The top-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team wrapped up its 2023 regular season on Sunday afternoon with a 9-0 win over Kalamazoo College at the Carlton Courts in Cleveland, Ohio, matching the program record for team wins in a single season.
The Spartans improved to 25-4 overall following the victory, matching the mark set by last year's team. It was the 11th straight win for CWRU, which will enter next weekend's University Athletic Association Championship Tournament with a perfect 20-0 record against Division III opposition this season. Kalamazoo, which is ranked 16th in the Central Region, dropped to 7-7 with the loss.
Senior Michael Sutanto and junior Vishwa Aduru got the Spartans on the board with an 8-1 win at third doubles against Parker Foster and Louis Landreau. Senior James Hopper and sophomore Ansh Shah followed with an 8-5 win against Casey Johnson and Adnan Alousi at second doubles, and seniors Chris Provenzano and Diego Maza claimed an 8-5 victory against Peter Fitzgerald and Gabe Vidinas at first doubles to complete the sweep.
It was the 11th straight match that CWRU has swept doubles and the 20th time overall through 29 matches this season.
Sophomore Casey Hishinuma added to the Spartans' lead with a 6-0, 6-0 win at sixth singles over Foster. Sophomore Ajay Mahenthiran clinched the match at fifth singles with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Landreau.
Adding to the margin of victory were Shah at fourth singles with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Johnson, Aduru at second singles with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Fitzgerald, and Sutanto at third singles with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Alousi. At first singles, Hopper capped off the sweep with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph against Vidinas (ranked 22nd in the Central Region).
With the regular season now complete, the Spartans will turn their attention toward the 2023 University Athletic Association Championship. CWRU will likely enter the tournament as the top-seeded team for the second-straight season and will be in search of the program's first-ever UAA Championship.
The Spartans will begin play at the UAA Championship Tournament at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida with the quarterfinals at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 21. Seedings for the tournament will be announced on Monday afternoon. More information can be found at the UAA Championship website at https://athletics.cmu.edu/athletics/tournaments/2023_UAA_Tennis/index.