Raquel Babeu named NECC Player of the Year
Bay Path College senior Raquel Babeu of North Adams, MA, was
named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Women’s
Tennis Player of the Year during the 2008 NECC Women’s Tennis
All-Conference Teams and Awards.
Babeu is a three-year member of the Wildcats’ tennis team and
will graduate spring ‘09 from Bay Path with a Bachelor of
Science in legal studies. Babeu won the 2007 Women’s Tennis
Player of the Year in the North Atlantic Conference Bay
Path’s former league. She finished the NECC regular season
play with a 6-0 singles record and 4-1 in conference doubles
action. Overall, Babeu finished the year with a 9-3 #1 singles
record and 6-4 #1 doubles record.
“This has been a great year, and Bay Path has come a long way
this season,” said Babeu. “I couldn’t have done
as well my senior year without my team, and I am very proud of our
success.”
Babeu was unanimously selected for the 2008 ALL-NECC Women’s
Tennis First Team Singles, and was joined by Bay Path junior Julia
Bendzin of Poestenkill, NY, and freshman Sarah Costa of Tiverton,
RI. Costa and Bendzin joined Bay Path junior Cristina Ruiz of
Waterbury, CT, and junior Kara Fox of Biddeford, ME, respectively,
on the ALL-NECC Women’s Tennis First Team Doubles.