Women's Tennis Captures 2nd NAC Title
Becker takes home second consecutive NAC title with 12 points
Castleton, VT-The Becker College women’s tennis team took home its
second-consecutive North Atlantic Conference women’s tennis
championship, collecting 12 points to best the four-team field.
Host, Castleton State College, wound up second with 10 points, while
Bay Path finished third with 7.5 and Johnson State fourth with 1.5.
Bay Path College’s Raquel Babeu took home the individual championship
in first-flight singles, winning 7-5, 6-1 over Becker’s Allison
Flynn.
In second-flight singles it was Becker’s Catie Sivret earning the win
with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Castleton’s Jamie Olson.
Colleen Murphy won a marathon battle in third-flight singles, 6-1, 2-6,
11-9 over Bay Path’s Julie Bendzin.
Bay Path also took home fourth-flight singles as Kara Fox defeated
Becker’s Danielle Stryker 6-3, 6-1.
Castleton collected fifth and sixth flight singles as Mary Kay Capone
and Meg Kucynski-Sherwin each wrapped up undefeated seasons with their
wins. Capone defeated Becker’s Mandy Kennedy 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 while
Kuczynski-Sherwin defeated Becker’s Kristina Drabkowski 7-5, 6-2.
In doubles action Becker won two out of three which would prove to be
the winning edge. Flynn and Sivret teamed to defeat Castleton’s Olson
and Kim Allen in the first flight 8-3. In second flight it was Murphy
and Stryker taking down Castleton’s Charla Klaas and Emily Hallett
8-6.
Castleton would win third-flight doubles 8-5 as Capone and
Kuczynski-Sherwin defeated Bay Path’s Cristina Ruiz and Yolian Ortiz.
The tournament culminated with the announcement of the all-conference
team, including Team Sportsmanship Award, Coach of the Year, Rookie of
the Year and Player of the Year honors. All awards were based on
conference coaches voting.
Women’s Tennis All-Conference:
Singles First Team:
Kim Allen-Sr., Castleton
Raquel Babeu-Jr., Bay Path
Julia Bendzin-So., Bay Path
Allison Flynn-Jr., Becker
Charla Klaas-So., Castleton
Jamie Olson-Sr., Castleton
Doubles First Team:
Allison Flynn-Jr./Catie Sivret-Fr., Becker
Charla Klaas-So./Emily Hallett-Jr., Castleton
Jamie Olson-Sr./Kim Allen-Sr., Castleton
Singles Honorable Mention:
Colleen Murphy-Sr., Becker
Chelsie O’Connell-Jr., Johnson State
Catie Sivret-Fr., Becker
Doubles Honorable Mention:
Julia Bendzin-So.,/Kara Fox-So., Bay Path
Danielle Stryker-Fr.,/Colleen Murphy-Sr., Becker
Player of the Year:
Raquel Babeu-Jr., Bay Path
Rookie of the Year:
Kim Allen-Sr., Castleton
Coach of the Year:
Nelson Murray, Johnson State
Sportsmanship Award:
Bay Path College
Courtesy Castleton Sports Information
