With the summer heat starting to wind down, the
coaching staff has been working hard to prepare for the arrival of this year’s
Panther squad. As a coaching staff, we have been busy with many fun activities
including recruiting and organizing some upcoming events to celebrate our
championship run last season. Stay tuned as we finalize details for our ring
ceremony (likely date of October 20th / football homecoming game)
and an alumni event we will host in the Spring.
Also, we just got in our first order of Championship
t-shirts. If you would like to receive a shirt, please email us your size (S,
M, L, or XL) and a mailing address (cost = $15).
With the start of the 2018-19 season inching nearer, the
coaching staff is looking forward to building on our success from last season
and have set our sights on putting ourselves in the hunt for another national
title this season. Winning the NCAA Team and Doubles titles was beyond fun, and
has certainly affirmed that our culture is in a good place. Of course, we need
to remain cautious of being overconfident and complacent and we will be
determined to avoid these potential pitfalls this year. At least two things are
certain: it will not be easy to try to repeat as national champions, but it
will be an incredibly fun journey to put ourselves to the test and to see how
far we can go. Even though we will miss the leadership and talents of our three
seniors from last year, we are returning a very strong core and have added
three freshmen with an abundance of potential to the mix.
The Panther roster for the 2018-19 season is comprised of 4
seniors, 3 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 3 freshmen. Head Coach Bob Hansen is
entering his 8th season with the Panthers and Assistant Coach Andrew
Thomson for his second season as a coach at Midd. Our first practice is on
September 7th, and we cannot wait to get started! We look forward to
posting updates on our blog throughout this season and really appreciate everyone
who is following along and supporting us. Take a look below to see our updated
team roster, notable statistics, and our 2018 Fall tournament schedule.
2018-19 Team Roster
Seniors: Lubomir Cuba, Noah Farrell, Peter Martin, and Cole
Sutton
Juniors: Weston Brach, Aleksandr
Samets, and Alex Vanezis
Sophomores: Nate Eazor, Thorne Gregory, Adam Guo, and Andre
Xiao
Freshman: Zach Hilty, Stan Morris, and David Vilys
Coaching Staff: Head Coach Bob Hansen and Assistant Coach
Andrew Thomson
Notable Statistics
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The
men’s tennis team maintained an average GPA of 3.64 for the 2017-18 school year,
and continues to excel in the classroom.
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The
2017-18 Panther squad set a Middlebury tennis record by posting 25 total wins
last season.
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Senior
Lubomir Cuba returns for his senior season having set a Middlebury tennis
record earing his third individual national championship last season, having
won the NCAA individual singles title once and the doubles twice.
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| The Panthers have taken good care of our new trophy! |
2018 Fall Schedule
Date Time School Location
9/15,16 All Day Middlebury Invitational Middlebury, VT
9/28,29,30 All Day ITA
Regionals Middlebury,
VT
10/5,6,7 All Day Farnsworth Tournament Princeton, NJ
10/12,13,14 All Day Tufts-Deis
Invitational Boston, MA
Go Midd!
- The Middlebury
Men’s Tennis Coach Staff
