The No. 26-ranked women's tennis team started right where it left off after an undefeated road trip in California during the week of Feb. 25, routing New York University in an 8-1 victory last Friday at the Middlebury Invitational. However, the women's magic came to a halt against No. 10 Middlebury College last Saturday, falling 9-0 to end their six-match winning streak.

The men's team, trying to rebound from a disappointing 1-3 mark in California, tested its luck on NYU. The squad rediscovered its chemistry, defeating the Violets 6-3 last Friday. However, the men fell to No. 7 ranked Middlebury 8-1.

The women continued to roll upon their arrival in Vermont. The Judges had an easy time in their first two doubles matches against NYU, winning 8-3 and 8-1, respectively. Alexa Katz '14 and Nina Levine '12 pulled out a tight 9-7 victory.

In singles matches, Faith Broderick '13 won at No. 2 without losing a game. Allyson Bernstein '14 clinched the match at No. 3 with a 6-0, 6-3 victory. Jill Martin '15 picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6 in her first college game.

No. 1 Carley Cooke '15 won her sixth match in a row, this time against NYU 6-3, 6-4. No. 4 Simone Vandroff '15 rounded out the victories against the Violets with a 6-2, 6-4 win. Marissa Lazar '14 performed admirably, but handed NYU their only point with a 6-3, 6-1 loss.

Bernstein stated that the victory was a great confidence-builder for the squad and puts them in great shape for seeding in future events.

"Hopefully we will continue to have wins more like that of the NYU match," she said.

"The Wellesley Invitational and [University Athletic Association tournament] put us against some highly ranked teams. We're excited to work hard in the coming weeks in order to prepare for some tough matches."

The match against Middlebury, however, proved to be a different story. In doubles competition, the Judges got off to a rough start, 8-5, 8-2. They almost managed to notch the No. 3 match but could not close it out, falling 8-6 in a tight affair.

Bernstein also mentioned that Middlebury is an excellent team, but the loss should affirm that the team needs to improve in capitalizing on opportunities.

"Middlebury is a really strong team and played well on Saturday," she said. "We had some opportunities in both doubles and singles but were not quite able to execute them."

"Until Middlebury, the women's team was undefeated and the Middlebury match showed each of us something we need to work on," Bernstein said.

The Judges fared even worse in singles play. Cooke's winning streak screeched to a halt at six games, while no player managed more than three points besides Broderick. Broderick lost the first set 6-4, but was able to notch the second set with a score of 7-5.

The tiebreaker was close, but Middlebury junior Leah Kepping squeezed out a 10-8 win to defeat Broderick and clinch a 9-0 victory.

The men's tennis team started off strong on Friday as well, taking two of their three doubles matches against the Violets.

Ezra Bernstein '11 MA '12 and Dave Yovanoff '13 lost 8-6 at No. 1, but No. 2 and No. 3 took full advantage, winning 8-2 and 8-3 in their matchups respectively.

In singles competition, No. 1 Steven Milo '13 cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory. The Judges, with victory at their fingertips, lost a key opportunity to clinch the match as Michael Secular '15 lost 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6.

However, Bernstein clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 5. Yovanoff won a marathon match at No. 3 with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 victory.

The team did not fare nearly as well against Middlebury. Milo, however, took the match in straight sets.

Alec Siegel '14 lost the tiebreaker in the No. 4 matchup, falling 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. No other singles player managed more than four games.

Both teams next play at home against Bentley College on Wed., March 21.