HARTFORD, Conn. — Henry Bilicic and Rico Buoro had a pair of close sets at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, but the Trinity College men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 match against Bowdoin College at their home court, Assaiante Tennis Center, on Saturday. The Bantams moved to 5-11 on the season and 1-8 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, while the Polar Bears improved to 12-3 and 7-2. Trinity rounds out the regular season on Sunday with a home match against Colby College at 2 p.m.

Bilicic narrowly dropped the opening set at No. 1 singles, 7-6 with a 7-4 tiebreaker set, before falling 6-3 in the second. Buoro also had a close first set at No. 3 in 7-6 (5) loss but fell 6-3 in the next set. After a 6-2 first set loss, Pierce Rutledge rallied back for a close 7-5 loss in the second. At No. 2 doubles, partners Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion and Rutledge had a close match in the 8-6 loss against Evan Fortier and Mark Kneiss. 

MATCH RESULTS
Trinity College v. Bowdoin College

Doubles
1. BC - Tristan Bradley/Reid Staples d. Henry Bilicic/Rico Buoro, (8-3)
2. BC - Evan Fortier/Mark Kneiss d. Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion/Pierce Rutledge, (8-6)
3. BC - Jack Flores/Andrew Mendelson d. Ginter/Erodula, (8-3)

Singles
1. BC - Tristan Bradley d. Henry Bilicic, (7-6 (4), 6-3)
2. BC - Mark Kneiss d. Eduardo Sanchez-Carrion, (6-2, 6-2)
3. BC - Ethan Bradley d. Rico Buoro, (7-6 (5), 6-3)
4. BC - Jack Flores d. Jack Ginter, (6-0, 6-3)
5. BC - Andrew Mendelson d. Pierce Rutledge, (6-2, 7-5)
6. BC - Mick Tamas d. Kartik Erodula, (6-4, 6-0)

Trinity (Conn.) 0, Bowdoin 9