Day one is complete at the NCAA singles and doubles portion of the NCAA Tennis Championships at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C. First-year player Lok-Sze Leung won the first set of her opening match 6-0 before Jamie Solomon of Pomona-Pitzer retired in the second set trailing 2-1. Leung then defeated Jordan Wylie of Emory 6-3, 6-4 to advance to Friday’s quarterfinal round.

Middlebury College men's tennis player Brantner Jones (Winnetka, Ill.) has been eliminated in the round of 16 at the NCAA Tennis Individual Championships at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C. Jones opened the tourney on Thursday morning with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Wil Drougas of Case Western Reserve. Later in the day, the sophomore battled Nicholas Ballou of Cal-Lutheran, falling 6-1, 6-4, one round shy of the quarterfinals. He finishes up his season with a 17-8 mark for the Panthers.

Middlebury College athlete Margo Cramer (Seattle, Wash.) and assistant coach Nicole Wilkerson were recently honored by the USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association). Cramer was named the New England Region female track athlete of the year, while Wilkerson was named the N.E. Region men’s assistant coach of the year.

Three members of the Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team earned All-American honors from the IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association). Junior Margaret Souther (Scarsdale, N.Y.) was named to the first team, while senior Lily Nguyen (Oakland, Calif.) and first-year player Katie Ritter (Middlebury, Vt.) earned third-team honors. 

Five members of the Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team were honored when the IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association) announced its All-Region teams. Senior Lily Nguyen (Oakland, Calif.), junior Margaret Souther (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and first-year player Katie Ritter (Middlebury, Vt.) were named to the first-team,  while senior Elizabeth Garry (Mamoroneck, N.Y.) and sophomore Liza Herzog (Baltimore, Md.) earned second-team honors.