Ray Gibson ’33

Biography

Ray Gibson ’33 (posthumous) was the MIAA singles champion three times and a doubles champion twice. He was captain of the 1932 and the 1933 teams and helped the Hornets win three consecutive conference championships (1931, 1932, and 1933).

Athletic Achievements

• MIAA Singles Champion (1931, 1932, 1933)
• MIAA Doubles Champion (1932, 1933 with Urban Moss)
• Team Captain (1932, 1933)
• Helped Kalamazoo win three consecutive MIAA Championships (1931, 1932, 1933)

John Ray-Keil
’92

Biography

John Ray-Keil ’92 won the Arthur Ashe Regional and National Sportsmanship Award in 1992. A two-time team captain and a Stowe Memorial Award Winner, John was an all-conference honoree twice and the 1992 MIAA doubles champion. Seventh, sixth, and eighth are his K rankings for, respectively, doubles wins in a season (26), doubles career record (50-10, .833), and singles career record (65-16, .802). John earned All-American recognition in singles (1991,1992) and doubles (1992).

Athletic Achievements

• All-American in singles (1991, 1992)
• All-American in doubles (1992)
• Arthur Ashe National Sportsmanship Award (1992)
• MIAA Stowe Memorial Award (1992)
• MIAA Doubles Champion (1992 with Lewis Miller)
• All-MIAA First Team (1991, 1992)
• Sixth at K in career doubles record (.833, 50-10)
• Tied for seventh at K in doubles wins in a season (26, 1991)
• Eighth at K in career singles record (.802, 65-16)
• Tied for ninth at K in singles wins in a season (27, 1991)
• Tied for tenth at K in career singles wins (65)
• Team Captain (1991, 1992)

Christa Chrovian ’97

Biography

Three and six are great numbers for Christa Chrovian ’97. She played on three MIAA championship teams. She was a three-time team captain and a three-time first team All-MIAA selection. At K she ranks third all time for doubles win in a career and sixth all time for singles wins in a career. Her records in singles and doubles, respectively, are 58-31 and 66-21.

Athletic Achievements

• All-MIAA First Team (1995, 1996, 1997)
• Third at K in career doubles wins (66)
• Fourth at K in career doubles record (.759, 66-21)
• Sixth at K in career singles wins (58)
• Member of three MIAA Championship teams (1994, 1995, 1996)
• Team Captain (1995, 1996, 1997)

Chris Kennelly ’97

Biography

Chris Kennelly ’97 is a three-time All American in doubles. He made the All-MIAA second team three seasons and was a league doubles champion in 1996 and 1997. He captained the Hornets squads both of those seasons.

Athletic Achievements

• All-American in doubles (1995, 1996, 1997)
• MIAA Doubles Champion (1996, 1997 with Pat Noud)
• All-MIAA Second Team (1995, 1996, 1997)
• Team Captain (1996, 1997)

Michael Malvitz ’05

Biography

As a freshman Michael Malvitz ’05 earned a berth on the All-MIAA second team. Every one of his seasons thereafter it was first-team honors. Rightly so. After all, he was conference singles champion those three years and a doubles champion the final two. He was the MIAA MVP twice and a three-time All American (once in singles, twice in doubles). He’s tied for fifth at K for doubles wins in a season (27) and third for career doubles wins (76). The two-time team captain advanced to the NCAA Division III doubles semifinals in 2004 and to the NCAA doubles championship match in 2005.

Athletic Achievements

• All-American in doubles (2004, 2005)
• All-American in singles (2005)
• MIAA MVP (2004, 2005)
• MIAA Singles Champion (2003, 2004, 2005)
• MIAA Doubles Champion (2004, 2005 with Julian Seelan)
• Advanced to NCAA III Doubles Championship match in 2005 with Julian Seelan
• Advanced to NCAA III Doubles Semifinals in 2004 with Julian Seelan
• All-MIAA First Team (2003, 2004, 2005)
• All-MIAA Second Team (2002)
• Third at K in career doubles wins (76)
• Tied for fifth at K in doubles wins in a season (27, 2005)
• Team Captain (2004, 2005)

Julian Seelan ’06

Biography

Four! That’s how many times Julian Seelan ’06 was named All American—three seasons in doubles and one season in singles. In 2006 he won the ITA Central Region Doubles Championship and was named ITA Central Region Senior Player of the Year. In conference play he was all but invincible: three years All-MIAA; one year conference MVP; doubles champion three times; singles champion once. He won the MIAA Stowe Memorial Award and served as team captain his senior year. He played in the NCAA Division III doubles semifinal in 2004 and in the championship match in 2005.

Athletic Achievements

• All-American in doubles (2004, 2005, 2006)
• All-American in singles (2006)
• ITA National Doubles Champion (Fall 2004 with Tim Hubbard)
• MIAA MVP (2006)
• MIAA Doubles Champion (2004, 2005 with Michael Malvitz, 2006 with Tim Hubbard)
• MIAA Singles Champion (2006)
• Advanced to NCAA III Doubles Championship match in 2005 with Michael Malvitz
• Advanced to NCAA III Doubles Semifinals in 2004 with Michael Malvitz
• MIAA Stowe Memorial Award (2006)
• All-MIAA First Team (2004, 2005, 2006)
• Tied for seventh at K in doubles wins in a season (26, 2005)
• Team Captain (2006)

Sabrina Dass ’17

Biography

Sabrina Dass ’17 was a three-time all-conference star—second team in her sophomore year, first team as a junior and senior. Her rankings in K women’s tennis history are stellar as well: tied for first in doubles wins in a season; fourth in career doubles wins; eighth in singles wins in a career. She played in the NCAA Division III doubles national tournament in 2015. She was a formidable student-athlete—named twice to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and recognized twice as an ITA Scholar Athlete. She finished her Hornet career with an overall record of 56-29 in singles and 65-26 in doubles. Her conference records were 23-3 (singles) and 25-2 (doubles).

Athletic Achievements

• All-MIAA First Team (2016, 2017)
• All-MIAA Second Team (2015)
• Competed at NCAA III Doubles Championships (2015 with Sarah Woods)
• Tied for first at K in doubles wins in a season (22, 2015)
• Fourth at K in career doubles wins (65)
• Eighth at K in career singles wins (56)
• Eighth at K in career doubles record (.714, 65-26)
• Team Captain (2016, 2017)