Tennis (Girls)

The girls varsity tennis team has yet to experience a losing record in 19 seasons, compiling a total of 198 wins and only 44 losses.  The performance of the team at the season’s end tournament includes three 1st places, eight runner-up positions, and three 3rd places.  Our success comes from our depth.  Most of the players compete in other sports during the year.  Our top seniors have gone on to not only play at the collegiate level, but also to earn “Rookie of the Year” status in programs at Colby, Hamilton, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins.  Some have earned Captaincies at colleges that include Harvard, Skidmore, St. Lawrence, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity and Bowdoin.  Honors gained at Trinity College included MVP, All-NESCAC, Academic and Collegiate All-American Scholar.

It has been exciting and encouraging to see the quality of our players improve steadily over the years.  In the past the All-American sports tennis camp, and the Nick Bollettieri Tennis camp have periodically used our facility for summer clinics and programs.  Deerfield boasts a total of 21 “no fault” medium speed hard courts, 18 of which surround our traditional pagoda on the “lower level.”

Girls tennis at Deerfield is coached by David Dickinson. For more information, please contact Mr. Dickinson at ddickinson@deerfield.edu.

Varsity

Junior Varsity

Varsity

David Dickinson

Mr. Dickinson attended Tufts University, the Museum of Fine Arts School, and the Paier School of Art. He developed the visual art curriculum at Stoneleigh Burnham School before taking a position in Deerfield’s Fine Arts Department in 1987. His work has been represented by galleries in both the United States and Canada and his published work has been honored by the New York Art Directors’ Club and the Art Directors’ Club of Boston. In 1985, Mr. Dickinson was one of forty art instructors recognized nationally by RISD for teaching excellence. He also earned the "Lifetime of Influence" honor from the NFAA in 2008. He and his wife Claudia, a member of the Academy's Foreign Language Department, live in Academy Lane House.

Mr. Dickinson has also been coaching Girls’ Varsity tennis since 1992, with an 18-season record of 174 wins and 33 losses. Before joining the Deerfield faculty, he coached for five years at the Stoneleigh-Burnham School, and served as an assistant with the women’s varsity tennis program at Smith College during his sabbatical year. A USNTA certified instructor, and member of Tennis Canada, USTA and APTA, David played competitively in tournaments in the Maritimes in the 1990s.