Geocaris is first Wheaton women's tennis all-league honoree since 2004

October 30, 2007

WORCESTER, MA- Freshman Sarah Geocaris (Newport Beach, CA/Sage Hill School) became the first Wheaton College women's tennis player selected to a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference team since 2004 at Tuesday's postseason meeting at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

Named to the second team at the second singles position, Geocaris is Wheaton's first rookie voted to an all-league team in four years. She was nearly perfect in dual matches this fall, going 11-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play. Geocaris notched 10 of those 11 wins in straight sets, including each of the six victorious league matches. Adding in tournament play, she was 12-3 overall.

Geocaris also had a solid season in doubles play, teaming with a classmate in posting a 10-3 record in dual matches from the top slot. Finishing 5-2 in the NEWMAC, the duo won its first six matches of the season. The tandem also competed at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Tournament and New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (NEWITT).

Geocaris helped the Lyons post their most victories in a fall season since 2003, as the team went 8-5 overall and 3-4 in conference play. Wheaton also advanced to the semifinals in the NEWMAC Tournament for the first time in three years. The fifth-seeded Blue and White knocked off fourth seed Smith College, 5-1 in the first round before being swept by eventual champion Wellesley College, which claimed its fourth straight league championship.

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