SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Kicking off a new year of competition with a young but talented roster, the Skidmore College women's tennis team look to start off strong at the Middlebury Panther Challenge this weekend.

While the program's notable conference title streak came to an end last Spring, a fresh opportunity arrives in beginning a new run of league championships in a competitive Liberty League conference.

THE SCHEDULE AHEAD
Following the trip up to Middlebury, the Thoroughbreds will host the ITA Regionals in two weekends time at the McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center. The lone dual match of the fall season sees Skidmore host Union on October 2^nd, before wrapping up competition with the Thoroughbred Invitation from October 17-19.

The schedule then picks up again in February for the spring season of dual matches. It all culminates in the Liberty League Tournament in May as the Thoroughbreds will seek their 14^th league title in 15 seasons.

RETURNING T-BREDS
The Thoroughbreds have four players returning to the roster, with two upperclassmen in senior Beilynn Geiss and junior Coco Prokop. Rounding out the quartet are the sophomore duo of Maggie English and Mia Sarzynska, the latter of which was named to the All-Liberty League Honorable Mention doubles team a year prior.

EXCITING NEWCOMER CLASS
Skidmore welcomes four new members that are set to debut this weekend in Middlebury.

PROGRAM HISTORY
The Thoroughbreds have appeared in 27 overall NCAA Tournament appearances, in addition to winning a total of 20 league titles and winning the 1998 NCAA Division III Championship. The program also recently saw the duo of Konika Dhull and Grace Truong compete in the 2025 NCAA Division III Doubles Championships, with Dhull also taking on the Singles Championships.

FROM HEAD COACH CURT SPEERSCHNEIDER
"Sort of a fresh start for us this year. I don't really believe in "rebuilding" years, but I suppose this would be that year for us. For the first time in a while, we're no longer the hunted, but the hunter in the league.  I think that's exactly what we needed with the majority of our team being First Years and some returning players needing to step up into some higher spots and roles.  We have some really good talent that we're looking to develop into the next era of Skidmore Women's Tennis.  They will be tested in the coming weeks with some good fall competition.  Even with a new group, our standards and goals will remain the same."