Case Western Reserve University graduate student Bryce Ware was named the University Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for men's tennis after winning both his singles and doubles matches to contribute a pair of points to the sixth-ranked Spartans' 5-2 upset win over fifth-ranked Carnegie Mellon on Saturday night.
Ware teamed with junior Trey Lambright to secure the team's only doubles win, besting Akshay Joshi and Ian Miller 6-3 in the no. 1 doubles match. He later claimed the first singles victory of the day for CWRU, tying the match at 1-1 with a 6-3, 6-1 win at no. 6 singles over Braden Chavez.
Ware improved to 9-5 in singles matches and is 24-7 in doubles matches, including a 19-6 record with Lambright at the region's third-ranked duo. This was his second UAA Athlete of the Week honor of the season.
The Spartans improved to 24-7 with the victory on Saturday, the team's sixth over a nationally-ranked opponent this season. CWRU will now turn its attention to the 2026 UAA Championships in Altamonte Springs, Florida, from Thursday, April 23, to Saturday, April 25.
The following CWRU Athletes have been named the UAA Athlete of the Week during the 2025-26 academic year:
Apr. 20: Bryce Ware (Men's Tennis)
Apr. 13: Josephine Alspaw (Softball – Pitcher), Natalie Ching (Softball – Hitter)
Apr. 6: Gianna Phipps (Women's Track), Karen Potts (Softball – Hitter)
Mar. 23: Calvin Gelle (Baseball - Hitter), Ayla Grabenbauer (Women's Track), Camryn Mclelland (Softball - Pitcher)
Mar. 16: Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Pitcher), Devanghi Misra (Softball - Pitcher), Rowan Matorin (Men's Tennis)
Mar. 2: Emily Plachta (Women's Basketball), Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Pitcher)
Feb. 23: Ethan Edwards (Men's Basketball), Claire Kozma (Women's Swimming), Tyler Stillson (Baseball - Hitter)
Feb. 16: Hannah Kassaie (Women's Tennis), Art Martinez (Wrestling), Bryce Ware (Men's Tennis)
Feb. 9: Maura Schorr (Women's Basketball), Thomas Wagner (Wrestling)
Feb. 2: Hunter Keane (Wrestling), Jack Rudofsky (Men's Diving)
Jan. 26: Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Jan. 20: Thomas Wagner (Wrestling)
Jan. 5: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Dec. 15: Matthew Ellis (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 8: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Nov. 24: Art Martinez (Wrestling)
Nov. 3: Ryan Wells (Men's Diving)
Oct. 27: Ellie Palaian (Women's Soccer - Defense), Bradley Winter (Men's Soccer - Defense)
Oct. 13: Kalli Wall (Volleyball), Claire Kozma (Women's Swimming)
Sep. 22: Ellie Palaian (Women's Soccer - Defense), Jacob Slater (Men's Cross Country)
Sep. 8: Maggie Farra (Women's Soccer - Offense), Phillip Washington (Men's Soccer - Defense), Katie Wong (Women's Tennis)
Sep. 2: Jamie Goldfarb (Women's Soccer - Offense), Jacob Slater (Men's Cross Country)
