Women’s Tennis

Middlebury women’s tennis will open the season with lofty expectations for pair of high-flying sophomores. Leah Kepping ’13 and Brittany Faber ’13 made the most of their short fall season, putting in strong efforts in all four tournaments.
At the Gail Smith Doubles Tournament and the ITA Regional Championships, the pair advanced into the semifinals (GSD) and then finals (ITA) only to be beaten by Jordan Brewer and Gabby Devlin of Amherst.
The same Amherst pair plagued them at their final competition of the fall, the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (NEWITT), where Kepping and Faber bested opponents from Roger Williams, Amherst, and Bowdoin before falling to Brewer and Devlin in the semifinal. Needless to say, the talented Middlebury duo will be looking to pick up where they left off and make the most of their next opportunities against their Amherst nemeses.
Outside of the top pair, tri-captains Sally Wilkey ’11, Whitney Hanson ’11 and up-and-comer Dorrie Paradies ’14 will be pushing for spots in the top flights.
The arduous spring season will feature many more matches with fewer large tournaments where only the top performers compete, so the depth of the team will be tested and any number of players could rise to the top of the pecking order. This internal competition should drive the Panthers to a high level of performance come time for the season’s culmination in the NESCAC Tournament.