The 18th-ranked Case Western Reserve University women's tennis team fell to 19th-ranked Washington & Lee 5-2 on the first day of the Groundhog Palooza on Saturday evening at Duchossois Tennis Center in Lexington, Virginia.
The Spartans suffered their first loss this season, falling to 3-1, while the Generals improved to 5-0.
Doubles
- First-year Gabby Lee and senior Katalina Wang lost to Sarah Donnelly and Lauren Long, 5-7
- Junior Katie Wong and first-year Emma Thoms lost to Grace Lorenz and Allie Murrell, 6-7 (5-7)
- First-year Atra Biria and senior Ellior Rose lost to Margarette Berdy and Sarah Ladd, 3-6
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
- Wang defeated Long, 6-4, 6-4
- Wong lost to Donnelly, 4-6, 1-6
- Biria lost to Lorenz, 6-7 (2-7), 4-6
- First-year Tara Markovic lost to Murrell, 6-7 (5-7), 3-6
- Junior Prachi Shah lost to Berdy, 4-6, 1-6
- Lee defeated Ladd, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4), 10-8
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Spartan Notes
- CWRU fell to 2-1 against W&L after taking the previous two meetings in 2023 and 2022
- Wang earned her 112th career win, combining singles and doubles, the seventh most in program history
Up Next
The Spartans will wrap up play at the Groundhog Palooza with a matchup against 22nd-ranked Swarthmore on Sunday at 9 a.m.
