PEPPERDINE, Calif. — The Bowdoin women’s tennis team jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after doubles en route to a 7-2 season-opening win over Sewanee on Monday.

The Polar Bears are ranked eighth in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national poll, while Sewanee is ranked 12th.

Tess Trinka and Kyra Silitch led the way in a doubles sweep for Bowdoin, winning 8-3 in the No. 2 slot. Pilar Giffenig and Maddie Rolph earned a No. 3 win (8-4), while Joulia Likhanskaia and Tiffany Chang took the No. 1, 8-5.

Silitch (6-1, 6-3) and Rolph (6-1, 6-4) each captured singles wins in the No. 4 and No. 5 spot, and Cheng came out victorious in her three-set singles match. After taking the first set 6-4 and dropping the second 6-3, she dominated the third, 6-0 to take the match.

Sarah Shadowens edged her opponent in the No. 6 spot, splitting the first two sets, 6-2, 3-6, and digging out of a hole in the third to win with a 7-5 score.

The Polar Bears are set to play top-ranked Pomona- Pitzer today at 5 p.m.

Swimming & Diving

Seven members of the Bowdoin squad will be competing in the NCAA Division III Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina on Thursday. Action will continue through Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

For the men, Karl Sarier will compete in the 200 IM, 200 freestyle and 100 free, while Mitch Ryan will dive in the three- and one-meter diving events.

On the women’s side, Bridget Killian will swim in the 50 free and 100 free, with Mariah Rawding competing in the 50 free, 100 breastsroke and 200 breaststroke. Lela Garner will swim the 200 free and Sterling Dixon the 200 butterfly.

Killian, Rawding, Garner and Dixon will team up for the 400 free relay, and Mariah Reading will join the group for the 400 medley relay. Reading will also be competing in the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay with Killian, Rawding and Garner.

Women’s basketball

Bowdoin senior Shannon Brady has been named the New England Women’s Basketball Association Player of the Year.

It’s the second-straight season that a Polar Bear has claimed the award, with Sara Binkhorst taking the honor last year. Brady was also named to the NEWBA First Team All-Region.

Brady has also been recognized as the 2016 New England Small College Athletic Conference CO-Player of the Year, First Team All- NESCAC and First Team D3hoops.com All-Region.

Baseball

Bowdoin opened its 2016 season with a doubleheader sweep of Utica at Winter Haven, Fla., on Tuesday.

The Polar Bears won 5-3 in the opener, and completed the sweep with an 8-1 rout in game two.

Chad Martin tagged a single to center field in the bottom of the first, scoring Peter Cimini to give Bowdoin an early lead in the first game.

Utica (0-4) took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third after JT Ross doubled to center and a single to right off Matthew DeMartino’s bat, scoring Ross.

Evann Dumont-LaPointe hit an RBI triple to center, scoring Sawyer Billings in the bottom of the fourth, and crossed the plate himself on a balk soon after. Leading 3-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, Martin launched a solo shot to left field that put the Polar Bears up 4-2.

Stephen Girolamo added to Bowdoin’s lead, knocking an RBI single to center that scored Chris Nadeau.

Utica put a run on the board in the top of the seventh, but was unable to close the gap as Bowdoin took the win.

Harry Ridge earned the win on the mound, going 5.2 innings while allowing six hits and two earned runs. The senior hurler struck out eight with only one walk. Kyle Stanley closed out the final 1.1 innings for Bowdoin, allowing a hit and run and earning the save.

Michael Staes turned in a complete seven-inning performance on the mound in game two, allowing nine hits and only one run to earn the win. Staes struck out four Pioneers with no walks.

Utica went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first off a two-out double to center by Brandon Thomas.

Bowdoin took the lead in the top of the fifth following an error by the pitcher that allowed both Luke Cappellano and Colby Joncas to score. Peter Cimini followed with a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Brandon Lopez.

Cappellano tallied an RBI single in the top of the sixth, scoring Sean Mullaney. A Pioneer error on the play allowed Joncas to score as well. Lopez followed with an RBI double to right, pushing Cappellano across the plate.

Jack Wilhoite concluded the game’s scoring with a two-run single to right.

Bowdoin returns to action on Thursday at Lake Myrtle Park, Fla., with a doubleheader against Dickinson. The day begins at 9:15 a.m.

Women’s lacrosse

Hamilton held Bowdoin scoreless for over 30 minutes and used a 9-0 run to take an eventual 12-6 win on Tuesday evening in Bradenton, Fla.

The Continentals improved to 3-1 (2-1 NESCAC), while the Polar Bears fell to 1-3 (0-3 NESCAC).

Bowdoin scored the first two goals of the game, as Megan O’Connor and Lindsay Picard got the Polar Bears on the board in the opening four minutes.

The Polar Bears went cold from there as Hamilton held Bowdoin scoreless for over 33 minutes through the remainder of the first half and opening minutes of the second period. Meanwhile, the Continentals rolled off a 9-0 run during that span, getting three goals from Margaret Gabriel in the surge, to take a commanding 9-2 advantage.

Bowdoin regained its footing and answered with a 4-1 run, capped by a pair of Picard goals, to close the gap to 10-6 with seven minutes to go.

Picard led Bowdoin with three goals, three draw controls and two caused turnovers. Gabriel and Morgan Fletcher led Hamilton with three goals each.

Kayli Weiss allowed seven goals and made four saves in the first half for Bowdoin before Erin Morrissey made two stops and permitted five goals in the second for Bowdoin. Hannah Burrall made eight saves for Hamilton.

Bowdoin will return to action on Thursday in Bradenton against Vassar at 9 a.m.