VESTAL, N.Y. – Jessica McLean of Binghamton women's tennis has been named the Northeast Conference's Player and Rookie of the Month for the month of September, as announced by the conference Wednesday afternoon.

The freshman from Pembroke Pines, Fla., made her presence known in the first month of action this fall. She went 11-2 overall and went undefeated in singles action (7-0).

At the NateRentals.com Binghamton Championships, McLean went 4-0 in the topflight in the singles tournament, defeating the reigning NEC Rookie of the Year and No. 1 seed Sophia Fredericks-McKee.

With her victory, McLean becomes the first player in program history to win the tournament and advance to the ITA Masters Championship, where she will represent Binghamton and the NEC in singles play. The tournament is set to take place from Nov. 5-8 in Rome, Georgia.

Freshman Michelle Rosenblit was also recognized by the conference as a NEC Prime Performer. Rosenblit went undefeated in doubles at the Carousel Classic (4-0) and made it to the finals in her flight at the NateRentals.com Binghamton Championships.

The Bearcats return to action for ITA New England Regionals in New Haven, Conn., beginning on Thursday, Oct. 8.