Men's Tennis Falls to Chicago in NCAA Quarterfinals

Bowdoin College BOW-M

University of Chicago UCHI-M

Bowdoin College BOW-M

Final

May. 19, 2026

University of Chicago UCHI-M

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 5/19/2026 7:22:00 PM

Men's Tennis Falls to Chicago in NCAA Quarterfinals

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Bowdoin College men's tennis team saw its season come to a close in a 4-2 loss to Chicago in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Tournament Tuesday afternoon at the Champions Club.

The Polar Bears end their campaign with a 19-5 overall record.

Match Highlights

The Polar Bears started off on the right foot, winning the first two completed doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead.
Kiran Garapati/Simon Catanzaro claimed a 6-2 win at number two and Mark Kneiss/Jackson Codd closed out a 6-3 win at number one.
Codd claimed a 6-1, 6-2 win at number three singles to quickly push the Bowdoin lead to 2-0, but Chicago claimed straight-set wins at number four and six to even the score.
With the match in the balance, Chicago won a pair of first set tiebreakers on courts one and two, setting themselves up for second set wins at both positions to finish off the 4-2 comeback victory.
Bowdoin ends its season with 19 victories, the fifth-most in a single season in school history, their third NCAA quarterfinal appearance in the last four seasons, and 2026 NESCAC runners-up.

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Results

#1 Doubles
FINAL	1
Kneiss, Mark / Codd, Jackson [BOW-M]	6
Markus Ekstrand / Alexander Ekstrand [UCHI-M]	3

#2 Doubles
FINAL	1
Garapati, Kiran / Catanzaro, Simon [BOW-M]	6
Shrikeshav Murugesan / Gopal Koduri [UCHI-M]	2

#3 Doubles
UNFINISHED	1	2
Tamas, Mick / Dorros, Aden [BOW-M]	5	0
Jack Wong / Christian Liew [UCHI-M]	4	UF

Order of Finish: 2, 1

#1 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Kneiss, Mark [BOW-M]	6 ²	3
Shrikeshav Murugesan [UCHI-M]	7 ⁷	6

#2 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Garapati, Kiran [BOW-M]	6 ³	3
Emil Grantcharov [UCHI-M]	7 ⁷	6

#3 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Codd, Jackson [BOW-M]	6	6
Alexander Ekstrand [UCHI-M]	1	2

#4 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Zia, Cameron [BOW-M]	0	0
Michael Choi [UCHI-M]	6	6

#5 Singles
UNFINISHED	1	2	3	4
Catanzaro, Simon [BOW-M]	6	1	5	UF
Ajer Sher [UCHI-M]	4	6	3	UF

#6 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Mendelson, Andrew [BOW-M]	4	3
Christian Liew [UCHI-M]	6	6

Order of Finish: 3, 4, 6, 2, 1

Players Mentioned

Jackson Codd: 6' 0"; Junior

Kiran Garapati: 6' 2"; Sophomore; '28

Mark Kneiss: 5' 8"; Senior; '26

Simon Catanzaro: 6' 0"; Freshman; '29

Players Mentioned

Jackson Codd
: 6' 0"; Junior

Kiran Garapati
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; '28

Mark Kneiss
: 5' 8"; Senior; '26

Simon Catanzaro
: 6' 0"; Freshman; '29