The 15th-ranked Case Western Reserve University women's tennis team defeated Albright College 4-0 on Friday evening at the Tennis Courts at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore to advance to the Second Round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship.
The Spartans, who will face 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon on Saturday, improved to 13-6 this season. The Lions completed the season with a record of 14-5.
Doubles
- Graduate student Hannah Kassaie and senior Katalina Wang def. Allison Horick and Michelle Timothy, 6-0
- Junior Katie Wong and senior Ellior Rose def. Elicia Aponte and Nadia Margaritov, 6-0
- First-years Gabby Lee and Emma Thoms led Daniela Diez and Alaina Smith, 4-1, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 2
Singles
- Kassaie def. Margaritov, 6-2, 6-0
- Wong led Timothy, 6-2, 3-1, unfinished
- First-year Atra Biria led Aponte, 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
- Lee def. Horick, 6-1, 6-0
- Rose def. Smith, 6-0, 6-0
- Junior Prachi Shah led Diez, 6-1, 3-1, unfinished
Order of finish: 5, 1, 4
Clinch Tracker
- Doubles: Hannah Kassaie/Katalina Wang (4), Katie Wong/Emma Thoms (2), Katalina Wang/Gabby Lee (2), Gabby Lee/Trisha Vellanki (2), Katie Wong/Ellior Rose (2), Ellior Rose/Gabby Lee (1), Gabby Lee/Emma Thoms (1)
- Match: Katalina Wang (3), Hannah Kassaie (3), Gabby Lee (3), Atra Biria (1), Prachi Shah (1), Trisha Vellanki (1), Katie Wong (1)
Spartan Notes
- CWRU, making its fourth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, improved to 4-3 in postseason matches
- The Spartans and Lions faced off for the first time in program history
- Kassaie improved to 5-2 and Wang improved to 3-2 in doubles matches during NCAA duals
- Kassaie won her second career singles match in an NCAA dual, improving to 2-0 in her career
- Case Western Reserve won by sweep for the ninth time during the 2026 campaign
Up Next
The Spartans and Tartans will battle for the second time this season after Carnegie Mellon won 6-1 in Cleveland on April 12. The winner of the matchup will face the winner of the match between fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins and RPI on Sunday in the Third Round.