Men's Tennis Sweeps Doubles En Route to Win at Colby

WATERVILLE, Maine - The fourth-ranked Bowdoin College men's tennis team won three close doubles matches on the way to a 7-2 win over 32nd-ranked Colby College in NESCAC play Thursday.

The Polar Bears improved to 12-2 overall and 4-1 in the league. Colby drops to 10-6 overall and 2-4 in the NESCAC.

Match Highlights

Bowdoin was able to build a 3-0 edge in doubles play thanks to a trio of tight wins. Luke Tercek and Grant Urken won 9-7 at first doubles while Kyle Wolfe and Jerry Jiang also had a 9-7 win at second doubles.
Gil Roddy/Justin Patel secured the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win at #3.
Bowdoin clinched the victory with straight set wins at positions #3-6 in singles play.
Jiang, Roddy, Carstens and Patel took comfortable wins to secure the 7-2 triumph.

Up Next

Bowdoin faces a busy weekend with an important road test at Williams on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. before returning home to battle MIT on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Justin Patel: 5' 8"; Freshman; '20

Gil Roddy: 6' 4"; Freshman; '18

Luke Tercek: 6' 6"; Freshman; '18

Grant Urken: 6' 2"; Freshman; '19

Kyle Wolfe: 6' 1"; Freshman; '18

Players Mentioned

Justin Patel
: 5' 8"; Freshman; '20

Gil Roddy
: 6' 4"; Freshman; '18

Luke Tercek
: 6' 6"; Freshman; '18

Grant Urken
: 6' 2"; Freshman; '19

Kyle Wolfe
: 6' 1"; Freshman; '18