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| Margaret Anne Smith |
The season has drawn to a close but not without highlights,
recognition and celebrations. Jordan
Dubin (15), Margaret Anne Smith (17) and Samantha Peikes (18) led the Pioneers
in victories for the spring. The tennis
shot-making of Jordan combined with the patience of Margaret Anne and the
tenacity of Sam, made for competitive styles that kept the opponents off
balance. The three very different
personalities provided harmony and leadership in varied ways this spring all by
example. They used their energies on
court perfecting their style of play and being bold in competition. All three shared qualities of determination
and focus that carried them to successful results. Jordan and Ruth Yi graduate as senior captains
of the tennis team and Margaret Anne and Samantha Peikes will take the helm
carrying the momentum forward. Another
Dubin, Noa Dubin, will join the ranks as the team approaches the fall season. Awards voted on by the team members included Sam Peikes for the Most Improved of the Year, Ruth Yi as the Most Spirited Player and Christine Yee for the Pam Lalmond award exemplifying a fine example of sportsmanship and competition. The Coaches' Award this year went to Jordan Dubin for her outstanding end-of-season play and her leadership and enthusiasm for Smith tennis |
Academically, Smith Tennis was near the top of all of the
Smith teams earning NEWMAC conference, Seven Sisters’ and ITA honors. Smith Tennis has earned ITA All-Academic team
honors each year consistently since 2005!
There were many individual academic honors on the Tennis
Team as well. Jordan Dubin earned respect from the entire
athletic department for receiving (with two others) the Sarah Pokora award for
the highest GPA in all of athletics for 2014-2015.
NEWMAC academic awards went to Katie Hazen, Kelli Cheung,
Margaret Anne Smith, Jordan Dubin, Christine Yee, Ruth Yi, Andrea Tanco.
The ITA scholar-athlete acknowledgements are named during
the summer so that information will be forthcoming. The 2014 recipients for ITA scholar athlete
awards were Margaret Anne Smith, Kelli Cheung, Ruth Yi, Andrea Tanco, Isabelle Eyman, Unsa Malik, Jinan Martiuk, Kathryn Dernbach and Jordan Dubin (in absentia).
Congratulations to all Smith tennis players who continue to
find a balance between academic and athletics, who understand the importance
and the integral part athletics plays in the educational experience and who are
able to carry on the Smith College Tennis Team tradition:
Finish strong
Finish together
Encourage one another
All with grace.
