Brooke Benedetto
Brooke Benedetto
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Williamstown, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Altmar-Parish-Williamstown

Bio

AWARDS: Team Most Valuable Player (2014-15)...NEAC Individual Champion/First Team All-Conference (No. 2 singles, 2014-15; No. 4 singles, 2013-14; No. 1 doubles, 2014-15)...Second Team All-Conference (No. 2 doubles, 2013-14)...Third Team All-Conference (No. 3 doubles, 2012-13)

2014-15: Tied for the team lead with 10 singles wins in 16 matches...Was 6-1 in NEAC play at No. 2 singles and was 10-7 overall in doubles play...Posted a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles on Mar. 28 and posted wins in six of her next seven matches at No. 2 singles...Won 9-of-10 doubles matches from Apr. 1 through the end of the season...Partnered with Taryn Heath to win the NEAC Championship at No. 1 singles...Also won the No. 2 singles individual championship after posting back-to-back 6-1, 6-2 wins at the NEAC Championship.

2013-14: Racked up a singles record of 8-7 on the year that includes a 5-1 mark within NEAC play...Was 7-9 in doubles play, playing No. 2 and No. 3 doubles...Won six-straight singles matches from Mar. 29 to Apr. 18...Won the No. 4 Singles NEAC Individual Championship...Partnered with Miku Kugo at No. 2 doubles to post six-straight wins from Mar. 29 to Apr. 18.

2012-13: Posted an overall doubles record of 6-5, playing in the No. 3 slot for the Express while partnering with teammate Kelly Pietruch...Won her first collegiate doubles match against Lancaster Bible on Apr. 6...Rattled off four-straight doubles wins from Apr. 18 to Apr. 21...Paired with Pietruch to claim a consolation match victory on Apr. 28 against Keuka in the NEAC Postseason...Earned Third Team All-Conference honors at No. 3 doubles.

PRIOR TO WELLS: 2012 graduate of Altmar-Parish-Williamstown HS...Played soccer, basketball and golf for the Rebels...Earned First Team All-League recognition and the Coaches' Award...Graduated within the top-10 academically...Was All-League for soccer and basketball and a scholar-athlete for golf, basketball and soccer...Earned the Sportsmanship Award for golf, basketball and soccer...A Henry Wells Scholar.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff and Debbie...Sister of Ben and Kenny...Psychology major...Women Gender Studies minor...Also a member of the Wells College women's basketball team...Aspires to become a women's psychologist to help victims of violence...Enjoys golf, basketball, shopping and traveling.