BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College women's tennis team will make its first NCAA Quarterfinal appearance since 2017 on Tuesday when they face Emory University on the campus of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.  
 
CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION (all times are PT)
Tuesday, May 20 - Quarterfinals
Match 1: Pomona-Pitzer vs. Wesleyan, 10 a.m.
Match 2: Emory vs. Bowdoin, 10 a.m.
Match 3: Chicago vs. WashU, 1 p.m.
Match 4: CMS vs. Johns Hopkins, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21 - Semifinals, 12 p.m.
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner
Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner
Friday, May 23 - Finals, 5 p.m.
Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live scores, as well as links to Playsight camera feeds are available here.
 
THE ROAD TO CLAREMONT
The Polar Bears posted a 14-4 regular season mark and advanced to the NESCAC semifinals, earning the right to host an NCAA Regional as the eighth-ranked team in Division III. In their first home regional since 2019, Bowdoin didn't lose a point all weekend, posting a pair of 4-0 wins over The College of New Jersey and MIT in consecutive days to reach the quarterfinals. Bowdoin's 17 wins are one shy of the program's single-season record set in 2006-07 (18) and the Polar Bears are looking to make it back to the national semifinals for the first time since 2016.
 
POSTSEASON HONORS
Bowdoin collected numerous postseason honors following its successful campaign. Jamilah Karah was named the Senior Sportswoman of the Year as well as Second Team in Singles/Doubles while Suzanne Pogorelec was named First Team Singles. Isabella Hartung, Zoe Sun, and Caroline Stuhlfaut were all also named Second Team Doubles and head coach Ben Lamanna was recognized as the NESCAC Coach of the Year.
 
BOWDOIN AGAINST REGIONAL OPPONENTS
The Polar Bears will be looking for their first win against quarterfinal opponent Emory, who they have yet to defeat in seven attempts, with the last meeting between the squads coming in 2018. The Polar Bears played a pair of close matches against Wesleyan this year, falling in the regular season 5-2 and 4-2 in the NESCAC Tournament. Bowdoin also faced Washington University (W, 4-3) and Chicago (L, 5-2) this season. The other regional teams have not played the Polar Bears in the several years, including Claremont-Mudd Scripps (L, 7-2 in 2023), Pomona-Pitzer (L, 8-1 in 2022), and Johns Hopkins (W, 9-0 in 1995).