The 18th-ranked Case Western Reserve University women's tennis team began its weekend at the Natalie Pitts Memorial Invitational with a 4-3 win over host and 25th-ranked Christopher Newport on Friday afternoon at the Eyre Courts in Newport News, Virginia.

The Spartans improved to 6-2 with the win, while the Captains dropped to 4-5.

Doubles

1. Junior Katie Wong and first-year Emma Thoms lost to Kendal Chang and Kylie Schaefer, 3-6
2. Seniors Katalina Wang and Ellior Rose def. Lindsey Bergelin and Emma Carver, 6-3
3. First-years Gabby Lee and Trisha Vellanki def. Erin Gross and Samantha Robertson, 7-5

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles

1. Wang def. Chang, 6-3, 7-5
2. Wong lost to Schaefer, 6-1, 1-6, 4-6
3. First-year Tara Markovic def. Roberston, 6-4, 6-3
4. Lee def. Eva Taylor, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Junior Prachi Shah lost to Carver, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7
6. Vellanki lost to Bergelin, 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 (5-7)

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

Clinch Tracker

• Doubles: Katie Wong/Emma Thoms (2), Katalina Wang/Gabby Lee (2), Ellior Rose/Gabby Lee (1), Gabby Lee/Trisha Vellanki (1)
• Match: Katalina Wang (2), Gabby Lee (1), Prachi Shah (1), Trisha Vellanki (1), Katie Wong (1)

Spartan Notes

• The Spartans improved to 6-0 all-time against Captains, including two victories this season
• Wang moved into a tie for fourth place in program history with her 56th career singles win

Up Next

CWRU will face 20th-ranked Williams College on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Newport News.