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NESCAC Release
HADLEY, Mass. - After guiding the No. 24-ranked Williams College men's tennis team to an 11-6 overall and record and a 7-3 mark in the conference, senior captains
Simon Volkema and
Nicholas Chen earned All-NESCAC laurels in singles and doubles action Wednesday morning.
Both student-athletes earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team in doubles, while Volkema garnered First Team recognition in singles and Chen collected Second Team honors in singles. Volkema and Chen finished 19-11 and 18-10, respectively, in doubles during the 2025-26 season.
Chen went 13-8 in singles action, as he finished 9-5 at the second slot and 2-0 during the top position in the spring semester. Volkema won seven matches at the No. 1 singles position, while the two went 12-5 together during No. 1 doubles.
This is Chen's third consecutive year receiving All-Conference First Team acknowledgment in doubles, while Volkema earned a spot on the Second Team in singles during the 2024-25 season. Furthermore, Chen is a two-time Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American, earning the award in doubles during 2024 and singles during 2025.
