BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Bowdoin College men's tennis team knocked off Williams, 5-2, in the semifinals of the NESCAC Tournament on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Polar Bears (15-3) advance to the title match tomorrow against Middlebury at 1:00 p.m.
 
Match Highlights

• Bowdoin came out ahead 2-1 after a trio of doubles matches that came down to the wire. Bowdoin's number one duo of Tristan Bradley/Reid Staples earned an 8-6 while the other two doubles matches went to tiebreakers.
• Evan Fortier/Mark Kneiss earned a win at number three, 8-7 (7-5) to give the Polar Bears an overall lead heading into singles.
• In the first wave of singles play, Williams evened the score with a win at number one, but Bowdoin answered with clutch, three-set wins from Pieter Breuker (6-3, 1-6, 7-5) and Evan Fortier (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) to put the Polar Bears on the cusp of victory.
• Ethan Bradley took care of business at number five singles, posting a dominant 6-3, 6-0 win to give Bowdoin the victory and a trip to the finals.

Up Next

• The finals appearance will be the sixth overall for Bowdoin but the first for the program since 2018. The Polar Bears have won three NESCAC titles, all coming against Middlebury. This will be the fifth meeting all-time between the schools in the NESCAC Championship match.