While neither the men's nor women's tennis team managed to bring an Ivy League title to Columbia this year, the spring tennis season was filled with its customary ups and downs. The men's team, which won the Ivy League during the 2006-2007 season, managed to go 10-6 (5-2 Ivy) in a season that was highlighted by a trip to Nationals for the doubles duo of Bogdan Borta and Justin Chow, as well as a nail-biting 4-3 loss to Harvard, which went undefeated in the Ivy League to win the title.

The women were not as successful, going 2-15 (0-7 Ivy). They were lead by first-year head coach Ilene Weintraub, who led a young lineup that will not lose any seniors to graduation.
The men entered the season with high expectations and early on the team found success. The newly formed doubles team of Borta and Chow found itself down 0-7 to one of Cornell's doubles teams at a regional tournament in the fall. The team, however, managed to rally with an amazing comeback and parlayed its momentum into a berth in the National Men's Indoor Tennis Championships.

While Borta and Chow lost early in the main draw, they stunned fifth-ranked Alabama in the consolation round on their way to the finals, where they nearly beat second-ranked Ole Miss.
The team began the spring season strong and carried that momentum into the Ivy League season where it began 2-0 with wins over Cornell and Dartmouth. The Lions then came across a Crimson team that was on a mission. The Lions stole the doubles point in front of a packed Dick Savitt Tennis Center but failed to hold onto their lead, losing 4-3. They would go on to lose one more Ivy match at Brown, finishing their Ivy season with a record of 5-2.

The Lions will lose seniors Chow, Jared Drucker, Mark Clemente, Jake Feldman, and Ilia Shatashvili.

The women, under Weintraub, endured a rocky campaign, but are poised to threaten for an Ivy title next season. Junior Nina Suda led the lineup at number-one singles, and while she failed to notch a win in the Ivy League, she pushed several of the Ivy League's top talent to three sets. Freshmen Natasha Makarova, Stephanie Zilberman, and Natalia Christenson provided the Lions with an immediate spark and gave the Lions a young nucleus of future talent. The Lions began the spring season strong, winning their first two matches against UMBC and UMass, but were winless after that. Sickness and injury left the Lions shorthanded for many matches and Weintraub was forced to juggle around a different lineup almost every week in the middle of the spring.

The Ivy League season saw some blowouts and some close matches for the women. The women fought Harvard to a 4-3 loss, but were swept in their final weekend by perennial powers Penn and Princeton. Yale won the Ivy League and will represent the Ancient Eight in the NCAA tournament.

The tennis teams, normally two of Columbia's most competitive athletic teams, should both be in the running to bring an Ivy League tennis title back to Morningside Heights next season.