TEMPE, Ariz. – On Tuesday, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its regional award recipients. First-year
Alexandra Orlins, junior
Michela Moore, and Marge & Ron Boss '61 Family Head Coach of Women's Tennis
Bob Dallis all earned awards for the Big Green.
Orlins took home the New England Region Rookie of the Year Award after an impressive rookie campaign in Hanover. In tournament play, Orlins posted a 9-3 overall record, winning her first six matches, including advancing to the ITA Sectionals and battling Clemson. She was also impressive in doubles play, going 5-2 during the fall season.
In dual matches in the spring, Orlins dominated in doubles play, posting a 15-5 record alongside
Sam Grosjean to earn All-Ivy Second Team doubles. She won six of her seven Ivy doubles matches while also posting a 9-7 overall singles record, earning conference wins over Harvard and Penn.
Orlins wraps her first year with a combined 38-17 record, posting a 18-10 singles record and a 20-7 doubles record.
Moore was named the recipient of the ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award. The junior did not compete during the Big Green's tournament season, but was dominant in dual matches, posting a 13-5 singles record and a 15-5 doubles record.
Moore won her first four straight singles matches while also riding a five match doubles win streak alongside
Peyton Capuano. She also notched her 50
th career doubles win vs. Colgate and her 100
th overall match win. The junior won three Ivy doubles and singles matches in the 2026 campaign.
Finally, Marge & Ron Boss '61 Family Head Coach of Women's Tennis
Bob Dallis earned his second ITA Northeast Region Coach of the Year honor, his first since the 2010-11 season.
Dallis coached the Big Green to a 14-8 overall record in 2025-26, posting a 3-4 Ivy League record to finish tied for fourth in the league, their best conference finish since 2017-18. Dartmouth also posted an 8-2 record at Boss Tennis Center, its best home record since the 2016-17 season.
Under Dallis in his 24
th season at the helm,
Peyton Capuano won the Ivy League's Player of the Year award, Dartmouth's fourth major award in program history. The Big Green posted a combined 92-80 singles record and a 103-66 doubles record.
This is Orlins and Moore's first ITA major award and Dallis' second coach of the year honor.