Bowdoin Downs Vassar 5-0 in NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament

Courtesy Williams Sports Information

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Bowdoin (12-6) has advanced to the regional final of the NCAA tournament over Vassar (11-9), 5-0. Although the Polar Bears did not lose a match, the doubles matches were highly contested.

Oscar Pena and Jamie Neely took on Mike Mattelson and Jeremy Rosen of Vassar and battled to a tiebreak. Pena and Neely turned up the heat when it counted most, and dominated in the tiebreak, taking the match 9-8(2).

Bowdoin took a win at court two, while at court three, another tight match took place. Alex White and Josh Cranin took a break, and that’s all it took to take the match, 9-7. Pena and White took straight set wins at courts two and four, respectively. Pena defeated Max Willner, 6-4, 6-3, while White dealt Josh Jasso a 6-3, 6-2 loss.

The No. 11 Polar Bears will take on No. 8 Williams College tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. The two teams played in the regular season on April 18. Williams won 6- 3.

Bowdoin 5, vs. Vassar 0

Doubles
1 - Pena/Neely (Bowdoin) def. Mattelson/Rosen (Vassar) - 9-8(2)
2 - Sullivan/Caughron (Bowdoin) def. Willner/Katz (Vassar) - 8-5
3 - White/Cranin (Bowdoin) def. Jasso/Shane Donahue (Vassar) - 9-7

Singles
1 - Stephan Sullivan (Bowdoin) vs. Mike Mattelson (Vassar) - 7-5, 4-6 DNF
2 - Oscar Pena (Bowdoin) def. Max Willner (Vassar) - 6-4, 6-3
3 - Greg Katz (Vassar) led Alex Caughron (Bowdoin) - 7-5, 3-4
4 - Alex White (Bowdoin) def. Josh Jasso (Vassar) - 6-3, 6-2
5 - Jamie Neely (Bowdoin) vs. Shane Donahue (Vassar) - DNP
6 - Josh Cranin (Bowdoin) vs. Jeremy Rosen (Vassar) - DNP