Coming off its sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Division III semifinals, the No. 4 Washington University men’s tennis had high expectations as it opened its 2014 season. The Bears did not disappoint as they left their first three matches with a 2-1 record. Against No.

Last weekend was a testament to how far the Washington University women’s golf team has come since its inception in 2008. The alarm bells were ringing on Saturday evening as the Bears carded a 331 (+43) on the first day of the Doug Georgianni Memorial Invitational, leaving them in fifth place and seven strokes behind first place and No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus College.

The No. 17 Washington University women’s tennis team (12-3) traveled to Madison, Wis., for the 2011 Midwest Invitational as the fifth seed and finished in third place overall with victories over No. 11 Gustavus Adolphus College and No. 14 DePauw University. The team’s only loss came to No. 3 University of Chicago.

Junior John Watts and seniors Chris Hoeland and Charlie Cutler finished in third place in the singles and doubles competitions respectively at the 2008 Wilson/ITA National Small College Championships held this past weekend in Mobile, Ala.