The 18th-ranked Case Western Reserve University women's tennis team opened its spring season with a 5-2 win over 38th-ranked Hope College on Friday afternoon at the Mayfield Village Racquet Club in Mayfield, Ohio.

The Spartans started the season with a record of 1-0, while the Flying Dutch fell to 0-2.

Doubles

1. Senior Katalina Wang and first-year Gabby Lee def. Jana Beier and Amanda Lopykinski, 6-4
2. First-year Emma Thoms and junior Katie Wong def. Hadley Krygier and Kaitlyn Stievater, 6-4
3. Senior Ellior Rose and first-year Atra Biria def. Phoebe Walker and Mallory Matthews, 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Wang lost to Lopykinski, 4-6, 4-6
2. Wong lost to Krygier, 4-6, 5-7
3. Biria def. Beier, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)
4. Junior Prachi Shah def. Sophia Grzesiak, 6-1, 6-4
5. First-year Tara Markovic def. Walker, 6-0, 6-2
6. Lee def. Stievater, 6-0, 6-0

Order of finish: 6, 5, 4, 1, 2, 3

Spartan Notes

• CWRU has won its first dual match of the season in each of the last six campaigns
• Lee, Thoms, and Wong all won their 10th doubles matches this season
• The Spartans won their fourth consecutive match against Hope and ninth out of their last 10 in the series

Clinch Tracker

• Doubles: Wang/Lee (1)
• Match: Shah (1)

Up Next

The Spartans will host the University of Rochester on Saturday, February 14 at the Mayfield Village Racquet Club. Action is slated to begin at 6 p.m.