Nugent Named National Recipient of ITA Ashe Award

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WALTHAM, Mass. – Senior Kelly Nugent (Lynnfield/Lynnfield HS) of the Bentley women’s tennis team has been named the Division II national recipient of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Arthur Ashe Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship.

The national award winner is selected from the eight regional award winners that were announced last week. Nugent was the East Region’s winner. The award is given annually to a player who has exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.

Nugent capped her collegiate career with a stellar senior season. She posted a 19-3 overall singles record, including a perfect 12-0 run through the Northeast-10 Conference to earn first-team All-Conference honors, and went 10-9 in doubles play.

A team captain for two years, Nugent earned three All-Conference selections in singles and two in doubles over her three-year career. A management major with a 3.53 grade point average, she was also a first-team NE-10 All-Academic selection each of her three seasons on the team.