Lauren (Post) Manzi was a five-time All-Little East Conference selection as a member of the Western Connecticut State University women’s tennis team from 2007-11.
Manzi’s 2010 campaign saw her record an overall record of 23-3 on her way to being named the LEC Player of the Year while earning First Team All-LEC honors at No. 1 Singles and No. 1 Doubles. She was 12-1 in singles play and 11-2 in doubles action that season.
Manzi led WestConn to the 2009 LEC regular season and tournament championships. The team registered a 13-3 overall record that included a perfect 7-0 mark in LEC play during the regular season, and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament for the first time in program history.
Manzzi concluded her collegiate career with an overall record of 78-24 that included a 44-7 singles record (34-6 at No. 1, 10-1 at No. 2) and 34-17 doubles record that was all contested at the No. 1 position. She was additionally named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete in each of her four seasons at WestConn.
Manzi earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from Western Connecticut in 2011 and was inducted into the WestConn Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.