BRUNSWICK, Maine - Five Bowdoin College tennis players have
earned All-NESCAC honors in conference awards handed out on Friday.
Senior Jamie Neely (Quincy, Mass.) led the way by earning the
Clarence Chaffee Sportsmanship Award on the men's side.
Collecting All-League recognition were junior Stephen Sullivan
(Miami, Fla.), who was named First-Team All-Conference for the
men's team, while first-year Nicholas Fenichell (Quinto, Ecuador)
was named to the Second-Team. Senior Brett Davis (Larchmont, N.Y.)
and sophomore Emily Lombardi (Chicago, Ill.) were tabbed as
Second-Team choices for the women's squad.
Neely earned the Clarence Chaffee Sportsmanship Award. The
Clarence Chaffee Award is given annually to the individual who best
combined and displayed a high standard of tennis coupled with the
highest level of sportsmanship. A former ITA Arthur Ashe
Sportsmanship Award winner and member of the NESCAC
All-Sportsmanship Team in 2008 and 2009 and All-Academic squad in
2009, Neely will graduate from Bowdoin this spring at the top of
his class having competed at the highest level in tennis. Neely was
10-5 in singles play at #4 and 5-10 in doubles action at #1 this
past season
Back for a third tour on the All-NESCAC First Team Singles was
Bowdoin junior Stephen Sullivan (Miami, Fla). After going 18-5 at
#2 for the Polar Bears in his fi rst year in the league to earn
NESCAC Rookie of the Year, Sullivan moved up to the #1 spot and
posted an 11-5 record in dual match play last season. This spring,
Sullivan continued his impressive play at #1 for Bowdoin and went
9-4 overall in duals. Fenichell enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign,
posting a 9-6 record, playing mostly at the #2 spot for the Polar
Bears in dual matches this spring.
Brett Davis closes out her career with All-NESCAC Recognition for
the Bowdoin women's team. Davis was outstanding in dual matches
this spring, posting a 12-2 with the majority of her matches coming
at the #3 spot. Lombardi saw action at #1 and #2 for Bowdoin this
year, collecting a 9-5 record in dual match play.
