“我们的新家”:火博体育新的室外网球场开放
Skidmore unveiled the outdoor tennis 法院 at McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center and held its first-ever competition at the new complex in September.
"It was a special time for us to be competing at the new facility for the first time,” said Coach Curt Speerschneider: "The players and I kept having to stop just to take 因为这是我们的新家.”
The women’s tennis team — which has won 18 conference titles, including 12 consecutive Liberty League titles — hosted Hamilton, Middlebury, 锡耶纳, and Union colleges at 纯种马邀请赛，9月9日星期五. 9月15日至周日. 17.
The men’s tennis team, which has won 15 conference titles of their own, also competed on the new 法院 in the Skidmore East versus The Rest Invitational, 周六, 10月. 10月7日至周日. 8.
Foundational support for the new outdoor 法院 was made possible by a generous gift from Susan Kettering Williamson ’59, for whom Skidmore's Williamson Sports Center 被命名为. That gift specifically supports the tennis complex, which features eight 新的户外照明场地.
26岁的凯特琳·科普斯在新球场上庆祝得了一分.
女队的比赛开始于星期日 星期五9月. 15, by winning five matches, two against 锡耶纳 and another three against Middlebury. 纯种马队继续他们强劲的比赛 周六, taking seven of eight singles matches against Union and five of eight doubles against 锡耶纳. 他们还包揽了与汉密尔顿的三场双打比赛. 火博体育拿了三个 more singles 胜利 and another three doubles 胜利 on 周日.
The Thoroughbred Invitational concluded with a ceremony attended by College leadership, 包括马克·C. 康纳，庆祝新法院的开幕.
The Thoroughbred men performed well as they competed on the 法院 for the first time 10月.7-8. Three out of the top five ranked teams in the nation were in attendance (Tufts, Middlebury和Claremont-Mudd-Scripps). 27岁的乔什·芬克尔和弗莱彻的双打组合 King '27 advanced all the way to the ‘B’ Flight Doubles Semifinal with a pair of 周六 胜利. 纯种马表现出色 周日 with a total of eight match wins, including three by Nika Mori '26 in the ‘B’ Flight 单打Backdraw.
Josh Finkle '27 and Fletcher King '27 made a strong showing on the new 法院.
麦卡弗里-瓦格曼网球健身中心, which is adjacent to the new 法院 and is under construction, will bring Skidmore’s physical and mental health resources together in a single space, open doors for everyone to pursue athletics and fitness, and create a welcoming and inclusive space for all 以健康和健康为中心.
In addition to the outdoor 法院, The LEED-certified project will offer four new 室内球场，新的更衣室，和一个团队会议室.
The facility is supported by a lead gift from former student-athletes Kim Wachenheim Wagman ’88, P’15 and Amy Wachenheim McCaffery ’01 and their families.
President Marc Conner speaks at a ceremony marking the opening of the new outdoor 法院.
A state-of-the art 10,000-square-foot cardio and weight room will be open to all students, faculty, and staff, with adjacent spaces for wellness classes including yoga, martial 艺术和旋转. Additional multipurpose gathering areas will be available to support 学生活动.
Health Services, the Department of Health Promotion, the Counseling Center, and other wellness services and resources will also relocate to the new building, which is set 将于下学年完成.
“This visionary project is one that will support everyone in the Skidmore 社区. 可持续性 and diversity, equity, and inclusion are our guiding principles,” said Assistant Vice President for 学生事务 and Director of 火博体育官网 Gail Cummings-Danson. “Today, we celebrate these beautiful new 法院 that are available to our entire Skidmore 社区. Of course, we’re especially thrilled for members of our women’s and men’s tennis teams and grateful to everyone who has supported this project. 去纯种马!”
