CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 9 MIT fell to No. 11 Bowdoin College, 4-0, in the third round of the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday at the DuPont Tennis Courts.
Cara Hung and Suzanne Pogorelec defeated
Carley Chen and
Chloe Zeng, 6-1, in the No. 2 position.
At the No. 3 slot,
Katie Driscoll and
Anastasia Samets won four games in a row to take a 4-1 lead before going on to defeat Naomi Williams and Caroline Stuhlfaut, 6-2.
In the top spot,
Alaina Kolli and
Artemis Pados raced out to a 4-0 advantage against Zoe Sun and Isabella Hartung. Sun and Hartung took the next two games; however, Kolli and Pados claimed the following game for a 5-2 lead. Sun and Hartung chipped away at the deficit and went on to capture the doubles point with a 7-5 victory.
Sun topped
Sophia Yang, 6-0, in the first set at No. 4 singles. In the second set, Yang inched out to a 3-1 lead, which shifted to 4-2 after both players broke each other. Sun then broke Yang and followed with three consecutive wins to take the set at 6-4.
In the No. 3 position, Hartung established a 4-1 advantage against Driscoll in the opening set. Driscoll picked up two of the next three games, but Hartung held on for the 6-3 decision. In the second set, Driscoll generated three consecutive victories to take a 4-2 lead. Hartung responded by rallying for the 6-4 come-from-behind win.
At the No. 5 slot, Chen won the first three games versus Stuhlfaut and later held a 4-2 edge. However, Stuhlfaut rattled off four straight victories to complete the comeback. In the second set, Stuhlfaut jumped out to a 4-1 advantage en route to a 6-2 win, which clinched the match for Bowdoin.
In the abandoned matches, Hung led
Saina Deshpande, 6-3, 5-3, in the No. 1 position; Zeng took the first set against Pogorelec, 6-3, but Pogorelec had a 6-5 edge in the second set in the No. 2 spot; and in the No. 6 slot, Julia Ross led
Rayna Li, 6-4, 3-2.
About the NEWMAC
The NEWMAC is an association of 13 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Anselm College (beginning reclassification process with NCAA in 2027-28), Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 21 sports.