Women's Tennis Hits End of Road

The women's tennis team's season ended Sunday with a 9-0 loss to Colby-Sawyer in the North Eastern Atlantic Conference Semifinal.

Coach Sue Henry admits that the players had an off-day.

"I know that the players were disappointed because they didn't play as well as we had worked all season," Henry said.

Despite the loss, the Lady Hornets posted a 4-4 record within the North Atlantic Conference.

Play within the NAC is Coach Henry's focus for next season.

"We were definitely in the middle this year for sure, so we're looking to step up and be contenders with Colby-Sawyer and Castleton next year," Henry said.

All but one player is eligible to return to the team next season, and that stability is what gives Coach Henry hope that the Lady Hornets can accomplish that goal.

"We have a great nucleus and great young leaders on our team. I'm very much looking forward to taking that next step," Coach Henry said.

One player that is a part of the young nucleus is sophomore Hannah Frigon.

Frigon had no problem becoming part of the program.

"The team was really encouraging. They were always giving me pointers, and there was a level playing field. No one really felt that they were really better than the other," Frigon said.

Being new to the team, Frigon also noticed that the players were passionate about what they did.

"Everyone played well. They played to their best. Even if people were not having a good day, everybody played the hardest that they could," Frigon said.

Despite a concentrated effort, members of the team had a hard time assembling due to class scheduling. However, a focus on academics is what Coach Henry wants her players to have during the offseason.

"Now our next goal we'll shoot for is to be the top grade point average team," Henry said.

Flynn earns All-NEAC East Honors

Lyndon's Kayla Flynn, a sophomore Meteorology major from Johnston, R.I., was named a First-Team All-North Eastern Athletic Conference East Division singles selection for a second-consecutive season. A year ago, Flynn was named to both the All-NEAC East First-Team in singles and doubles and walked off with the conference's Rookie of the Year Award as well.

In the 2011 season, playing out of first and second flight singles and No. 1 doubles, Flynn amassed an overall singles record of 8-4 and a mark of 6-2 in the NEAC East. In doubles play, she teamed with Kelsey Johnson to record an overall record of 5-7 and a conference mark of 3-5.