NAC Tennis Player of the Year

LONGMEADOW, MA— Raquel Babeu, a junior at Bay Path College from North Adams, was named Player of the Year and took home the individual championship in first-flight singles at the NCAA North Atlantic Conference women’s tennis championship this past weekend. Babeau won the finals match, winning 7-5, 6-1 over Becker College’s Allison Flynn. Babeau, who has been strong all season long, had been named player of the week for two times during the regular season.

Bay Path finished third in the NAC tournament hosted by Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont. The Wildcats completed the regular season with a conference-best record of 3-0 and an overall record of 11-4.

In addition to being named Player of the Year, Babeau was also named to the All-Conference Singles-First Team along with teammate Julia Bendzin, a sophomore from Poestenkill, New York. Bendzin and doubles partner Kara Fox, a sophomore from Biddeford, Maine, received doubles honorable mention. The Bay Path team also garnered the Sportsmanship Award.