LANCASTER, Pa. – Swarthmore has been selected as the favorite in the 2025 Centennial Conference Women's Tennis Preseason Poll. The Garnet received seven first-place votes and 63 points to earn top billing in a vote among conference head coaches.
Haverford picked up the remaining two first-place tallies and compiled 57 points to finish as the projected runner-up in the poll. Franklin & Marshall (51) and Gettysburg (37) were picked third and fourth, respectively, while Dickinson and Washington College tied for fifth with 35 points apiece.
Bryn Mawr took seventh in the voting with 23 points, followed by Ursinus (15) and Muhlenberg (8).
First serve for the 2025 portion of the schedule is slated for this weekend with four Centennial teams in action. All CC teams will begin the spring season by early March, with the majority of conference matches set for late March through the end of April. The five-time CC tournament will take place April 30 and May 2-4 at the home courts of the higher seeded teams in each round.
2025 Centennial Conference Women's Tennis Preseason Poll
| Rank | Institution (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Swarthmore (7) |
63 |
| 2. Haverford (2) |
57 |
| 3. Franklin & Marshall |
51 |
| 4. Gettysburg |
37 |
| 5T. Dickinson |
35 |
| 5T. Washington College |
35 |
| 7. Bryn Mawr |
23 |
| 8. Ursinus |
15 |
| 9. Muhlenberg |
8 |
2025 Schedule | 2025 Championship | 2024 All-Centennial Team | History & Records
A new team champion will be crowned in Centennial Conference women's tennis for the first time since 2006, as 17-time defending champion Johns Hopkins has departed the conference to compete as an independent.
It's likely no surprise that three-time defending runner-up Swarthmore was the overwhelming choice among Centennial head coaches to take over the top spot in the CC this spring. The Garnet return the lone All-American in the conference and a CC-leading four all-conference honorees to the court in 2025. Senior Nathalie Williams earned All-America singles status back in 2023 and teamed up with Erica Stutz to compete in the national doubles tournament last spring. Williams and Kathleen Shiffer are back as two-time All-Centennial performers for the Garnet. Lola Diaz secured first team honors in both singles and doubles in 2024 while Ella Strickler was an honorable mention singles pick.
Six CC squads welcome back at least one All-Centennial player, with a total of 13 all-stars back on the court this spring. Other returning All-Centennial performers include F&M's trio of Mackenzie Sherman, Jenna Harrison and Sophia Rhazali, Bryn Mawr's Fernanda Hurtado and Sophie Fenster, Gettysburg's Avery Palandjian and Sarah Guistwite, Haverford's Rachael Fitzgerald and Ursinus' Allie Armour.
Returning All-Americans (1)
Nathalie Williams, Swarthmore, Sr. (2023 Singles)
Returning All-Centennial (13)
Fernanda Hurtado, Bryn Mawr, Sr. (2024 Second Team Doubles, 2023 Second Team Doubles)
Sophie Fenster, Bryn Mawr, Jr. (2024 Second Team Singles, 2024 Second Team Doubles)
Mackenzie Sherman, Franklin & Marshall, Sr. (2023 Second Team Doubles)
Jenna Harrison, Franklin & Marshall, Sr. (2023 Honorable Mention Singles, 2022 Second Team Singles)
Sophia Rhazali, Franklin & Marshall, So. (2024 Honorable Mention Singles)
Avery Palandjian, Gettysburg, Jr. (2024 Second Team Doubles)
Sarah Guistwite, Gettysburg, Sr. (2024 Honorable Mention Singles)
Rachael Fitzgerald, Haverford, Jr. (2023 Honorable Mention Singles, 2022 Second Team Doubles)
Nathalie Williams, Swarthmore, Sr. (2023 First Team Singles, 2023 First Team Doubles, 2022 Rookie OTY, 2022 First Team Singles, 2022 First Team Doubles)
Kathleen Shiffer, Swarthmore, Jr. (2024 Second Team Singles, 2023 Second Team Singles)
Lola Diaz, Swarthmore, Jr. (2024 First Team Singles, 2024 First Team Doubles)
Ella Strickler, Swarthmore, So. (2024 Honorable Mention Singles)
Allie Armour, Ursinus, Sr. (2024 Honorable Mention Singles)
