The women’s tennis team finished the season in fourth place in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Con­fer­ence after falling to Redlands, 6-3, in the third place match at the SCIAC Champion­ships May 4 at the Upland Tennis Club.

Freshman Andrea Madrigal smashes the ball over the net for a point against a doubles team from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the tournament semifinals at the Upland Tennis Club May 3.

Junior political science and law major Valerie Lezin returns a volley during her match against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ Erin Coughlan April 19.

After a tough match, nationally ranked Pomona-Pitzer snapped the women’s tennis team’s four match winning streak at the Claremont Club Friday.

Freshman Laina Matsuda returns a serve during a doubles match at Pomona-Pitzer Saturday. The 9-0 loss to the Sagehens gives the Leopards a 6-8 overall record. The Leopards continue their season against Occidental at the Claremont Club Friday.

After a strong rally in a close match, a ball into the net signified the women’s tennis team’s 9-0 defeat to Chapman at the Claremont Club Friday.

The tennis season came to a tough close for La Verne as it finished with a 2-8 record in conference and 7-14 overall.

La Verne suffered a pair of losses over the weekend against Redlands and Whittier. The Bulldogs dominated the Leo­pards at the Claremont Club on Friday, 9-0, and the Poets continued dominance on Saturday, winning 7-2.

It was a cold, cloudy day as the Leopards took on Salisbury University, fighting their way through the match, but ending the day with an 8-1 loss at the Claremont Club last Thursday.

With the new semester around the corner, students are curious to see what is in store for the 2011 spring sports season.