HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Haverford College men's tennis team celebrated its 121st year by welcoming back 32 alumni for its annual alumni match, bringing together generations of Fords for a day of camaraderie and friendly competition.
The gathering featured alumni spanning 58 years, from the Class of 1968 through the Class of 2026. Former head coaches Sean Sloane and Ken Norris also returned, joining players whose experiences represent nearly six decades of Haverford tennis.
The day also featured a surprise visit from Haverford President-elect Brian T. Edwards, a tennis fanatic who joined the gathering ahead of the start of his tenure in summer 2027.
With the new outdoor courts under construction, competition moved indoors to Alumni Field House, where teams played doubles sets beginning at 2-2. The varsity squad retained the David Kong '20 Memorial Trophy for the fourth consecutive year with a 14-1 victory, improving its all-time record in the annual matchup to 15-10.
Kirin Eicher '24 and Adam Chow '24 earned the alumni's lone victory, teaming up for a 7-5 win over Dhruv Anantaraman and Will Geske. Two other alumni pairings pushed the varsity to tiebreaks, with Josh Moskovitz '19 and Ishaan Prinz '18 narrowly falling to Marko Arboleda and Robbie Vazquez, 7-6, while Patrick Kley '22 and Kevin Yan '20 battled Vazquez and Caden Hsia in another 7-6 decision.
The varsity also earned several closely contested victories. Geske and Owen Kilmer edged Raja Arul '20 and Rob Kresch '20, 7-5, while Chait Krishna and Aarush Kumar defeated Scott Kozarsky '21 and Jeffrey Himelstein '20 by the same score.
The returning alumni included Bob Swift '68, Rusty Conroy '70, Ken Norris '74, Paul Hoffstein '79, Andrew Bickford '92, Bruce Nisbet '95, Matt Kokot '08, Tom Kinrade '09, David Merrell '09, Jeff Monhait '09, Marc Rudolph '09, Steve Feder '09, Ben Horwitz '17, Ishaan Prinz '18, Josh Moskovitz '19, Nick Sweeney '19, Raja Arul '20, Jeffrey Himelstein '20, Rob Kresch '20, Kevin Yan '20, Scott Kozarsky '21, Jun Mo '21, George Jiang '22, Jackson Trevor '22, Patrick Kley '22, Adam Chow '24, Kirin Eicher '24, Max Beckwith '25, Danny Loder '25, Justin Minerva '25, Stefan Johnson '26 and Aiden Kim '26.
