Dover), 8-3. Warren Elgort and Ryan Rauck blanked sophomore Aaron Ellison (Largo, FL/St. Petersburg) and sophomore John Menzione (Chadds Ford, PA/Kennett), 8-0, at No. 3.

Wang, the region's ninth-ranked singles player, bested Papen, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 2 singles and Andy Hersh topped Hedrick, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 4 to finish the victory for Hopkins.