Signature wins: The Haverford College women's tennis team clinched a home match in the Centennial Conference Tournament and the Hood Trophy for the Haverford College athletic department with a 7-2 win against rival Swarthmore in its final home match of the regular season. That victory assured the Fords a spot in the Centennial Conference Tournament for the seventh straight season. Haverford then advanced to the Centennial Conference semifinals for the sixth time during this stretch with a win over Ursinus in the opening round of the Centennial Conference Tournament. The Fords had beaten Urinus by a 6-3 final in early April and ramped up their efforts for the postseason with the convincing 5-0 win to move into the conference semifinal match against Johns Hopkins.
Season Notes: Haverford went 15-5 overall and 7-3 in the Centennial Conference … The Fords have now won 12 or more matches for the fifth straight season, the longest such streak in program history … The 15 victories were the most since 1999 season … Haverford climbed to as high as No. 10 in the Atlantic South Regional rankings during the 2015 season, finishing the year ranked 12th overall ... Five different players recorded at least 10 singles victories during the 2015 season … Junior Robyn Himelstein led all Haverford players with 16 wins in singles … Sophomore Abby Payson (15 wins), freshman Greta Koch (14 wins), sophomore Jessica Liu (13 wins), and Caitlin Gallagher (10 wins) also accomplished this feat … In doubles, Robyn Himelstein again led the team with 14 victories, 13 of those wins came with Caitlin Gallagher at the No. 1 position during the spring season … Greta Koch (12 doubles wins total) and Jessica Liu (10 doubles wins total), combined for seven wins together at No. 2 doubles … Greta Koch was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week on April 27 … Caitlin Gallagher graduates from Haverford ranked eighth in career singles victories (54) and sixth in career doubles victories (47) … Gallagher is just the seventh player in program history to win 100 matches between doubles and singles. She was a three-time first-team All-Centennial Conference selection and became the first player to earn CC Player of the Year honors in program history … For the first time in program history, the Fords went unbeaten during the Spring Break trip to Florida, including a win over then-No. 7 in the region Berry … The Fords had five 9-0 sweeps during the regular season, on top of the 5-0 victory in the Centennial Conference Tournament.
Awards:
- Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Caitlin Gallagher
- All-Centennial Conference: Caitlin Gallagher (first-team singles, second-team doubles), Robyn Himelstein (second-team doubles), Greta Koch (honorable mention singles)
- Centennial Conference Player of the Week: Greta Koch (4/27)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: Kristen Andersen, Caitlin Gallagher, Robyn Himelstein, Jessica Liu, Abby Payson
- Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team: Robyn Himelstein
- Ambler Scholar-Athlete: Caitlin Gallagher
- Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area: Caitlin Gallagher
Looking ahead: The Fords will have to replace one of the greatest players in program history with the graduation of No. 1 player Caitlin Gallagher. However, a deep team throughout the lineup appears equipped to make the transition and continue Haverford's success in the Centennial Conference and hold its place in the Atlantic South Region Rankings.