BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team, ranked 14th in Division III, closed out their regular season with a 7-2 win over Bates on Friday afternoon. The Polar Bears finish with a 10-5 record (5-3 NESCAC) and will learn their seeding for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament when pairings are announced early next week.

On Friday, Bowdoin won two of three doubles matches and then took wins at five of the six singles matches to seal the victory. Casey Grindon led the way for the Polar Bears, capturing his singles point at #5 and combining with Tyler Anderson to earn a win at #3 doubles play.

Bowdoin 7, Bates 2
Singles
1 Stephen Sullivan (Bowdoin) def. Amrit Rupasinghe (Bates) 6-2, 6-4
2 Nicholas Fenichell (Bowdoin) def. Max Berger (Bates) 6-0, 6-3
3 Tyler Anderson (Bowdoin) lost to Matt Bettles (Bates) 6-2, 6-2
4 Jamie Neely (Bowdoin) def. Michael Reiss (Bates) 6-2, 6-1
5 Casey Grindon (Bowdoin) def. Rob Crampton (Bates) 6-4, 6-1
6 Adam Davis (Bowdoin) def. Zach Fenno (Bates) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
1 Jamie Neely/Stephen Sullivan lost to Amrit Rupasinghe/Matt Bettles (Bates) 8-6
2 Alex Jacobs/Kent Winingham  (Bowdoin) def. Max Berger/Jeff Beaton (Bates) 8-1
3 Tyler Anderson/Casey Grindon (Bowdoin) def. Rob Crampton/Zach Fenno (Bates) 8-4