Signature wins: The Fords began their season as strong as possible with a 9-0 win over Swarthmore. All but one of the matches ended in sweeps, headlined by freshman Ryan Dukarm who allowed just five combined points by his opponent in all three games.
Haverford won three of its next five matches, including another 9-0 win over Vassar College. In that match, ladder positions Nos. 2-9 all defeated their opponents in sweeps. Sophomore Zach Cole put together an exceptionally impressive performance, defeating his opponent by scores of 11-3, 11-1, and 11-0.
Towards the end of the season, Haverford won four of its final six matches, including three regular season games and one game in the College Squash Association (CSA) team championship.
On February 13, the Fords defeated both No. 40 NYU and No. 43 Georgetown on the same afternoon to close out their regular season. In the win over NYU, Haverford won six matches. Freshman Yash Singh (11-5, 11-9, 11-10), junior Aaron Horwitz (11-5, 11-4, 11-8), and Cole (11-6, 11-8, 11-9) all won by sweeping their opponents. The Fords carried their momentum into the second match of the day, defeating Georgetown 7-2. In that match, the Fords won their matches from ladder positions Nos. 1-7, including sweeps in each of the first six.
In the CSA team championship, No. 35 Haverford defeated No. 38 Fordham University in the first round of the tournament with a convincing score of 8-1. Five different players had perfect 3-0 sweeps in defeating their opponents. Cole allowed only nine total points to Fordham's James Potts (11-1, 11-3, 11-5).
Season notes: The team finished with a 9-13 overall record, tied for the second-most wins since the 2006-2007 season … Haverford ended its season ranked No. 36 with an appearance in the Chaffee Cup … The Fords sent senior Nate Vestrich-Shade to the CSA Individual Championship … Cole led the team in wins with 13 … Dukarm (11) and Singh (10) finished with double digit wins.
Looking ahead: Haverford will graduate five seniors (Alex Egilman, Will Green, Jonathan Nguyen, Vestrich-Shade, and Laurenson Ward). The team-leader in wins, Cole, will headline a strong returning class. Also among the top returning players will be Dukarm, Horwitz, and Peter Dudley.