Hall of Fame
Nancy Olson, a member of the Class of 1993, was a standout on the tennis courts, with her name appearing frequently throughout the record books.
She impressively capped her career as a senior, winning the 1993 NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Helen Motter at host Carleton College in Minnesota. The duo defeated Stephanie Desmond and Pascale Muhleman of Trinity College by scores of 6-4 and 7-5 in the final to claim the crown. The doubles team was the first from Middlebury to earn a place in the NCAA Championships in school history, regardless of gender.
Olson is the initial All-American recognized in the women’s tennis program’s history, garnering first-team accolades. Olson and Motter went 8-1 as a tandem that season in dual matches and tallied a 24-1 record in doubles that year. The pair was victorious in the title match of the Rolex Regional Doubles Championships along the way.
In singles play, Olson competed near the top of the lineup and was ranked 15th in the Eastern ranking and 36th nationally as a junior. She reached the finals of the Rolex Regional, where she lost to Motter. During her senior campaign, she served as the team captain.
