In their final regular season contest of the season, the Case Western Reserve University women’s tennis team swept Allegheny College 7-0. The results of this contest, which took place on Friday, April 18, at the Carlton Courts, saw CWRU improve to a 12-5 record for the season, while Allegheny fell to a 18-7 record.

Reflecting on the day, graduate student Laurel Utterback took note of how the matches were played outdoors, giving the team a rare opportunity to play home games outside amidst the warming temperatures seen across campus this past week.

“Being able to have our last home match outdoors was really great,” she said. “I think everyone was excited to get outside and play tennis. While the weather was nice, we did have to stop play in the middle of doubles due to rain, but everyone did a great job regaining focus and maintaining full effort until the very end.”

The contest began with the doubles matches, all of which saw Spartans defeat their Gator competitors 6-1. Second-year Kareena Sivanesan and first-year Yasemin Bilgin were the first to finish in the No. 3 doubles match, followed by Utterback and third-year Ellior Rose in the No. 1 doubles before second-year Katie Wong and first-year Maya Brink rounded out the doubles sweep in the No. 2 match.

With the conclusion of the doubles matches came the commencement of the singles matches. The Spartan domination failed to slow down, with CWRU once again achieving decisive wins over Allegheny in every single match. First to finish was Utterback in the No. 1 doubles, achieving a score of 6-0, 6-1. Next up were Sivanesan in the No. 5 doubles and first-year Sara Fernandez at No. 6; both finished with scores of 6-1, 6-0. Following them was Brink at No. 4 doubles, who bagged her match 6-1, 6-3, before third-year Katalina Wang won the No. 2 doubles with a score of 6-4, 6-2. To top off the Spartan sweep, Rose achieved victory at No. 3 doubles (6-2, 6-1).

With the regular season now complete, the Spartans will be heading to Altamonte Springs, Florida, this weekend to compete in the UAA tournament. CWRU will begin their tournament play in the quarterfinals, facing off against Washington University in St. Louis on Thursday, April 24. Semifinals will take place the day after, April 25, starting at 12:30 p.m., followed by the placement matches on April 26 at 8:30 a.m.