For the second consecutive season, the fifth-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team and second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges will face off in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship on Wednesday, May 20. The match, to be played at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been moved up to a 11:00 a.m. start due to poor weather conditions anticipated later in the day.

Live Coverage

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Live Video (NCAA Whiparound w/ commentary): https://www.ncaa.com/champs-pass?C=..%2Fd3mensandwomenstennis

The Spartans

CWRU, which stands at 29-8 overall this season, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship after placing second at the University Athletic Association Championship in late April. After receiving a first-round bye, the Spartans bested Ohio Northern 4-1 in the second round and 15th-ranked Mary Washington 4-0 in the third round. On Tuesday, CWRU defeated fourth-ranked Denison 4-3 to reach Wednesday's semifinals.

The Spartans' lineup features the sixth-ranked doubles pairing in junior Trey Lambright and graduate student Bryce Ware, and the 25th- and 33rd-ranked singles players in junior Santiago Salazar Garza and senior Matthew Plunkett, respectively.

The Stags

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps will enter Wednesday's match with a 33-1 overall record and winners of 18 consecutive matches. After winning the SCIAC Championship to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Stags bested East Texas Baptist in the second round and Sewanee in the third round, each by a 4-0 score. They went on to defeat 11th-ranked Emory 4-1 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals to set up the semifinal matchup against the Spartans.

The Stags are led by Advik Mareedu, who is the top-ranked singles player in Division III and part of the top-ranked pairing in the country along with Caleb Settles. The lineup also includes 19th-ranked Warren Pham and 48th-ranked Henry Wilson.

Projected Lineups

Doubles

1. #6 Trey Lambright/Bryce Ware (CWRU) vs. #1 Advik Mareedu/Caleb Settles (CMS)

2. Leon Chen/Rowan Matorin (CWRU) vs. Josh Kim/Sibi Raja (CMS)

3. Rohan Bhat/Anmay Devaraj (CWRU) vs. Henry Wilson/Ani Reddy (CMS)

Singles

1. #25 Santiago Salazar Garza (CWRU) vs. #1 Advik Mareedu (CMS)

2. #33 Matthew Plunkett (CWRU) vs. #19 Warren Pham (CMS)

3. Anmay Devaraj (CWRU) vs. #48 Henry Wilson (CMS)

4. Ansh Shah (CWRU) vs. Sibi Raja (CMS)

5. Rowan Matorin (CWRU) vs. Josh Kim (CMS)

6. Bryce Ware (CWRU) vs. Amrith Kodumuri (CMS) 

Matchup History

The Spartans and the Stags met in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship last year as well, with CWRU advancing to the title match with a 4-2 victory. Plunkett provided the clinching point with a win at no. 4 singles in the match. Earlier this year, CMS bested CWRU 5-2 in the semifinals of the ITA Indoor Nationals, as the Spartans secured the doubles points with wins from Ware and Lambright at no. 1 doubles, seniors Rohan Bhat and Anmay Devaraj at no. 3 doubles, and Plunkett at no. 2 singles.

The Spartans have won three of the last five meetings against the Stags, but stand at 3-4 against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps since the 2013 campaign.

Next Up

The winning team will advance to the championship match, scheduled for Friday, May 22, at 1:00 p.m. at the Champions Club in Chattanooga to face either top-ranked UChicago or third-ranked Tufts.

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