Tied at 4-4, Case Western Reserve's Sean Carr won a three-set decision at second singles to send the No. 23 Spartans past the previously undefeated Big Red on Saturday.

Case Western Reserve took a 2-1 lead following doubles competition.  The Big Red's lone point came at the second flight where seniors Tim Martin and Tom Cawood edged Carr and Richard Brunsting, 9-8.

In singles play, Denison went 3-2 en route to tying the match at 4-4.  Cawood and freshman Casey Cempre each logged their third-straight victories at the first and fourth flights.  Cawood defeated Will Drougas 6-2, 6-4, while Cempre won via 6-3, 6-4 scores.  Senior Tyler Cempre picked up the match-tying points thanks to a three-set victory over Eric Klawitter at No. 5 singles.  Cempre fell behind after dropping the opening set 7-5.  However, the senior rebounded with a pair of 6-2 decisions to secure the point.  The win was Cempre's sixth straight and seventh overall

In the decisive flight, senior Matt McErlean jumped ahead with a 6-3 decision.  Carr won a tightly contested 7-5 victory over McErlean in the second set.  Carr carried that momentum into the third and final set as he completed the comeback with a 6-2 decision.

Denison (7-1) suffers its first loss of the season, while the Spartans improve to 11-6.  The Big Red returns to action on Tuesday when they host Wittenberg University.  Match time is scheduled for 4 p.m.