Bethel College Women's Tennis

The women’s tennis team finished the year with an impressive 13-2 overall record and 5-1 in conference for a second place finish. In the KCAC Tournament the women faced Kansas Wesleyan University in the semi-final round taking care of the Coyotes in short order 5-0. This set up a rematch against Bethany College, to whom the Threshers lost in the regular season 3-6. The Threshers were able to come out victorious in the finals beating the Swedes 5-3 to take away the tournament championship. The win qualified the team for the NAIA National Championship meet in Mobile, AL.

The Threshers first round opponent was Brenau University out of Kentucky. Unfortunately the Threshers were unable to get the win losing 0-9. Senior Paige McKinney finished off her career with a host honors – she was a 1st team All-Conference selection earning Player of the Year honors for the second straight year, Academic All-Conference, NAIA Scholar Athlete and NAIA First Team All-American honors. McKinney was not alone as Freshman Katie Malotte was selected 1st Team All-Conference as well as being voted Freshman of the Year. Senior Katie Robertson and junior Maya Kehr earned 2nd Team All-Conference honors and both were Academic All-Conference as well as NAIA Scholar Athletes.

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Our team is absolutely blessed. Few teams can have such diverse personalities, yet mesh so well. The combination of women is only going to be an asset: each has something to contribute. This year, the opportunities are endless. — Paige McKinney