LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates College women's tennis, hosting its first home match of the spring after opening the calendar with 12 contests away from campus, welcomed No. 13 Bowdoin to Merrill Gymnasium for a NESCAC showdown between the Pine Tree State rivals.

It would be the visiting Polar Bears that would take the triumph, defeating the Bobcats by a score of 7-2. Bowdoin moves to 7-4 (4-0 NESCAC) on the year while the garnet and white slips to 3-10 (1-6 NESCAC).

The match opened with Bowdoin collecting a clean sweep in doubles play:

1) Jamilah Karah/Elizabeth Yu (Bowdoin) def. Ally Friedman/Iris Westmoreland (Bates): 8-1
2) Caroline Stuhlfaut/Hannah Buckhout (Bowdoin) def. Julia Anderson/Liv Gidlow (Bates): 8-5
3) Zoe Sun/Julia Ross (Bowdoin) def. Ava Lyon/Grace LaFountain (Bates): 8-4

The Bobcats' highlights of the afternoon came at No. 1 and No. 3 singles as Friedman and Westmoreland bounced back in big ways with respective victories for Bates.

Friedman, representing the Bobcats at No.1, put away Bowdoin's Jamilah Karah by a score of 7-6, 6-0. Westmoreland, facing off agaisnt Julia Ross, authored a straight-set win of her own (6-3, 6-4).

Other singles scores include:

2) Elizabeth Yu (Bowdoin) def. Julia Anderson (Bates): 4-6, 6-2, 1-0
4) Caroline Stuhlfaut (Bowdoin) def. Isabella Saul (Bates): 6-2, 6-4
5) Hannah Buckhout (Bowdoin) def. Lizzie Frekko (Bates): 6-4, 6-2
6) Candice Ballarin (Bowdoin) def. Ava Lyon (Bates): 6-0, 6-2

The Bobcats return to action Sunday at 2:00 p.m. with another home match, this time vs. No. 31 Colby.