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Anmay Devaraj serving against CMS
4
Winner Case Western Reserve Univ. CWR-M (10-1)
3
Denison University DENISON (5-2)
Winner
Case Western Reserve Univ. CWR-M
(10-1)
4
Final
3
Denison University DENISON
(5-2)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Fifth-Ranked Spartans Topple #1 Denison to Place Third at ITA Indoor National Championship

In a rematch of last year's NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship match, the fifth-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team exacted a measure of revenge, coming from behind to claim a 4-3 win over top-ranked Denison University to clinch third place at the 2026 ITA Indoor National Championship in St. Peter, Minnesota, on Sunday.

The Spartans improved to 10-1 overall on the season with the win, while Denison dropped to 5-2.

Stats and Standouts

  • Senior Anmay Devaraj provided the match-clinching win for the Spartans, breaking a 3-3 tie in the team score with a come-from-behind win over Jacob Patterson at third singles. After dropping the first set 3-6, he went on to win the second set 6-4 and then secured the victory with a 6-3 win in the third set.

  • Devaraj also teamed with senior Rohan Bhat for a win at third doubles, marking the Spartans' only doubles win of the contest, as CWRU dropped the doubles point to fall in an early 1-0 hole.

  • Bhat also won at sixth singles, defeating Arya Ganapathy Kallambella in straight sets, evening the match score at 1-1.

  • Junior Santiago Salazar Garza picked up a big win at no. 1 singles, besting nationally third-ranked Kael Shah in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.

  • Graduate student Ansh Shah earned a singles win as well, defeating Andreas Chapides in three sets, coming behind for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 win.

Individual Results

  • Doubles

  1. Green, Ethan/Shah, Kael (DENISON) def. Ware, Bryce/Lambright, Trey (CWR-M) 6-4
  2. Huang, Wesley/Patterson, Jacob (DENISON) def. Totorica, Jon/Chen, Leon (CWR-M) 6-4 *
  3. Devaraj, Anmay/Bhat, Rohan (CWR-M) def. Chapides, Andres/Meyers, Nicholas (DENISON) 6-3

  • Singles

  1. Salazar Garza, Sant. (CWR-M) def. Shah, Kael (DENISON) 6-4, 6-4
  2. Green, Ethan (DENISON) def. Plunkett, Matthew (CWR-M) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
  3. Devaraj, Anmay (CWR-M) def. Patterson, Jacob (DENISON) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 *
  4. Shah, Ansh (CWR-M) def. Chapides, Andres (DENISON) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
  5. Meyers, Nicholas (DENISON) def. Totorica, Jon (CWR-M) 7-5, 6-3
  6. Bhat, Rohan (CWR-M) def. Ganapathy, Arya (DENISON) 6-2, 6-2

  • Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5,1,2,4,3) | * 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 (3), Salazar Garza (2), Bhat (1), Jacob (1)

Spartan Notes

  • Sunday marked the first time this spring that CWRU failed to secure the doubles point in a match.

  • Devaraj and Bhat finished the tournament with a 3-0 record in doubles matches together. The duo improved to 8-0 together in dual matches and 9-4 together overall this year, including the fall.

  • Including the fall, CWRU stands at 156-59 (.746) in singles play and 61-33 (.699) in doubles action as a team this season following Sunday'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.

  • CWRU ended a three-match losing streak to Denison, with all three matches coming last season. The Spartans are now 8-3 against the Big Red since 2011.

Up Next

The Spartans will play a pair of matches in Detroit next Sunday, March 1, taking on a pair of nationally-ranked Division II programs in no. 23 Wayne State University and no. 17 Grand Valley State University.

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