2009-2010 Tennis News

  • Tennis Receives 2010 ITA All Academic Honors
    August 16, 2010
    Simmons Tennis was named a 2010 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III All-Academic Team, the ITA announced this month. In addition, Jordan Borash (Marblehead, Mass.), Katy Hallinan (Maynard, Mass.), Athena Lynch (Andover, Mass.) and Maggie Taylor (Yarmouth, Maine) were given Scholar-Athlete honors. Taylor and Borash are both first-time honorees, while Hallinan has made the team three times, and Lynch has been honored twice.
  • Sharks Earn 2009-10 GNAC Academic All-Conference Honors
    July 19, 2010
    The Great Northeast Athletic Conference recognized 530 student-athletes from 15 league sports on the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference Team. 40 Simmons athletes received the honor, and all seven of the Simmons varsity programs sponsored by the GNAC were represented on this year’s Academic All-Conference Team.
  • Tennis Falls to #1 Amherst in NCAA Second Round
    May 15, 2010
    AMHERST, MA – Amherst College earned a 5-0 win over Simmons College Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Regional Championship Second Round. The Sharks end their season at 15-8, while the Lord Jeffs improve to 18-2 and will host either Middlebury or Bowdoin College Sunday at 1 p.m. in the regional finals.
  • Tennis Advances in NCAA Tournament
    May 14, 2010
    AMHERST, MA – Simmons Tennis earned a 5-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Regional Championship First Round, which was held indoors at the Hampshire College Bay Road Tennis Club. The Chargers end their season at 17-6, while the Sharks improve to 15-7 and will take on regional host Amherst College Saturday at 1 p.m.
  • Tennis to Travel to Amherst for NCAA Tournament
    May 11, 2010
    Simmons Tennis will face off with Colby-Sawyer College in Friday’s NCAA Division III Tournament, held at Amherst College. The Sharks earned an automatic bid to nationals after winning the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament, and have won two of three spring season matches while training for the NCAA, including one 7-2 victory over Colby-Sawyer.
  • Tennis Ranked 26th by ITA
    March 24, 2010
    Simmons Tennis has been ranked 26th among NCAA Division III programs in the Northeast by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The Sharks were ranked ahead of William Smith, and just behind Babson, Smith and Mount Holyoke.
  • Tennis 2009 Season in Review
    November 16, 2009
    Simmons Tennis wrapped up the fall 2009 season after capturing the Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament Championship for the fifth time in six years, and securing a #24 ranking among Northeast Division III programs from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association—the highest ever ITA ranking for Simmons. The Sharks turned in a perfect 8-0 regular season GNAC performance, amounting to a 68-4 record in individual conference matches.
  • Tennis Ranked 24th in Northeast by ITA
    November 12, 2009
    Simmons Tennis has been ranked 24th among Northeast Division III programs, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced on Wednesday. The ranking is the highest-ever for Simmons, previously ranked 25th in spring 2009.
  • Tennis Captures 2009 GNAC Championship Title
    October 26, 2009
    Simmons Tennis captured the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women’s Tennis Championship on Sunday, besting #2 seed Suffolk University 6-0 to take the title for the fifth time in six years. The GNAC Championship caps a perfect 8-0 conference record for the Sharks in 2009.
  • Three Sharks Earn 2009 GNAC Tennis All-Conference Honors
    October 25, 2009
    Simmons Tennis freshman Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) earned the highest All-Conference honors awarded by the GNAC, the conference announced on Saturday. Salmela was named both Player AND Rookie of the Year for 2009, reflecting her remarkable achievement of going undefeated at #1 singles in the GNAC as a freshman this fall.
  • Salmela Named GNAC Player of the Week
    October 22, 2009
    Simmons freshman Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tennis Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday evening. This is the first POW honor for Salmela this season, who has swept Rookie honors for each of the six weeks of the fall 2009 season.
  • Tennis Competes at NEWITT
    October 19, 2009
    Simmons Tennis competed at the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (NEWITT), held at Middlebury College on Friday and Saturday. Despite facing some very strong competition, the Sharks managed to finish the weekend with a 3-3 record.
  • Tennis Captures Weekly GNAC Honors
    October 14, 2009
    Simmons junior Maile Macleod (Carlsbad, Calif.) has been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tennis Player of the Week, and freshman Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) was named GNAC Tennis Rookie of the Week, the conference announced on Monday evening. This is the second POW honor for Macleod this season, while Salmela has swept ROW honors for each of the five weeks of the fall 2009 season.
  • Tennis Wins Conference Doubleheader, Salmela Earns GNAC Rookie 4th Week in a Row
    October 05, 2009
    Simmons Tennis swept Albertus Magnus, 9-0, and Emerson College, 8-1, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference doubleheader on Sunday. Both games were rescheduled due to rain earlier in the season. With the win, the Sharks improve to 8-4 overall and a perfect 6-0 GNAC mark.
  • After Marathon Battle, Tennis Drops Match to Lyons, 5-4
    October 02, 2009
    Simmons Tennis battled Mount Holyoke College for four and a half hours Thursday night, coming up short on the evening to endure a 5-4 non-conference loss. Simmons falls to 6-4 overall, while remaining a perfect 4-0 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, while the Lyons improve to 2-3 overall, 1-2 NEWMAC.
  • Tennis Notches GNAC Win vs. Johnson and Wales, 8-1
    September 30, 2009
    Simmons Tennis racked up another Great Northeast Athletic Conference win on Tuesday evening over Johnson and Wales, dropping only #1 doubles to the Wildcats as they sailed to an 8-1 victory. The Sharks improve to 6-3 overall, remaining an unbeaten 4-0 in the GNAC and taking the conference’s #1 spot, while JWU falls to 2-5 overall, 1-2 GNAC.
  • Salmela Garners Third GNAC Rookie of the Week Honor
    September 29, 2009
    Freshman Tennis athlete Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week honors for the third week running, the GNAC announced on Monday.
  • Tennis Sweeps Weekly GNAC Honors
    September 22, 2009
    Maile Macleod (Carlsbad, Calif.) was named Player of the Week and freshman Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) earned Rookie of the Week Honors for the second week in a row, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference announced on Monday evening.
  • Tennis Shines at ITA Regional Championships
    September 19, 2009
    Simmons Tennis competed at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships on Friday and Saturday. Junior captain Maile Macleod (Carlsbad, Calif.), freshman Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.), sophomore Maggie Taylor (Yarmouth, Maine) and sophomore Liza Pope (West Newbury, Mass.) all represented the Sharks in the 2009 tournament, held at MIT.
  • Tennis Wins GNAC Opener vs. Pine Manor, 9-0
    September 15, 2009
    Simmons Tennis opened fall 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference play on Tuesday, traveling to Pine Manor College. The Sharks swept the Gators, 9-0, while the match featured the first collegiate career singles and doubles wins by sophomore transfer Brittany Dolloff (Hollis, N.H.) and freshman Veronica Nowakowski (Belchertown, Mass.).
  • Salmela Named GNAC Tennis Rookie of the Week
    September 15, 2009
    Simmons freshman Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week honors, the conference announced on Monday. Salmela, who has played #1 singles for the Sharks since beginning her collegiate career, had a good week against tough competition.
  • Sharks Defeated By Judges, 9-0
    September 13, 2009
    Simmons Tennis fell to the Brandeis Judges on Sunday, 9-0. In #1 singles, Simmons freshman Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) gave Rachel Rosman plenty of trouble in the first set before Rosman, ranked #41 in the country, won the match 7-6, 6-0.
  • Simmons Tennis Tops GNAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
    August 27, 2009
    Simmons Tennis earned the number one ranking in Great Northeast Athletic Conference preseason voting, the conference office announced on Wednesday. The Sharks captured the 2008 GNAC championship for the fourth time in five years, after posting a 12-6 overall record and 9-0 GNAC record.
  • Tennis 2009 Season Preview
    August 24, 2009
    Simmons Tennis is poised to begin the 2009 season after a successful 2008 campaign. The Sharks finished 2008 with a 12-6 overall record, and a 9-0 run against Great Northeast Athletic Conference opponents. Simmons captured the 2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship for the fourth time in five years, and in doing so qualified for the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The team, led by Head Coach Bob Rauseo, the 2008 GNAC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year, finished the season ranked 25th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in the New England region, tying a program high set in 2007.
Scoreboard
  • Sat, 04/27 Women's Tennis vs. Lesley W, 7-2 (Final) RC | R
  • Wed, 04/24 Women's Tennis vs. Emerson L, 6-0 (Final) RC | R
  • Fri, 04/19 Women's Tennis vs. Husson L, 6-3 (Final) RC | R
  • Fri, 04/12 Women's Tennis vs. Bentley (Postponed)
  • Sat, 10/14 Women's Tennis vs. Regis (Mass.) L, 5-1 (Final) RC | R | PR