The Carleton College women’s tennis team was honored Tuesday as the recipients of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Team Sportsmanship Award for the month of May.

The doubles team of Bridget Doyle (Sr./Mendota Heights, Minn./Visitation) and Anne Lombardi (Jr./Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) has earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Doubles Championships. The pair’s No. 4 ranking in the Central Region secured them a spot among the sixteen teams selected to participate in the tournament May 23-25 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The Carleton College women’s tennis team saw its 2013 campaign come to an end with a narrow 5-3 loss to No. 26 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater during the regional semifinals of the NCAA Championships. The back-and-forth match featured three ties and one lead change during the team competition.

The Carleton College women’s tennis team took an early lead during doubles en route to a 5-1 victory over Grinnell College in the opening round of the NCAA Championships. This is the second straight year that the Knights topped the Pioneers in the first round of the national tournament.

It’s a regional repeat for the Carleton College women’s tennis team. For the second consecutive year, the Knights earned the MIAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. Just like last year, Carleton travels to Chicago for the regional round, and for the second time in as many seasons, the Knights will face Grinnell College in the opening round, a match slated for 10 a.m. on Friday, May 10.

Six members of the Carleton College women’s tennis team earned All-MIAC honors for the 2013 season, following the team’s second consecutive conference playoff championship. Senior Bridget Doyle and junior Anne Lombardi were repeat selections in both singles and doubles, while junior Molly Hemes picked up her second consecutive award in singles. That trio was joined by Mikayla Becich, Claire Spencer, and Grace Davis, who capped off their impressive rookie campaigns with the distinction.