CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Bowdoin College men's tennis team turned in an impressive weekend to cap their west coast trip, finishing as runner-up at the Stag-Hen Invitational hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
 
The seventh-ranked Polar Bears opened play with a dominant 7-0 sweep of sixth-ranked Johns Hopkins on Friday before falling to top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 6-1, in Saturday's championship match. Seventh-ranked Bowdoin is now 6-2 on the young season.
 
Johns Hopkins Highlights

• Bowdoin set the tone immediately against Johns Hopkins, sweeping all three doubles matches to take a commanding early lead. The top pairing of Mark Kneiss and Jackson Codd earned a 6-2 win at number one doubles, while Kiran Garapati and Simon Catanzaro matched that score at number two. Aden Dorros and Mick Tamas completed the sweep with a 6-3 victory in the third position.
• In singles play, the Polar Bears continued their strong form, capturing all six matches to complete the shutout. Kneiss battled to a straight-set win at the top spot, taking a tight first set 7-6 before closing out a 6-1 second set.
• Garapati overcame a first-set deficit to win in three sets at number two, and Codd followed a similar path with a three-set victory at number three.
• Cameron Zia and Catanzaro each posted convincing straight-set wins in the middle of the lineup, while Andrew Mendelson rallied for a three-set win at number six to seal the sweep.

CMS Highlights

• Bowdoin advanced to the final against top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, where the hosts swept doubles to seize early control of the match.
• The Polar Bears battled in singles play, but Mendelson provided the lone point for Bowdoin with a strong 6-4, 6-3 win at number six.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action next Saturday, March 28, with a road match at Bates.