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Doubles Sweep Lifts Men's Tennis Past MIT

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's tennis team swept doubles play en route to a 6-3 win over MIT on Friday evening at Maine Pines.

The fifth-ranked Polar Bears move to 9-1 this season while the Engineers fall to 4-4.

Match Highlights

  • The Polar Bears dominated doubles play to spark their win on Friday.
  • Grant Urken/Jerry Jiang (8-4), Larry Zhao/Justin Wang (8-5) and Oscar Yang/Justin Patel (8-3) teamed for convincing wins to give Bowdoin a 3-0 lead heading to singles.
  • Bowdoin got the requisite wins in singles play from Urken at number one (6-2, 6-1), Jiang at number two (6-3, 6-2) and Evan Fortier (6-1, 7-5) at number six to seal the victory.

Up Next

  • Bowdoin will host Brandeis on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Check @GoUBears and @PolarBearTennis on Twitter for the match location, either outdoors at Pickard Courts or indoors at Maine Pines.
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Players Mentioned

Evan Fortier

Evan Fortier

6' 1"
Freshman
'22
Justin Patel

Justin Patel

5' 8"
Freshman
'20
Grant Urken

Grant Urken

6' 2"
Freshman
'19
Justin Wang

Justin Wang

5' 11"
Freshman
'21
Oscar Yang

Oscar Yang

5' 9"
Freshman
'22
Larry Zhao

Larry Zhao

6' 3"
Freshman
'21

Players Mentioned

Evan Fortier

Evan Fortier

6' 1"
Freshman
'22
Justin Patel

Justin Patel

5' 8"
Freshman
'20
Grant Urken

Grant Urken

6' 2"
Freshman
'19
Justin Wang

Justin Wang

5' 11"
Freshman
'21
Oscar Yang

Oscar Yang

5' 9"
Freshman
'22
Larry Zhao

Larry Zhao

6' 3"
Freshman
'21