"I expected that each match would be difficult because the level is so high here," James said. "I just went into every match hoping to play my best and at this tournament that turned out to be good enough."

Then there were two.

Although the ultimate brother battle did not occur, there is no sadness, for few players--brothers or not--could have dominated the tournament the way in which Tom and James did.

"A lot of the success of doubles teams comes from the bond between players," Mandeau said. "Two great individual doubles players don't necessarily make a great doubles team. And certainly being brothers can create that type of bond between the team."

Just for making the finals, both players are now automatically qualified for the Rolex Intercollegiate National Indoor Championships which will be held in February.

"The main purpose was to qualify for nationals," James said. "It would have been fun because we haven't played each other in a tournament since we were nine, but maybe sometime down the road we'll get another chance."

Considering their performance this past weekend, there is no doubt that these two players are on a collision course come future tournaments.

Brother vs. brother, mano en mano. The Blake brothers have shown that's the only way to go.