St. Peter, MN – Coming off the heels of their first ITA National Team Indoor title in 2025, the CMS Stags have done it again this season being crowned 2026 ITA Division III Men’s National Team Indoor Champions after a successful weekend at Gustavus Adolphus.
Bringing back many top contributors from the 2025 team who brought the Stags their first title, CMS looked dominant all weekend in Minnesota taking down Swarthmore 5-2 in the quarterfinals, Case Western Reserve 5-2 in the Semifinals, and UChicago 4-1 in the championship match.
In Sunday’s final, CMS won the lone doubles point with wins on courts No. 1 and No. 2 before following that up with singles wins on courts No. 1, No. 2, and No. 5. With the three wins this weekend, CMS now moves to 7-0 on the season and is a perfect 4-0 against Division III opponents.
Results
First Round — Friday, February 20
- 9:00 AM (CT) – Case Western Reserve def. Johns Hopkins University 5-2
- 12:00 PM (CT) – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps def. Swarthmore 5-2
- 3:30 PM (CT) – Univ. of Chicago def. Emory University 5-2
- 6:30 PM (CT) – Denison University def. Gustavus Adolphus College 5-2
Semifinals — Saturday, February 21
- 9:00 AM (CT) – CMS def. Case Western Reserve, 5-2
- 12:00 PM (CT) – Univ. of Chicago def. Denison University, 4-3
Consolations
- 3:30 PM (CT) – Johns Hopkins def. Swarthmore 4-3
- 6:30 PM (CT) – Emory University def. Gustavus Adolphus 5-2
Finals — Sunday, February 22
Championship (at Gustavus)
- 9:00 AM (CT) – CMS def. Univ. of Chicago 4-1
3rd Place
- 9:00 AM (CT) – Case Western Reserve def. Denison University 4-3
5th Place
- 10:30 AM (CT) – Johns Hopkins def. Emory University 4-3
7th Place (at Gustavus)
- 11:00 AM (CT) – Swarthmore def. Gustavus Adolphus 4-1
