BALTIMORE, Md. - No. 27 Swarthmore College women's tennis dropped a tightly-contested battle to No. 24 Johns Hopkins, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon.

The Garnet suffered its only conference loss as they end the regular season with an 8-1 conference mark. Swarthmore clinched the second seed in the tournament, while Hopkins secured the top spot.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet took a 2-1 lead after doubles competition. Nathalie Williams and Crystal Xu were victorious at the number one doubles position with an 8-5 victory. Oviya Kumaran and Spencer Watts also secured a win in the third doubles position with an 8-5 effort.

- Williams claimed her second victory of the afternoon with a win in the number two singles position, 6-2, 6-3. Sonia Varma also battled to a winning effort in the third position, 6-4, 6-4. 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
#27 Swarthmore 4, #24 Johns Hopkins 5 

Singles
1. Anjail Devireddy (JHU) def. Jenny Lewis (SWAT), 6-1, 6-3
2. Nathalie Williams (SWAT) def. Aya Igaki-Meader (JHU), 6-2, 6-3
3. Sonia Varma (SWAT) def. Ali Bader (JHU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Christina Huynh (JHU) def. Oviya Kumaran (SWAT), 6-0, 6-2
5. Celina Liu (JHU) def. Crystal Xu (SWAT), 6-3, 6-2
6. Amanda Ruci (JHU) def. Sophie Brown (SWAT), 7-6, 7-5

Doubles
1. Crystal Xu / Nathalie Williams (SWAT) def. Anjail Devireddy / Aya Igaki-Meader (JHU), 8-5
2. Ali Bader / Emily Javedan (JHU) def. Sonia Varma / Erica Stutz (SWAT), 8-7
3. Spencer Watts / Oviya Kumaran (SWAT) def. Jessica Liang / Celina Liu (JHU), 8-5

UP NEXT
The Garnet host Haveford College in the Centennial Tournament Semifinals on Saturday.