PITTSBURGH - The University's men's and women's tennis teams saw their seasons come to an end in the NCAA Regional round May 13-15. The men's tournament took place in Pittsburgh, Pa., the women's in Claremont, Calif.
Women
The women's team dominated its first round opponent Whitworth. The Patriots took all three doubles matches. Lauren Giovaninni and Brittany Trich sealed the victory with two singles wins. The win for Giovaninni moved her into first place all-time in singles wins with 60 at the University.
On day two, the women faced seventh ranked Pomona-Pitzer and fell 5-2.
The Patriots dropped two of the three doubles matches. Emily McRae and Sydni Hermsdorf defeated Nicole Holsted and Emily Kawahara 8-6.
Giovaninni picked up the Patriots second point in singles play, beating Jessica Hsu 6-1, 6-0.
The team finished the season ranked 27th in the ITA/Campbell's poll with a 17-4 record.
Men
<strong>Andrew Reznik returns the ball during the NCAA Regionals in Pittsburgh. Photo by Allie Abel</strong>
The men's team made quick work of Marywood on the opening day of the Regional tournament, winning all three doubles matches and picking up two wins in singles play.
The Patriots faced Mary Washington the next day and moved on to the final round with a 5-3 victory.
The team dropped two doubles matches, but fought back with four singles wins.
Josh Chavez defeated Will Apperson 6-2, 6-2.
David Ashlock put the Patriots ahead with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Sam Wichlin in number one singles play.
Brad Fenter earned the last win with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory.
The Patriots, however, met their match in the final round against Carnegie Mellon. The team lost two of three doubles matches and failed to pick up a win in singles play to end their season.
Ashlock and Andrew Reznik, however, earned a spot in the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship at Oberlin College in Ohio.
The duo, unfortunately, fell in the first round to Andrew Lee and Andrew Thompson of Middlebury College.
Ashlock picked up two postseason awards - the Arthur Ashe Award in the West Region and Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award given by the American Southwest Conference.
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