BRUNSWICK

The Bowdoin College women’s tennis team swept visiting Connecticut College, 9-0 on Sunday after falling just short in a late 5-4 rally at Amherst on Saturday.

The fourth-ranked Polar Bears are 10-2 (4-1 NESCAC) following a pair of conference matches. The 13thranked Mammoths climbed to 5-4 (3-0 NESCAC), and the Camels sit at 6-5 (0-3) NESCAC.

Amherst put Bowdoin in a 3-0 hole following doubles play, but the Polar Bears battled back with four singles victories. Joulia Likhanskaia captured a three-set win at No. 1, finishing off Camille Smukler, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

Tess Trinka and Pilar Giffenig tallied the only straight set wins of the day at No. 2 and No. 5 respectively. Trinka finished off Kelsey Chen, 6-4, 6-2, and Giffenig went 6-3, 6-4.

Sasa Jovanovic battled at No. 6 and came back after falling 6-1 in the opening set. Jovanovic bested Avery Wagman in long second and third sets, winning those, 7- 5, 10-6.

Bowdoin swept Connecticut College. The Polar Bears cruised through doubles as Likhanskaia and Samantha Stalder picked up an 8-1 result at No. 1, Trinka and Giffenig went 8-0 at No. 2, and Jovanovic and Tasha Christ had an 8-1 win at No. 3.

In singles play, Trinka and Giffenig posted 6-0, 6-0 finishes in the three and four spots, respectively. Christ (6- 0, 6-1) and Jovanovic (6-0, 6-2) earned points at No. 5 and No. 6 in a pair of quick matches.

At the top of the lineup, Likhanskaia polished off Aleksandra Drljaca, 6-1, 6-3. Stalder (6-1, 6-1) played in the two spot and earned another Bowdoin point.

The Polar Bears host Middlebury at 2 p.m. on Saturday.