Dixit Named Wooster's First Newcomer of the Year since 2004
Dixit named Newcomer of the Year as VanOyen and Misra also make All-NCAC squads
The College of Wooster men's tennis team had three earn All-NCAC honors and a major award winner as announced by the conference office on Friday.
First-year Jay Dixit headlined the trio of honorees, becoming the third Scot to earn NCAC Newcomer of the Year honors and the first since 2004 when Will Morrison won the award.
Dixit was named first team singles and third team doubles with sophomore Namit Misra.
Fellow first-year Anthony VanOyen was named second team singles.
Dixit was 14-10 in singles play this year including an 11-7 mark in the No. 1 flight. He ended the year on a four-match win streak and was 7-3 in his last 10.
In Dixit's final match of the year, he gave Wooster a point in its NCAC Tournament quarterfinals match against Wabash College. He won a three-setter against Cole Shifferly for a 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 win.
Dixit also won his first and only Athlete of the Week honor early in February, winning a tight 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 match in the No. 1 flight over Lourdes University. He also teamed with VanOyen for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles.
Dixit was 9-13 overall in doubles action and 3-6 with Misra. Misra was 5-10 overall in doubles play.
Midway through the season, Dixit and Misra became each other's main partners in the No. 1 flight. Highlight wins came against Wabash and Wittenberg University.
VanOyen was one of two Scots, including Arnav Yadav, to win 20 matches across singles matches. VanOyen finished at 20-4 overall with a 13-3 record in the No. 2 flight.
His play garnered him NCAC Athlete of the Week laurels twice. In one he went 2-0 to guide Wooster to a 6-3 win over John Carroll, and in the other, he went 6-0 across three Wooster wins.
VanOyen also ended the year on a four-match winnings streak and went 7-3 in his last 10.
The Scots went 9-10 on the year, exiting in the NCAC Tournament quarterfinals.