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The CWRU men's tennis team after winning the third round of the NCAA Championship
0
Mary Washington UMWMT (21-7)
4
Winner Case Western Reserve Univ. CWR-M (28-8)
Mary Washington UMWMT
(21-7)
0
Final
4
Case Western Reserve Univ. CWR-M
(28-8)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Fifth-Ranked Spartans Top #15 Mary Washington to Advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals

The fifth-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's tennis will be headed to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship after besting the 15th-ranked University of Mary Washington 4-0 in the third round of the tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Carlton Courts in Cleveland.

The Spartans now stand at 28-8 on the season with the win, while the Eagles fell to 21-7 with the setback.

Up Next

The Spartans continue their NCAA Division III Championship run in the quarterfinals against fourth-ranked Denison in a rematch of last year's NCAA Division III Championship match. The match will be held at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Tuesday, May 19.

Stats and Standouts

  • Seniors Anmay Devaraj and Rohan Bhat picked up their second doubles win in as many days, winning the third match 6-1. After Mary Washington claimed a win at no. 1 doubles, sophomores Rowan Matorin and Leon Chen (playing together in a match for the first time this season) locked up the doubles point for the Spartans with a 6-3 victory at no. 2 doubles.

  • Senior Matthew Plunkett, ranked 29th in Division III, secured a straight-set win at no. 2 singles to expand the CWRU lead to 2-0, and another straight-set win from Matorin at fifth singles put the Spartans a victory away from clinching the match.

  • Graduate student Bryce Ware would write the Spartans' ticket to Chattanooga with a three-set win in the sixth singles match to clinch the Spartans' triumph.

  • When play was stopped due to the decision, 23rd-ranked junior Santiago Salazar Garza was ahead 4-1 in the second set after dropping the first set 7-5 at no. 1 singles, Devaraj trailed 4-6, 6-3, 2-3 at no. 3 singles, and graduate student Ansh Shah split the first two sets at no. 4 singles, 6-4, 4-6.

Individual Results

  • Doubles

  1. (#14) Asher Willenborg/Trevor Rein (UMW) def. (#6) Bryce Ware/Trey Lambright (CWRU), 6-4
  2. Rowan Matorin/Leon Chen (CWRU) def. Evan Fisher/Jack Riordan (UMW), 6-3 *
  3. Rohan Bhat/Anmay Devaraj (CWRU) def. William Fromherz/Ryan Gipner (UMW), 6-1

  • Singles

  1. (#23) Santiago Salazar Garza (CWRU) vs. (#21) Asher Willenborg, 5-7, 4-1, unfinished
  2. (#29) Matthew Plunkett (CWRU) def. Trevor Rein (UMW), 6-1, 6-1
  3. Anmay Devaraj (CWRU) vs. Jack Riordan (UMW), 4-6, 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
  4. Ansh Shah (CWRU) vs. Ryan Gipner (UMW), 6-4, 4-6, 0-0, unfinished
  5. Rowan Matorin (CWRU) def. Ryan Battaglia (UMW), 6-1, 6-2
  6. Bryce Ware (CWRU) def. Evan Fisher (UMW), 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 *

Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,5,6) | * indicates clinching win

Clinch Tracker

Spartan Notes

  • The match was the first-ever meeting between the Spartans and the Eagles.

  • Sunday marked the first time this season that Ware has clinched a match for the Spartans.

  • CWRU, making its ninth NCAA Tournament appearance all-time, improved to 25-7 in postseason play.

  • This is the sixth-straight season that the Spartans have made the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship and the seventh time overall in program history.

  • CWRU now stands at 261-103 (.717) in singles play and 111-63 (.638) in doubles matches this season.

  • The Spartans won the doubles point for the 29th time this season, and improved to 24-5 when winning the doubles point.

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