ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Brandeis men's tennis grad student Dylan Walters (Baltimore, Md./Gilman School) bolstered his case for another trip to the NCAA Division III singles tournament, but the #33-ranked and seventh-seeded Judges dropped their quarterfinal match in the 2025 University Athletic Association tournament to #6-ranked and #2-seeded Case Western Reserve Spartans, 4-1, in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis, 8-7, ranked #33 in Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
• Case Western Reserve, 23-5, ranked #6 in Division III.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Spartans rolled to the doubles point, winning at #2 and #3, both by 6-1 scores.
• In singles action, they picked up another quick two points at the bottom of the lineup, 6-1, 6-1, at #6 and 6-2, 6-4, at #5 to take a 3-0 lead.
• Despite dropping a couple of first sets at #3 and #4, the Judges hung in and allowed Walters to finish his match at #1. Walters, ranked #31 nationally in the most recent ITA singles ratings, met 17^th-ranked Ajay Mahenthiran, and pulled the upset, 6-4, 6-4.
• First-year Daniel Shemesh (Modiin, Israel/Ironi Hei Modiin) was one game away from earning a point at #2 singles, owning a 6-2, 5-4 lead with a break in hand against 37^th-ranked George Kosseifi , when CWRU ended the match with a 6-1, 6-4 win at #4.

UP NEXT

• The Judges will take on Washington University in the consolation semifinals tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. The Bears are just one spot ahead of the Judges in the ITA rankings at #32.