RYAN CLAY/Arizona Daily Wildcat Arizona freshman Maja Mlakar returns a volley April 20 against Arizona State at Robson Tennis Center.

The Arizona menâs and womenâs tennis teams traveled to the Pacific 10 Championships this weekend with different goals and aspirations.

The 18th-ranked women Wildcats have assured themselves a spot in the NCAA postseason tournament, but the menâs team needed a good showing in Ojai, Calif., to try to gain an at-large bid.

Both teams may have had different aims, but the outcome was the same for both as they endured tough losses over the weekend.

Senior Steven Capriati, who is No. 35 in the nation, was upset in the round of 16 by unranked Ryan Haviland of Stanford, 2-6, 5-7.

Junior Tom Lloyd, the captain of the UA menâs team, was unable to win his first-round match as well, losing to Matt Hanlin of Washington, 2-6, 4-6.

The one positive note for the men was the play of sophomore Whi Kim.

Kim was the only singles player to advance past the round of 16, but he eventually lost in the quarterfinals 6-4, 3-6, 3-6 to UCLAâs Roland Grilli.

The women endured the same upsets over the weekend as No.17 Maja Mlakar was defeated by unranked Lorena Arias of Washington State in the first round.

Arizonaâs No. 2 player, sophomore Debbie Larocque, suffered the same fate as Mlakar as she was also upset, 6-1, 2-6, 4-6.

Mlakar and Larocque said they were disappointed at the results of their matches against opponents they had beaten earlier in the season.

ãWe were disappointed as we lost some matches that we didnât expect to,ä Larocque said. ãMaybe we went in overconfident.ä

Mlakar and Larocque didnât give up, instead managing to put their individual struggles behind them as they advanced to the quarterfinals of the doubles portion of the championship.

The Arizona duo eventually lost to the Bruinsâ top doubles team, 8-9.

The lone bright spot in singles play came from freshman Dianne Hollands as she made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Stanfordâs Gabriela Lastra, 2-6, 3-6.

ãThe Pac-10 Championships were important for us, but they were more of a tune-up for regionals,ä Larocque said. ãSome of our players had some tough matches and that is good. We are all very excited to return to the court and begin training for the postseason.ä

With the Pac-10 Championships behind both teams, the next step is different for each.

The women return to practice tomorrow to prepare for the postseason, while the men have to wait until Thursday to see if they will receive a regional berth.