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Trey Lambright hits a forehand against Rochester
Tim Phillis
2
Case Western Reserve Univ. CWR-M (9-1)
5
Winner Claremont-Mudd-Scripps CMS (6-0)
Case Western Reserve Univ. CWR-M
(9-1)
2
Final
5
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps CMS
(6-0)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

#5 Spartans Suffer First Loss of 2026, Falling to #4 CMS at ITA Nationals

The fifth-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the 2026 campaign on Saturday, falling to fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5-2 in the semifinals of the ITA Indoor Nationals in St. Peter, Minnesota.

The Spartans fell to 9-1 with the loss, while CMS improved to 6-0 following the victory. CWRU will now face top-ranked Denison in the third-place match, in a rematch of last year's NCAA Championship. 

Stats and Standouts

  • Saturday's contest was a rematch of the 2025 NCAA Division III Championship semifinal match, which the Spartans won 4-2 on the Stags' home courts.

  • After dropping the first doubles match decided, CWRU secured the doubles point behind a win at third doubles from seniors Rohan Bhat and Anmay Devaraj, and a clinching victory from graduate student Bryce Ware and junior Trey Lambright (ranked 17th in Division III) at no. 1 doubles.

  • Despite earning the doubles point, the Spartans would claim just one singles win, as senior Matthew Plunkett claimed a straight-set win over nationally 19th-ranked Warren Pham.

Individual Results

  • Doubles

  1. Ware, Bryce/Lambright, Trey (CWR-M) def. Mareedu, Advik/Settles, Caleb (CMS) 6-4 *
  2. Kim, Josh/Raja, Sibi (CMS) def. Chen, Leon/Totorica, Jon (CWR-M) 6-1
  3. Bhat, Rohan/Devaraj, Anmay (CWR-M) def. Pham, Warren/Vu, Brandon (CMS) 6-3

  • Singles

  1. Mareedu, Advik (CMS) def. Salazar Garza, Sant. (CWR-M) 6-2, 6-4
  2. Plunkett, Matthew (CWR-M) def. Pham, Warren (CMS) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
  3. Raja, Sibi (CMS) def. Devaraj, Anmay (CWR-M) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 *
  4. Kim, Josh (CMS) def. Shah, Ansh (CWR-M) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
  5. Wilson, Henry (CMS) def. Totorica, Jon (CWR-M) 6-3, 6-2
  6. Settles, Caleb (CMS) def. Bhat, Rohan (CWR-M) 6-3, 7-6 (10-8)

  • Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,5,2,6,3,4) | * indicates clinching win

Clinch Count

The following are the Spartans' 2026 leaders in doubles-point and match-clinching wins:

  • Doubles: Totorica/ Chen (3), Bhat/ Devaraj (2), Ware/ Lambright (2), Salazar Garza/ Shiffer (1), McRae/ Ngo (1)

  • Match: Bilski (3), Devaraj (2), Salazar Garza (2), Bhat (1), Jacob (1)

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU now stands at 3-4 all-time against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. This was the fifth time the teams have met at the ITA Indoor National Championship, with the Spartans claiming wins in two of the matches.

  • Junior Santiago Salazar Garza's loss at no. 1 singles came against the current second-ranked player in Division III.

  • Including the fall, CWRU stands at 173-59 (.746) in singles play and 72-31 (.699) in doubles action as a team this season following Saturday's action.

  • In addition to being a rematch of last year's National Championship, CWRU and Denison also played in the third-place match at the ITA Indoor Nationals last year.

Up Next

The Spartans will wrap up play at the ITA Indoor National Championship on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. ET against Denison in the third-place match. Fans can follow the action with live results and live video.

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