Trinity's Gould and Tramont Earn NESCAC All-Academic for Women's Tennis

Hartford, Conn., August 13, 2008 - Trinity College women's tennis juniors Sarah Gould (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Amanda Tramont (Miami, Fla.) were both selected to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2008 Spring All-Academic Team and as Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar Athletes.  Each student-athlete voted to the ESPN The Magazine All-District Team must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative g.p.a., while each NESCAC All-Academic honoree must be varsity letterwinner and maintain at least a 3.35 cumulative grade-point average, and each ITA Scholar Athlete must maintain a 3.50 g.p.a. for the stated academic year.  Trinity, coached by Wendy Bartlett (24th Season), finished the season with a 10-6 overall record and a 3-4 mark in the NESCAC.

Gould and Tramont tied for the team-lead in singles winning percentage with identical 9-4 marks and percentages of .692 this season.  Gould was also 3-9 and Tramont was 8-5 in double this springs, while the pair own a 14-8 career record as doubles partners but did not play together at all in 2007-08.  Gould is a graduate of Longmeadow High School and is majoring in public policy & law at Trinity, while Tramont, an All-NESCAC selection in doubles in 2007, attended Gulliver Preparatory School and majors in political science with a Hispanic Studies concentration. Gould is the daughter of Connie and Tom Gould and Tramont is the daughter of Susan and Andrew Tramont.

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