CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team wasted little time earning its first victory of the 2016 season with a 9-0 triumph in its season-opener Monday over Trinity in California.

The Polar Bears are ranked ninth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association national poll.

Match Highlights

• Bowdoin got on the board early in doubles play as #3 duo Gil Roddy and Chase Savage netted an 8-2 win
• Luke Trinka and Luke Tercek doubled Bowdoin's lead with a 8-3 win at #1 and Kyle Wolfe/Jerry Jiang sent the Polar Bears to singles with a sweep following an 8-5 win at #2
• In singles play, Bowdoin lost just one set in six matches en route to the win
• Tercek dominated in a 6-1, 6-2 win at #1, as did Trinka (6-3, 6-0) at #2
• Wolfe (4-6, 6-2, 7-5) mounted a comeback win at #3 while Jiang, Roddy and Grant Urken completed the shutout with straight-set wins

Up Next

• Bowdoin returns to action Wednesday with a match against 18th-ranked Whitman at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps