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BRUNSWICK, Maine \u2013 For the first time in program history the Bowdoin women’s tennis team swept Williams and Middlebury in the same regular season schedule.
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\nThe Polar Bears (11-6, 8-2 NESCAC) took down Williams 5-2 on Saturday. Bowdoin battled to pin a 4-3 setback on the Panthers on Sunday.
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\nWilliams Match Highlights<\/p>\n
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\n\tBowdoin swept doubles to earn the point. Suzanne Pogorelec<\/a> and Cara Hung<\/a> finished 6-2 at #2, while Zoe Sun<\/a> and Bella Hartung<\/a> went 6-3 at #1. Caroline Stuhlfaut<\/a> and Naomi Williams<\/a> completed the sweep at #3 (7-50.
\n\tThe Polar Bears comfortably won four singles matches to clinch the victory.
\n\tHung posted at 6-1, 6-3 at #1 and Pogorelec went 6-3, 6-4 at #2.
\n\tSun and Stuhlfaut both cruised at #4 and #4, respectively. Sun posted a 6-0, 6-1. Stuhlfaut finished 6-1, 6-2.
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\nMiddlebury Match Highlights<\/p>\n
\n\tBowdoin fell behind 1-0 after the Panthers earned the doubles point.
\n\tMatches on courts one through five all went to three sets.
\n\tAfter dropping the first set, Pogorelec came back to post Bowdoin’s first point at #2 (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
\n\tHartung finished minutes later at #3 (7-6, 3-6, 6-1).
\n\tAt #5, Stuhlfaut fought her way to a win that included a 7-5 third set tiebreaker (6-0, 2-6, 7-6).
\n\tSun clinched the match for Bowdoin in the final singles pairing on court #4. After trailing 5-0 in the first set, Sun stormed back to win the set 7-6. Ren Barton forced a deciding third set after winning the second 6-3. Sun shut the door with a 6-1 finish.
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\nUp Next<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Polar Bears locked in the #2 seed for the conference tournament with an 8-2 record. Middlebury has a matching record in conference play, but Bowdoin has the head-to-head tiebreaker. The NESCAC Championship is being hosted by Middlebury on May 1-3.
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