Swarthmore College Athletics

Before becoming a global ambassador for the sport of platform tennis, Gloria Evans Dillenbeck Dodd '47 was a star for the Garnet in tennis and badminton. Dodd was undefeated in both sports at the first singles position and was a three-time Middle States Intercollegiate Champion in tennis. After graduation from Swarthmore, she won three national doubles titles in platform tennis from 1971 to 1973 and became the American Platform Tennis Association's (APTA) first Executive Director, serving from 1975 to 1981. In this capacity, she organized teaching exhibitions in the United Kingdom and Netherlands while also promoting growth of the game within the U.S. In 2007, Dodd was inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame for her extensive contributions to the sport.