Granville, Ohio- Ahead of its Saturday Senior Day matches, the No. 3 Denison University tacked on two more wins at home, after defeating No. 6 Case Western Reserve University in a 4-2 decision and sweeping Ohio Wesleyan 7-0. The Big Red improved to 17-2 overall and are now  4-0 in conference play, while the Spartans dropped to 21-5, and the Battling Bishops moved to 5-4 overall and 1-1 in NCAC play.
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The Denison Big Red celebrate Senior Day, on Saturday, April 12, just before their 9 a.m. matchup against Wittenberg University. Following its match against the Tigers, the Big Red will also take on Carnegie Mellon University at 2 p.m.

In match one of the day Denison came out energized, jumping ahead of Case Western 1-0 following double play. The duo of Colin Gramley and Jacob Patterson made quick work of the Spartan's Leon Chen and Jon Totorica, beating them 6-3, on court two. On court three Andreas Chapides and Nick Meyers secured the first point of the day for Denison after defeating Case Western's Ajay Mahenthiran and Roahn Bhat 6-4.

In singles play the matches were tightly contested, but Denison absorbed the energy from its home crowd and pulled off its eighth win in a row and sixth top 15 victory of the spring season. Much like doubles play the Big Red secured a quick second point after Ethan Green defeated Mahenthiran 6-2, 6-2 on court one. The Spartans would cut the lead in half after Matthew Plunket beat Meyers 6-1, 6-2 on court four, however on court two, Patterson battled George Kosseifi 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) to put Denison back up by two. With the two teams playing to decision the match was officially clinched by the Big Red on court three by Kael Shah, who defeated his opponent 7-5, 7-6, which wrapped right around court five was won by the Spartan's Casey Hishinuma.

Catching up with head coach David Schilling after the game, he shared that, "It was a great team win today. Case is always one of the best teams in the country. They fight incredibly hard and they are as well coached as any team in Division III. We know it'll never be easy against them, and today certainly wasn't. We don't have a lot of time to feel good about it as we have three more matches this weekend so lots of work to do."


#3 Denison 4, #6 Case Western Reserve Univ. 2
Singles competition
1. Ethan Green (DENM) def. Mahenthiran, Ajay (CWR-M) 6-2, 6-2
2. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Kosseifi, George (CWR-M) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Kael Shah (DENM) def. Devaraj, Anmay (CWR-M) 7-5, 7-6
4. Plunkett, Matthew (CWR-M) def. Nick Meyers (DENM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hishinuma, Casey (CWR-M) def. Andreas Chapides (DENM) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0
6. Mason Conlin (DENM) vs. Salazar Garza, Sant. (CWR-M) 6-7, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Ethan Green/Kael Shah (DENM) vs. Devaraj, Anmay/Hishinuma, Casey (CWR-M) 5-5, unfinished
2. Colin Gramley/Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Chen, Leon/Totorica, Jon (CWR-M) 6-3
3. Andreas Chapides/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Mahenthiran, Ajay/Bhat, Rohan (CWR-M) 6-4

Match Notes:
Case Western Reserve Univ. 21-5; National ranking #6
Denison 16-2; National ranking #3
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles:1,4,2,3,5,6
In Denison's second matchup of the day and fourth NCAC head-to-head, the Big Red dominated the Battling Bishops from the first serve. Sweeping not only doubles matches but also securing a victory on every singles court. Ryan Patrick and Kyle Patrick notched the first win over Ohio Wesleyan, after defeating their opponents 6-1 on court three. On court two Chika Nwaozuzu and Nick Meyers beat Rainer Holl and Kobe Francis 6-1, while Colin Gramley and Ethan Green defeated their opponents 6-2 on court one.

Up 1-0 heading into singles play, the Big Red looked ready, and took down their opponents one by one. Green recorded the first singles win with a 6-1, 6-1 decision on court two, followed by Anthony Payiavlas beating Max Jody 6-1, 6-0 on court four. With a 3-0 lead, the final four matches seemed to cruise to victory. Patterson beat Ian Tsai 6-0, 6-1 on court one, followed by Meyers blanking his opponent 6-0, 6-0 on court three. Ryan Patrick defeated Marcus Bode 6-3, 6-2, while his brother Kyle Patrick defeated the Spartan's Jacob Williams 6-2, 6-1; completing the match sweep.

#3 Denison University 7, Ohio Wesleyan 0
Singles competition
1. Jacob Patterson (DENM) def. Ian Tsai (OWUM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Ethan Green (DENM) def. Gabe Fogle (OWUM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Rainer Holl (OWUM) 6-0, 6-0
4. Anthony Payiavlas (DENM) def. Max Jody (OWUM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ryan Patrick (DENM) def. Marcus Bode (OWUM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Jacob Williams (OWUM) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Colin Gramley/Ethan Green (DENM) def. Ian Tsai/Gabe Fogle (OWUM) 6-2
2. Chika Nwaozuzu/Nick Meyers (DENM) def. Rainer Holl/Kobe Francis (OWUM) 6-1
3. Ryan Patrick/Kyle Patrick (DENM) def. Marcus Bode/Max Jody (OWUM) 6-1

Match Notes:
Ohio Wesleyan 5-4 (NCAC 1-1)
Denison University 17-2 (NCAC 4-0); National ranking #3
Doubles: 3,2,1
Singles: 2,4,1,3,5,6