{"id":661457,"date":"2026-05-11T03:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/661457\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T03:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:33:11","slug":"mens-tennis-bounces-babson-reaches-ncaa-quarters-for-third-time-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/661457\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Tennis Bounces Babson, Reaches NCAA Quarters for Third Time in Four Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tStory Links&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n   &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Uni-Chicago.png\" alt=\"University of Chicago\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p>vs. University of Chicago<\/p>\n<p>5\/19\/2026 | TBA<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    May. 19 (Tue) \/ TBA&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Uni-Chicago.png\" alt=\"University of Chicago\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        vs.\u00a0University of Chicago&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/athletics.bowdoin.edu\/sports\/mens-tennis\/opponent-history\/university-of-chicago\/41\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    BRUNSWICK, Maine \u2013 For the third time in the last four years, the Bowdoin men&#8217;s tennis team is headed to the national quarterfinals after getting a measure of revenge in a 4-1 win over Babson on Sunday at Pickard Courts.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Polar Bears (19-4) advance the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, May 19, against the University of Chicago at Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. Match times will be announced this coming week.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMatch Highlights<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Polar Bears defeated the Beavers a year after falling to them in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 tournament, the only time Bowdoin had been bounced in the regional in the last four years.&#13;<br \/>\n\tTwo quick doubles wins from <a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.bowdoin.edu\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/aden-dorros\/13945\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13945\" target=\"_blank\">Aden Dorros<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.bowdoin.edu\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/mick-tamas\/13951\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13951\" target=\"_blank\">Mick Tamas<\/a> (6-0) and <a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.bowdoin.edu\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/simon-catanzaro\/13953\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13953\" target=\"_blank\">Simon Catanzaro<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.bowdoin.edu\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/kiran-garapati\/13947\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13947\" target=\"_blank\">Kiran Garapati<\/a> (6-3) put Bowdoin up 1-0 heading to singles.&#13;<br \/>\n\tBabson got one back via a win at number six but Bowdoin got a straight-set win from Catanzaro at number five (6-2, 6-2) and then a three-set victory from <a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.bowdoin.edu\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/jackson-codd\/13944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13944\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Codd<\/a> at number three (6-4, 4-6, 6-3) to put the Polar Bears on the brink.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.bowdoin.edu\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/kiran-garapati\/13947\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13947\" target=\"_blank\">Kiran Garapati<\/a> closed it out for Bowdoin at number two, winning 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to send the Polar Bears to Tennessee.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Up Next<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tBowdoin will make its ninth NCAA quarterfinal appearance (2002, &#8217;12, &#8217;16, &#8217;17, &#8217;18, &#8217;19, &#8217;23, &#8217;24) on the tenth anniversary of its NCAA Division III crown in 2016. 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