St. Peter, Minn. Feb. 23, 2020 – The No. 9-ranked Washington University in St. Louis men's tennis team closed out the 2020 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Indoor Championship with a 5-2 loss to No. 12 Case Western Reserve University in the fifth-place match Sunday in St. Peter, Minn.

Case Western Reserve improved to 7-1 with the win, while WashU fell to 3-3.

Match-by-Match Results

Doubles
1. #1 Hopper, James/Chen, Matthew (CWR-M) def. Komis, Sam/Li, Daniel (WASHU) 8-6
2. Neves, Bernardo/Kroot, J.J. (WASHU) def. Powell, Jonathan/Hennessey, Zach (CWR-M) 8-2
3. Kanam, Anthony/Mabee, Neil (CWR-M) def. Hillis, Ethan/Wu, Mark (WASHU) 8-2

Singles: 
1. #19 Hillis, Ethan (WASHU) vs. #5 Hopper, James (CWR-M) 4-6, 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
2. #49 Neves, Bernardo (WASHU) vs. #22 Chen, Matthew (CWR-M) 6-7, 5-5, unfinished
3. Umen, Aaron (CWR-M) def. #28 Li, Daniel (WASHU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Kroot, J.J. (WASHU) def. Powell, Jonathan (CWR-M) 6-4, 6-0
5. Kanam, Anthony (CWR-M) def. Takabatake, Koki (WASHU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Aduru, Chaitanya (CWR-M) def. del Olmo Parrado, Ri (WASHU) 7-5, 6-0 

Notes:
• WashU trailed after doubles play for the fourth-straight match
• Kroot's two wins upped his career total to 81
• WashU is 3-2 against ranked teams this season 

UP NEXT: WashU returns to action on Thursday, March 5, at the 131st Pacific Coast Doubles Championship in La Jolla, Calif.