Three matches against top-20 opponents.

Three losses.

One miserable weekend — or was it?

The No. 18 Michigan men’s tennis team competed in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship this weekend in Chicago with high hopes of performing well against the country's top competition.

After three days of intense, hard-fought matches, Michigan coach Bruce Berque and the Wolverines (5-4) had zero wins to show for their effort.

“This weekend was an opportunity to compete in some matches that were not originally on our schedule,” Berque said. “I knew there was the possibility of coming away with no wins, but I thought we could at least win one match.”

After falling to No. 2 Texas on Friday (4-0) and No. 7 Florida on Saturday (4-1), the Wolverines looked to gain some positive experiences from the weekend.

Michigan began play yesterday against No. 16 Florida State, hoping to win its first doubles point on the weekend. But the Wolverines' drought continued with a loss.

“Our doubles did not provide us with the start we wanted all weekend,” Berque said.

Michigan regrouped after the doubles disappointment, needing to win four of the six singles matches to come away with the win.

With the singles score knotted at two matches apiece, junior George Navas won his match in three sets (3-6, 6-1, 6-1). The win set the stage for sophomore Jason Jung to clinch the match with a win.

But Jung fell to 30th-ranked Jean-Yves Aubone, giving the Seminoles the 4-3 match victory.

The Wolverines' third loss in three days was not necessarily a setback, according to Berque. But Michigan’s inability to come away with the doubles point in all three matches proved to be the biggest disappointment on the weekend.

The bounces weren’t going the right way for the Wolverines yesterday, and Berque felt the players allowed their emotions to affect their performance, something Michigan can’t afford to let happen if it plans to grab a second straight Sweet 16 berth in the NCAA Tournament.

“It wasn’t a lack of focus,” Berque said, “But it was a feeling sorry-for-yourselves mentality that hurt us.”

Berque hopes his team can be more resilient and competitive next weekend as Michigan hosts Harvard at the Varsity Tennis Center.

“The level of our abilities hasn’t changed,” Berque said. “We need to remember we played against some great competition. If we start to practice better and continue to stay confident, we’ll be fine.”