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.

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.

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.

The Washington University men’s tennis team traveled to San Antonio, Texas over the weekend and went 2-1 against top-25 schools. The Bears defeated No. 6 University of California, Santa Cruz 5-4 on Friday and No. 11 Trinity University 5-4 on Saturday before losing to No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges 6-3 on Sunday. The two wins were highlighted by comebacks, as the team trailed 2-1 after doubles in both matches. Sophomores Adam Putterman, Gary Parizher and Kareem Farah took their respective singles matches in both of the team’s wins. The team could not repeat its comeback on Sunday, as it fell behind CMS 3-1 and never recovered.

The No. 5 Washington University men’s tennis team won a pair of close matches, 5-4, over Division II No. 19 Northwest Missouri State University and No. 10 Graceland University over spring break. With these wins, the Bears overcame the biggest threats in recent memory to their four-year home winning streak.

The Washington University men’s tennis team gave some of its less-experienced players a chance to make an impression at the Principia College Invitational last weekend. The Bears responded in convincing fashion, taking four of seven singles flights and one of three doubles flights against the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Truman State University and Principia College.

After defeating No. 11 North Carolina Wesleyan University, 8-1, and No. 6 University of California Santa-Cruz, 5-4, the No. 7 Washington University men’s tennis team dropped the finals match of the ITA Indoor National Championship, 6-3, to No. 2 Emory University.

For the second consecutive year, the Washington University men’s tennis team was unable to complete its first tournament of the season due to rain. Although the tournament, held this past weekend, is usually viewed as a warm-up for next weekend’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships in Michigan, it was the first time that the team had the chance to play this season.