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OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF  THE SWARTHMORE COLLEGE GARNET

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Program Facts


  • First Season: 1901
  • Home Field: Mullan Center (Indoor) and Faulkner Courts (Outdoor) 
  • Championships: 1977, 1981, 1985, 1990 NCAA Division III National Champion; 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 MAC Champions
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances: 31
  • NCAA Championships: 4 (1977, 1981, 1985, 1990)
  • All-Time All-Americans: 51
  • All-Time Record (from 1973): 401-335

Did You Know?

  • The Swarthmore men’s tennis team has won four Division III National Championships – in 1977, 1981, 1985, and 1990.
  • The Swarthmore men’s tennis team won the MAC Championship in every year from 1964-1985 with the exception of 1969 and 1972.
  • Two Swarthmore doubles teams have won NCAA Division III National Championships: Larry Davidson and John Irwin in 1976 and Jeff Krieger and Shep Davidson in 1985.
  • In 38 years at Swarthmore, Head Coach Mike Mullan has led the Garnet to 27 NCAA Tournament appearances.
  • Swarthmore alum and former coach Edwin Faulkner, a pioneer in the game of tennis, was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame in 1989.

Individual Champions

Name Season Event
Larry Davidson 1976 NCAA Doubles Champion
John Irwin 1976 NCAA Doubles Champion
Jeff Krieger 1985 NCAA Doubles Champion
Shep Davidson 1985 NCAA Doubles Champion
Alan Petrine 1974 MAC Individual Champion
Alan Petrine 1975 MAC Individual Champion
Larry Davidson 1977 MAC Individual Champion
John Locksley 1978 MAC Individual Champion
Rod Dowdle 1981 MAC Individual Champion
Steve Brown 1982 MAC Individual Champion
Andy Glastein 1975 MAC Doubles Champion
Barry Aidman 1975 MAC Doubles Champion
Larry Davidson 1976 MAC Doubles Champion
John Irwin 1976 MAC Doubles Champion
Al Petrine 1977 MAC Doubles Champion
John Irwin 1977 MAC Doubles Champion
John Locksley 1979 MAC Doubles Champion
Rod Dowdle 1979 MAC Doubles Champion
Dave Bronkema 1981 MAC Doubles Champion
Steve Brown 1981 MAC Doubles Champion