CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team advanced to the national title match for the second time in the last three years following a 5-0 win over Chicago in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championship on Tuesday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (23-1) will face the only team to have beaten them this season - the Middlebury College Panthers (24-4) - in the championship match Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. (ET)/11:00 a.m. (PT). The match will be carried live at GoUBears.com. Chicago ends its season with a record of 19-5.

Match Highlights

• For the second straight day, an impressive showing in doubles action gave the Polar Bears a commanding lead heading into singles play.
• Gil Roddy and Larry Zhao got Bowdoin on the board with an 8-2 win at number three before Grant Urken/Luke Tercek earned a win at number one doubles (8-4) to double the Polar Bear lead.
• Kyle Wolfe/Jerry Jiang pulled away late, breaking serve to clinch an 8-6 win over Tyler Raclin and Jeremy Yuan and give Bowdoin a 3-0 advantage.
• Wolfe rolled in singles play, claiming a 6-3, 6-1 win at number three singles to put Bowdoin on the brink of victory.
• With several matches seemingly destined for three sets, Gil Roddy broke a late serve in the second set and earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over David Liu at number five to vault Bowdoin over the top.

Up Next

• Wednesday's match will be a rematch of the 2016 NCAA Championship, won by Bowdoin 5-0 in the program's lone national title.
• It will also be the third meeting of the squads this season. Middlebury earned an 8-1 win in the regular season on April 14 before Bowdoin claimed the NESCAC Championship with a 5-3 win on May 6.
• Live coverage will be available at GoUBears.com. A direct link to the live coverage from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps can be found at the Championship Homepage.