The men's and women's tennis teams completed their respective seasons and took part in University Athletic Association Championships this past weekend. While the No. 24 women's team came home with a fifth-place finish, the men's team finished seventh in the tournament.

The men's team ended their regular season last Tuesday with an 8-1 loss to No. 20 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The men were swept in doubles matches, falling by a combined score of 24-11. Their lone point came at the hands of Mitch Krems '16, who defeated MIT junior Larry Pang 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.

The men began their tournament over the weekend in Altamonte Springs, Fla., against No.14 Washington University in St. Louis. The Judges were swept 9-0 in the quarterfinals match that then set up a match against New York University. Each of the matches saw the Judges be defeated in straight sets, with the exception of David Yovanoff '13, who took his match to a tiebreaker.

The UAA tournament also proved a challenge for the women as well. Tasked with facing No. 10 WashU in the quarterfinals last Friday, the Judges quickly fell behind 4-2 after the Bears took singles No. 3, 4 and 5 in rapid fire succession. The Judges were able to even the score before Maya Vasser '16 fell 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 to give WashU the 5-4 win.

"We knew we would be in for a battle with NYU the following day," said Yovanoff following the opening loss to NYU. "Doubles was going to be the key to the match and after dropping two out of the three doubles points, we had a long day ahead of us in singles. The key to any college tennis match, especially one between close teams, is depth and doubles, both of which failed us on Saturday. The bottom of the lineup has struggled to get wins the whole season and poor doubles play sealed our fate."

Last Saturday provided a change in fortune for the women, as they featured several dominating performances throughout their lineup to defeat the University of Rochester 8-1 in the consolation semifinals. Carley Cooke '15, playing on court No. 1, took home a straight set victory of 6-4, 7-5 to set the tone for the Judges. The win advanced the Judges to the fifth place match against No. 22 ranked Case Western Reserve University.

The consolation semifinals did not treat the men well, as they fell to NYU 6-3 last Saturday. The Judges dropped four of the six singles matches, gathering wins from Josh Jordan '13 and Yovanoff, who also teamed up with Danny Lubarsky '16 to win the No. 2 doubles match. The loss left the Judges to compete for seventh place against the University of Rochester early Sunday morning.

Both teams pulled out victories in the final day of their seasons, with the women defeating Case Western Reserve University 5-4 to finish fifth, and the men dispatched the University of Rochester 6-3 to take home seventh.

The women benefited greatly from sweeping their doubles matches by a combined score of 24-11, Cooke also won her match 7-5, 6-3.

In a battle for seventh last Sunday against Rochester, the men's team showed their depth in taking home the victory. The Judges were defeated the first two singles spots, but they won the remaining singles matches and two of three doubles matches to take the match 6-3.

The men finished the year with a 9-14 record, while the women finished 10-9 overall. Yovanoff recognized that the men's team didn't perform to the level which it had hoped.

"It's unfortunate that a talented team like ours which was preseason polled to be a top 20 team finished seventh in the UAA and never got a big win over a nationally ranked opponent," he said. "I'm disappointed as a senior and leader of this team to see us waste our potential."