Playing in its third match of the week, the No. 18 University of
Redlands men's tennis came up short in today's non-conference
showdown against No. 20 Bowdoin College (ME) by a score of 4-5.
The Bulldogs captured two of the doubles points to secure an
early 2-1 lead over the Polar Bears. After the No. 3 duo lost, the
No. 2 team of senior Jeff Hammond and junior Keven Wong (Kaneohe,
HI) evened the score with their 8-6 victory. The top tandem of
junior Cameron Spearman (Laguna Niguel, CA) and freshman Anish
Nanda (Cerritos, CA) took down their opponents, 8-5, to put
Redlands up by one in the overall tally.
In singles, the Bulldogs struck first with a 7-6(2), 6-1
performance by freshman Connor Hyde (Peterborough, NH) at No. 6,
extending their lead to 3-1.
However, Bowdoin stormed back with two-set victories at No. 1,
4, 3 and then 2 to hand Redlands a difficult loss.
Freshman Taylor Chaparro (Burlingame, CA) gained the Maroon and
Gray's fourth point with his 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory at No. 5.
The Bulldogs (9-6) face off against No. 26 Whitman College (WA)
on Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Verdieck Courts.
COMPLETE RESULTS
