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Women's Tennis Splits Against Top-Ten Foes

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Bowdoin College women's tennis team split a pair of matches at top-ten opponents in a busy weekend of action.

The 14th-ranked Polar Bears toppled seventh-ranked Tufts in an impressive 7-2 win Friday afternoon before falling at sixth-ranked Wesleyan on Saturday, 6-3. With the decisions, Bowdoin stands at 7-2 (2-1 NESCAC) this season.

Tufts Highlights

  • Bowdoin swept doubles play to put the Jumbos in a 3-0 deficit on Friday afternoon.
  • The Polar Bears were dominant in doubles, earning an 8-3 win from Devon Wolfe/Julia Marks, an 8-4 win from Tasha Christ/Izzy Essi and an 8-3 win from Sasa Jovanovic/Fleming Landau.
  • Bowdoin sealed the deal in singles action, collecting four straight-set wins.
  • Marks (7-6, 7-6), Essi (7-5, 6-4), Jovanovic (6-2, 7-5) and Landau (6-0, 6-4) finished off the Jumbos to clinch the victory.

Wesleyan Highlights

  • The Cardinals led 2-1 after doubles play and the Polar Bears couldn't muster a comeback in singles action as Wesleyan slipped away with a 6-3 victory on Saturday.
  • Fleming Landau and Sasa Jovanovic gave Bowdoin a win in doubles play, taking an 8-7 victory at number three.
  • In singles play, the Polar Bears had a number of competitive matches, but could only grab wins at number five and six thanks to Jovanovic (6-3, 4-6, 10-4) and Landau (2-6, 6-4, 6-4),

Up Next

  • Bowdoin will return to play next Saturday as they head to Amherst for a 10:00 a.m. match.
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Players Mentioned

Tasha Christ

Tasha Christ

5' 7"
Freshman
'20
Izzy Essi

Izzy Essi

5' 3"
Freshman
'21
Sasa Jovanovic

Sasa Jovanovic

5' 3"
Freshman
'20
Fleming Landau

Fleming Landau

5' 4"
Freshman
'22
Julia Marks

Julia Marks

5' 9"
Freshman
'22
Devon Wolfe

Devon Wolfe

5' 7"
Freshman
'22

Players Mentioned

Tasha Christ

Tasha Christ

5' 7"
Freshman
'20
Izzy Essi

Izzy Essi

5' 3"
Freshman
'21
Sasa Jovanovic

Sasa Jovanovic

5' 3"
Freshman
'20
Fleming Landau

Fleming Landau

5' 4"
Freshman
'22
Julia Marks

Julia Marks

5' 9"
Freshman
'22
Devon Wolfe

Devon Wolfe

5' 7"
Freshman
'22