Caryn Benisch '09

Mallika Raghavan '08

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bowdoin College women's tennis team won all three doubles matches en route to a 7-2 victory over host Bates College Thursday in Merrill Indoor Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears raised their record to 11-0, while the Bobcats dipped to 3-5.

Bates will host Mount Holyoke on Saturday at 2 p.m.; Bowdoin hosts Tufts tomorrow.

Bowdoin 7, Bates 2

April 5, 2007

Doubles
1. Caryn Benisch/Laura Harris (Bates) lost to Christine D'Elia/Kelsey Hughes (Bowdoin), 9-7

2. Mallika Raghavan/Lindsey Scherer (Bates) lost to Brett Davis/Rachel Waldman (Bowdoin), 8-1

3. Julie Brown/Laura Will (Bates) lost to Carly Hess/Kristen Raymond (Bowdoin), 8-4

Singles

1. Benisch (Bates) def. Raymond (Bowdoin), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)

2. Harris (Bates) lost to Hughes (Bowdoin), 6-4, 6-2

3. Raghavan (Bates) def. D'Elia (Bowdoin), 6-2, 6-1

4. Brown (Bates) lost to Davis (Bowdoin), 6-0, 6-0

5. Scherer (Bates) lost to Waldman (Bowdoin), 6-0, 6-0

6. Will (Bates) lost to Charlotte Hitch (Bowdoin), 6-3, 6-1