The men’s tennis team fell to Cornell 4-2 and to Penn 4-3 in two tight matches in the ECAC Championships this weekend.

The women’s tennis team fought its way to fourth place at the ECAC Division I Indoor Team Championships semifinals Sunday.

Underclassmen lead the way as Brown tops Quinnipiac, Albany in Sunday matches

The team won most of its matches each day of the tournament, with Dayna Lord ’17 as a standout.

Lord ’17 opened her career with a 10-match winning streak, but was trumped by Columbia.

Brown faltered against highly ranked teams but saw consistent play from many doubles pairs.

The team will attend various tournaments before starting its regular season this January.

Julie Flanzer ’12 led the No. 52 women’s tennis team with a 5-1 record at its first competition last weekend. The Bears hosted the Brown Invitational — an exhibition to start off the season and wipe away the rust that accumulated over the summer.

Misia Krasowski ’13 and water polo player Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 arrived at Brown last fall as talented athletes, excited to help their respective teams. What the two did not expect was just how influential they would end up being.

The No. 62 women’s tennis team had a tough spring break schedule, facing three higher ranked teams — No. 13 Miami, No. 41 Florida International and No. 28 Princeton, last year’s Ivy League champion. In the end, the Bears could not pull any upsets, though they came close against Florida International.  They lost their competitions to Miami, Florida International and Princeton, 7-0, 4-3 and 5-2, respectively and dominated Penn, 7-0.