CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sparked by a dramatic comeback in doubles play, the Bowdoin women's tennis team shocked host MIT, 4-0, to advance to the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals for the second straight season.
The Polar Bears (15-7) move on to play Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the round of eight next Monday, May 18, at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. More information about the championship will be announced this week.
Match Highlights
- Suzanne Pogorelec and Cara Hung posted a dominant 6-1 win number two doubles to get Bowdoin on the board early, and MIT quickly tied it with a 6-2 victory at number three.
- Down 4-0, and 5-2, at number one, Zoe Sun and Bella Hartung rolled off five straight games to post an improbable 7-5 win to give Bowdoin the doubles point.
- The Polar Bears used that momentum to dominate singles play, closing out the Engineers in quick fashion.
- Sun (6-3, 6-4), and Hartung (6-3, 6-4) earned straight-set wins and Caroline Stuhlfaut capped it with a 6-4, 6-2 win at number five.
Up Next
- Bowdoin will make its sixth NCAA quarterfinal appearance (2008, '12, '14, '17, '25) but will be the first time the program has made it in consecutive years.
- The Polar Bears played at CMS in California in March, dropping a tight 4-3 decision.
- Additional information about the team championship will be announced this week.