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Volume CXXXII, Number 20 |
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Tennis backhands hapless Bantams
MIKE BALULESCU
STAFF WRITER
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| Pat Soong '04 extends to make a difficult return volley. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient) |
Although last weekend's Maine weather did not provide any semblance of spring for Bowdoin's tennis elite, Farley Field House served as an acceptable venue as the Polar Bears swept past NESCAC rival Trinity College 7-0. Captain Colin Joyner '03 and Hawaiian Bucky Jencks '05 both turned in outstanding performances, as the men's tennis team advanced to 5-3 on the season.
"We knew going into the match that we were a stronger team," said senior captain August Felker. "[Saturday] was the first time Trinity has come up to Brunswick in at least eight or nine years, so it was great that we shut them out on our home turf and won without any question."
Joyner beat Trinity star Richard Lawrence with ease, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3. Jencks played a nearly flawless game and won handily 6-1, 6-3. Felker was no slouch either and won his own match 6-4, 6-1.
The solid victory against Trinity comes at a good time for the Polar Bears, as they prepare for today's match against Tufts University (3-3) and tomorrow's match against rival Middlebury College (8-3), both at home.
"This is a make or break weekend for us," said Felker. "Tufts is a very solid team, and we beat Middlebury to advance to the Elite Eight last spring, so they will definitely be fired up." Overall, Felker expects entertaining tennis today and tomorrow.
"Tufts is like oil and water with us," said Felker. "They are a dirty team, and they play with a lot of bravado, so there is a lot of bad blood, and that always makes things interesting. And Middlebury is our chief rival, so that should be a great match as well." If last Saturday's performance is any indication of the talent and resolve of the men's tennis squad, it should be an interesting weekend indeed.
So come out to Farley in your best tennis whites, and cheer on the men's tennis team. The Polar Bears play Tufts today at 4:00 p.m. and Middlebury tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. GO U BEARS!
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