BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's tennis team rolled a pair of conference opponents on their opening weekend of NESCAC play. The Polar Bears (3-0 overall) knocked off Amherst and Hamilton by identical 6-1 scores to enter break with a perfect record.
 
Amherst Match Highlights

• The Polar Bears controlled doubles play, taking all three matches to gain an early 1-0 edge. Mark Kneiss/Jackson Codd (6-4), Simon Catanzaro/Kiran Garapati (6-1) and Aden Dorros/Mick Tamas (6-4) all posted wins.
• In singles play, Bowdoin earned a pair of straight-set wins thanks to Catanzaro and Andrew Mendelson.
• Three-set battles were won by Garapati, Codd, and Cameron Zia to seal the victory.

Hamilton Match Highlights

• Bowdoin was pushed in doubles play, getting a win from Dorros/Tamas (6-3) but needing a tiebreaker from Catanzaro/Garapati to take a 7-6 win and the doubles point.
• The Polar Bears made quick work of singles play, as five of the six matches went straight sets thanks to Kneiss, Zia, Catanzaro, Mendelson, and Christian Stubbeman.
• Garapati won a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 battle at number two to round out the Bowdoin victors.

Up Next

• Bowdoin is off to California for spring break, where they will play five matches this coming week, beginning on Wednesday at Chapman University.