After some strong outings in the fall season, the Washington University men’s tennis team was ready to get its spring season started on Friday, and it showed on the court. The No. 3 Bears traveled across the river to Belleville, Ill., on Friday evening and put on a dominating effort, posting a clean 9-0 sweep of McKendree University at Kings Point Racket Club.

Going from unseeded to second place overall, junior Adam Putterman provided an excellent ending to the Washington University men’s tennis team’s fall season. Putterman won two matches in the USTA/ITA Division III Men’s Tennis Singles Championship before falling in the final match, taking second in the tournament.

In a field of 128 players at the ITA Central Regional Championships, No. 9 seed junior Adam Putterman of the Washington University men’s tennis team won seven consecutive matches over four days to take the singles title. With the victory, Putterman qualifies for the USTA/ITA Small College Championships in Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 13-16.

Junior Adam Putterman became the third Washington University men’s tennis player since 2001 to win the USTA/ITA Central Regional Singles Championship on Monday as he defeated Kenyon College’s C.J. Williams 6-4, 6-3 at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis.

While the rest of Washington University enjoys another typical weekend, the school’s tennis programs gear up to host the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Central Regional Tournament. Men’s tennis head coach Roger Follmer and women’s tennis head coach Kelly Stahlhuth worked diligently to prepare for the arrival of 30 different schools.

Coming off a 6-0 loss to No. 2 Emory University in the University Athletic Association finals on April 17, the Washington University men’s tennis team bounced back with a convincing 8-1 victory over Grinnell College on Saturday. The No. 6 Bears started off the day with a 3-0 sweep in doubles for the seventh time this season.

After a commanding 9-0 victory over Case Western Reserve University and a 5-3 win over the University of Chicago, the Washington University men’s tennis team was swept by Emory University, 6-0, at the University Athletic Association Championships last weekend in Beverly, Mass.

The No. 5 Washington University men’s tennis team’s run through the UAA Championships came to a halt in the finals against Emory University. The Bears were swept 6-0 Sunday afternoon as the No. 2 Eagles took the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Wash. U. defeated No.

Coming off its first two-match losing streak of the season, the No. 5 ranked Washington University men’s tennis team bounced back this weekend, earning three wins over a two-day period at home. The Bears defeated National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) No. 24 Lindenwood University, 6-3, on Friday, and No. 18 McKendree University, 5-4, and Principia College, 9-0 on Saturday.

In its twelfth consecutive match against a ranked opponent, The Washington University men’s tennis team lost at home for the first time in more than four years. The No. 5 Bears hosted the No. 15 University of Chicago at the Tao Tennis Center on Saturday, but fell 5-4 to their conference rivals. The team’s last loss at home came on March 11, 2007.