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In its first season under head coach Paul Gastonguay, the Bates women's tennis team had one of the youngest rosters in all of New England. The Bobcats did not have a single senior on the team and four of the top six singles positions were claimed by first-years and sophomores. Gastonguay, who has led the men's team to three straight NCAA tournament berths, is looking forward to turning around the women's program as well.
Bates posted a 2-9 record last year, but had one of its top performances ever at the New England Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament. Kelsey Evans '03 (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Talbot Randall '03 (Norwalk, Conn.), Bobcat captains in 2003, playing in the No. 3 doubles bracket, reached the semifinals of the tournament. They posted two 6-0, 6-0 wins in the process, including a win over the tournament's fourth seed. The Bobcats' No. 2 team of rookie Tara DeVito (East Hills, N.Y.) and Kim Hoffman '04 (Needham, Mass.) also advanced to the quarterfinals. DeVito was the team's No. 1 player as a first-year.
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