May 27, 2009
MIT's Karina Pikhart Receives Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) named MIT senior Karina Pikhart the national recipient of the 2009 ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. She is the first athlete in the program’s history to garner this national honor as Mealani Nakamura was the East Region finalist in 2000.


December 3, 2008
Smith's Christine Davis Receives USTA/ITA Campus Recreation Award
Smith College tennis coach, Christine Davis, is the New England region recipient of the USTA/ITA Campus Recreation Award. The award honors an ITA coach who has done an outstanding job implementing recreational tennis programs on campus in an effort to grow tennis participation.


October 29, 2008
NEWMAC Announces 2008 Women's Tennis Academic All-Conference Team
Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale after the 2008 spring semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.


October 28, 2008
NEWMAC Announces 2008 Women’s Tennis Post-Season Award Winners
Regular season and tournament champion Wellesley College led the way with five First Team selections, along with the Rookie of the Year, Marie Watanabe. MIT junior Leslie Hansen was named Athlete of the Year and her coach, Carol Matsuzaki received Coach of the Year honors.


October 27, 2008
Wellesley Sophomores Shivani Saxena and Jacqueline Shen Named NEWMAC Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Saxena and Shen had a 3-0 week for the Blue including two wins as Wellesley won its fifth consecutive NEWMAC Championship.


October 27, 2008
Wellesley Senior Jen Schwarzkopf Named NEWMAC Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week
Schwarzkopf went 2-0 for Wellesley this week, leading the Blue to their fifth consecutive NEWMAC Championship.


October 20, 2008
MIT Junior Leslie Hansen and Freshman Anastasia Vishnevetsky Named NEWMAC Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Hansen and Vishnevetsy had a great week as a doubles team, as they finished the NEWMAC regular season undefeated by defeating the Wheaton team of Geocaris/Teague, 9-7 at the top spot.


October 20, 2008
Wellesley First Year Marie Watanabe Named NEWMAC Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week
Watanabe went 4-1 at the NEWITT this past weekend with wins over players from Bates, Connecticut, Tufts and Middlebury. Playing in the "A" draw, the first year dropped only one match, a 6-2, 6-0 loss to Amherst's Carlissa King.


October 13, 2008
MIT Junior Leslie Hansen and Freshman Anastasia Vishnevetsky Named NEWMAC Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
The duo of Hansen and Vishnevetsky posted a perfect 2-0 record this week at the #1 doubles spot.