The #4 Middlebury women's tennis team garnered a pair of major NESCAC awards, highlighted by Sahana Raman, who was tabbed the NESCAC Player of the Year and Elsie Van Wieren who received rookie of the year praise. Raman, Van Wieren and Lulu Wu each secured a spot on the all-conference singles teams, while the duo of Raman and Nina Farhat alongside the tandem of Van Wieren and Claudia Miller were recognized with first-team all-league honors in doubles.

ABOUT THE HONOREES

• Raman (Player of the Year + First Team Singles)
  • Raman becomes the first Panther since 2019 and the fifth overall to earn the conference's player of the year laurel.
  • The praise is the second major accolade from the league after she was selected as the rookie of the year following her initial campaign. Raman joins Amy Roche and Lok-Sze Leung who are the other two Middlebury players to garner both league awards.
  • The senior earns her fourth individual honor, each of them being first-team accolades.
  • Raman has played in the top spot of the lineup this season and ranks seventh in Division III.
  • She possesses a squad-best 23-4 record this year, including a 12-3 mark this spring.
  • Raman enters the NCAA Tournament riding a nine-match unbeaten streak. 
  • She owns an 83-29 career mark in singles play, including two seasons with 20 or more triumphs. The 83 victories are believed to be a program record.
• Van Wieren (Rookie of the Year + First Team Singles)
  • Van Wieren is the sixth Middlebury player to be selected as the rookie of the year.
  • She secures All-NESCAC praise with a spot on the first-team singles list.
  • Van Wieren is second on the squad with 22 wins (22-5), recording a 12-4 mark with a majority of action at #2.
  • The rookie has produced three separate seven-match winning streaks this year.
  • She is ranked 21st nationally headed into the NCAA Tournament. 
• Raman and Farhat (First Team Doubles)
  • The honor is the first for Farhat, while Raman earns doubles praise for the third time as a Panther.
  • Raman and Farhat have been teamed up together since the start of the year, tying for the squad lead with 25 triumphs (25-3).
  • The duo boasts an impressive 15-2 mark in spring dual action and is ranked first in the Northeast Region and third nationally.
  • The tandem has claimed eight victories in its last nine completed matches heading into the weekend.
• Van Wieren and Miller (First Team Doubles)
  • The doubles accolade is the first for both players, while Miller receives her second all-conference laurel after earning first-team singles honors following her rookie campaign.
  • The tandem has been competing for the entirety of the year together, playing a team-high 30 matches with a 25-5 record. 
  • The pair comes into the national tournament winners of 10-straight matches, including a trio during the NESCAC Tournament.
  • Miller and Van Wieren have combined to tally a 15-3 record during the spring portion of the schedule. 
  • They prepare for the NCAA Tournament as the eighth-ranked regional tandem and sit 18th among Division III peers.
• Wu (Second Team Singles)
  • Wu has been tabbed a second-team singles selection for the third time. 
  • She has anchored the middle of the singles lineup and secured her 50th career win earlier this spring.
  • Wu is 13-3 overall and has produced six and seven-match winning streaks this year.
  • She was ahead 2-1 in the third set of the NESCAC Tournament Championship match when the decisive point was tallied.
  • The junior has a career record of 54-18, highlighted by a pair of 20-win campaigns. 

The Panthers claimed the program's first NESCAC Championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, a first-round bye, and hosting rights for a seven-team regional. Middlebury competes in the second round on Saturday on the Outdoor Tennis Courts against the winner of SUNY New Paltz and Albright.