MHS Grad Concludes Great Career at Bowdoin

Larchmont resident Brett Davis, a senior women's tennis player at Bowdoin College, earned the Triple Crown of awards in her final season. She was one of 11 athletes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) to be named All-Conference, All-Academic and All-Sportsmanship.

"I hadn't received any in the past," Davis said. "It was a shock and just a really exciting way to culminate my four years."

The All-Conference award was voted on by the NESCAC coaches. The All-Sportsmanship team is given to one athlete on each team, and the All-Academic honor goes to an athlete with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.

Davis, who majored in economics and minored in math, finished with a 3.5 GPA. She is starting work on Monday at a fixed income research position for a private broker dealer in Connecticut.

Davis said she was most proud of the all-conference award because it recognizes ability.

"I've been working all four years to become a better tennis player and I've made huge strides," Davis said. "It's voted on by the other coaches, and they saw I was able to compete at the best level."

Davis said that her biggest strides came on the mental side of the game.

"It's all mental toughness and confidence in my strokes," Davis said. "I realized I can play competitive tennis and used that to make sure I competed at every match and did my best to play to win."

Davis was outstanding in dual matches this spring, posting a 12-2 record while playing the majority of her matches at No. 3 singles. She also won her matches against Middlebury and Castleton in the NCAA tournament, though Bowdoin fell to Middlebury 6-3 in the second round to end its season.

"I'm not the best tennis player," Davis said. "I don't have the best skills, but I beat people who are better than me because I'm mentally tougher and I have a good attitude on the court."

Davis was the No. 1 singles player for all four years at Mamaroneck High School. She switched to doubles in the postseason and won two Section 1 championships, in 2003 and 2005, and also placed third twice at the New York State doubles championship.