Stan Morris and David Vilys of the Middlebury men's tennis team earned All-NESCAC First-Team honors, while Aidan Harris and Noah Laber garnered second-team accolades. The conference awards are the first conference postseason award for each Panther.
 
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Morris tallied First-Team All-NESCAC laurels in singles. He won the ITA Cup Singles Championship last fall in Georgia, becoming just the second Panther to win the title. He is a two-time finalist in the event, advancing in 2019. Morris, the second-ranked player in the ITA Northeast region, enters the NCAA Tournament with a team-best 24 wins (24-5) and has triumphed in 10-straight matchups. He has tallied a 12-3 record against the opponent's top player this spring. Over his career, Morris has accumulated a record of 49-21. 
 
Morris and Vilys garnered All-NESCAC First-Team accolades, teaming up in the #1 spot of the Panther doubles lineup. The duo has posted a 16-3 record this season. The region's top-ranked tandem was 8-1 during conference action and have won nine of their last 10 matches.
 
Harris has been a mainstay in the top half of the Panthers singles lineup. The All-NESCAC Second-Team singles honoree has a 13-9 overall record, winning 10 of his 15 matches this spring. The region's 21st-ranked individual has winning streaks of five and four since March 13.  
 
Laber and Harris were cited as All-NESCAC Second-Team recipients, producing a 21-9 record entering NCAA action. The Panther pair won the ITA New England Doubles Title to advance to the ITA Cup, winning the round of 16 match before falling in the quarterfinals and finishing with an 11-2 mark for the fall portion of the schedule. They are 10-7 in the spring, going 8-2 over their last 10 matches. 
 
The fourth-ranked Panthers begin hosting NCAA Regional play on Thursday at the Proctor Tennis Courts. 
 
Morris will be one of 32 individuals vying for the NCAA singles crown to be played following the team portion of the NCAA Championships in Orlando from May 27-29. Morris and Vilys will battle 15 other duos from across the country for the doubles title at the same site. The brackets for both the singles and doubles draws will be announced before the competition.