When the men's tennis team last squared off against New York University April 12, the Violets came away with a narrow 5-4 win. But when the two teams faced off again last Sunday in the University Athletic Association fifth-place game, the result was more lopsided. The Judges failed to avenge their home loss falling 5-2 to the Violets in the consolation finals of the UAA tournament in Atlanta, Ga. last Sunday. They had defeated Case Western Reserve University 5-4 in the consolation semifinals last Saturday after falling to Carnegie Mellon University 8-1 in the first round last Friday. Brandeis finished sixth in the tournament, ending the season with a 7-12 record.

Emory University, the host team, was the champion, defeating Washington University in St. Louis in the finals 6-2. The two matches lost in the finals were the only blemishes on the Eagles' weekend, as they swept through both Carnegie Mellon and Case Western in the first two rounds.

The women's team defeated the Violets in the fifth-place game as the men could not, winning 5-4 to finish fifth in the UAA Tournament in St. Louis April 20. The Judges finished 4-1 in the UAA and 12-7 overall.

The men's team's final match against NYU started off well as the squad jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play. Simon Miller '11 and captain Scott Schulman '09 led the way at No. 1 doubles, winning in a tiebreaker against senior Mikhail Gurevich and junior Craig Berger 9-8 (8-6).

Miller and Schulman lost two match points when they led 6-4 in the tiebreaker, but bounced back to win the next two points to take the match.

"I was a little nervous because we hadn't won any tiebreakers this year," Miller said. "We had some good volleys and played really tough at the end."

The Judges also won at No. 3 doubles, as David Silver '11 and Seth Rogers '10 topped NYU rookie Mike Greene and Phillip Rosenstein 8-5. Junior Calvin Chou and freshman Matthew Gross took second doubles for NYU, shutting out Steven Nieman '11 and Mayur Kasetty '11 8-0.

The Violets, however, dominated singles play, taking the top four matches.

In the consolation win over Case Western, the Judges took a 2-1 lead after doubles play, and got the clinching point when Rogers defeated junior Kenneth Nguyen 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-0. Miller and Schulman picked up the only point for the Judges against Carnegie Mellon, winning at No. 1 doubles 8-2.

The Judges' spring season challenged the depth of the team. Brandeis played this season without four of their top six players from this year's fall season.

As rookies, Miller and Nieman showed flashes atop the Judges' singles lineup.

"From this year I can see us only moving up," Miler said. "We're a tight squad of guys who all are starting off together, learning together and getting experience from this year.