On the same day as the Michigan women's tennis team, the men's tennis team saw its season come to a close on Friday in Athens, Georgia.

After losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to No. 4 Ohio State, junior Jason Jung and freshman Evan King traveled to Georgia to participate in the NCAA Individual Championships.

Jung played in the singles competition, and the two paired up to compete in doubles as well.

Jung had a tough draw for the first round of the tournament, having to face No. 11 Michael Shabaz from Virginia. The Cavaliers were the top team in the country heading into the postseason, and Shabaz was their top singles player.

And he got the better of Jung, defeating the Wolverine veteran 6-3, 6-2.

But the Torrance, California native didn't allow himself to get discouraged from the loss, instead using it as motivation for the next day’s doubles match.

“Singles just didn’t go my way, and I told (King) that we weren’t going to go out in the first round like that,” Jung said. “We were going to try and win no matter what.”

And they did just that.

The No. 31 Wolverine duo upset the No. 17 team from Texas Tech composed of Raony Carvalho and Rafael Garcia 7-6 (9-8), 7-6 (7-2). It was the third straight victory for the tandem against a ranked opponent.

The next round would prove to be a tougher test for the Michigan pair, though. King and Jung fell in a hard-fought match to the No. 4 seeded team of Bradley Kahn and Ryan Thatcher of Stanford, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Berque was very proud of his two competitors, especially regarding their focus and commitment to the game the whole season.

“Tennis is really important for both of them and they’re very much team guys,” Berque said. “They want to get better and they’re disciplined and they love the game. They wanted to be here for the team and really wanted to do the best they could.”

King came to Michigan as its highest-recruited player in program history. He had an excellent first year for the 26th-ranked Wolverines, playing in the first and second positions in singles and doubles, respectively.

“(King's) level right now is high enough that he could be beating some of these top players,” Berque said. “He’s improved some of his skills for sure, but what he learned most was that the level in college tennis is pretty high, and to win at the top. you’ve got to be very disciplined day-in and day-out. If he takes care of that and stays on course, he’ll be one of the elite college players for sure.”