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Women’s Tennis Once Again Volunteers at Tennithon

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Women's Tennis | 3/12/2019 12:00:00 AM



Goldey-Beacom women's tennis team once again played a huge role in community service with the squad helping many of Delaware's kids in Tennithon.
 
The players and assistant coach Troy Donato took time at DuPont Country Club with kids from ages 7 to 17 competing in doubles play and getting instruction.  The instructors matched up the kids based on their levels and worked to get new kids excited about the sport.
 
This was yet another example of the team's ongoing work with the community.  In addition to its past appearances at Tennithon, the Lightning also have helped at the Delaware Wheelchair Tennis Championships.
 
The work of the women's tennis team is another showing of GBC Cares, the community service arm of the Department of Athletics.  Recent work includes, but is not limited to, work at The Summit in Hockessin with our veterans, the women's basketball team assisting kids at a local elementary school and the softball team helping with both the Thanksgiving collection for the New Castle County EMS Division Paramedics and Toys for Tots.
 
The works of GBC Cares in producing the soon-to-be-published book "Veterans of The Summit: Stories of Service" helped the College finish third for the 2019 NCAA Division II Award of Excellence, earning $1,000 for future community engagement events.  It is the second time in four years Goldey-Beacom has been a finalist for the award.
 
The women's tennis team (8-2, 7-1 CACC) last fall captured at least a share of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular-season title a third straight year and played in the league semifinals an 11th straight campaign.  It won the conference title in 2016 and 2017.
 
GBC, which has played in the NCAA Tournament seven times, also has won 24 of its last 25 regular-season league matches.
 
Goldey-Beacom opens its spring campaign Friday against Division I Delaware State, beginning at 1:00 pm at Delcastle Tennis Center.
 
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