Remember what you were doing on March 8? Me neither.
One month and seven days — that’s how long it’s been since Fordham Women’s Tennis last dropped a point in a match.
During that span, they’ve played eight times, won eight times and swept eight times.
In fact, since that March 8 loss to Army West Point, the Rams are a combined 41-0. It’s statistically the most dominant stretch in program history, dating back to records from 2006.
While this marks the third straight season in which the Maroon have mounted a winning streak of exactly eight matches, the extent of the Rams’ 2026 dominance is unparalleled.
Since the 2006 season, Fordham’s longest streak of team points came via consecutive sweep victories was 32, achieved during an impressive program-record 16-match win-streak in 2017 — somehow, still a ways away from 41 and counting.
Within the eight-match streak, dropping a set has been a rare occasion. Across 97 completed sets during the streak, Fordham has won 88.
Part of the team’s success — which comes after a 3-8 start to the non-conference season — is the sudden sunny conditions beaming down on the Hawthorn/Rooney Tennis Courts at Rose Hill. The team is amid a six-match homestand to close out the season, and celebrated two more sweeps in style over the weekend.
Saturday’s 4-0 domination of Atlantic 10 (A-10) rival Davidson College was Student Appreciation Day; fans were treated to a pregame reception, free pizza and a swift Rams win.
Sunday’s 4-0 finish against Stony Brook University was Senior Day, with a pregame ceremony for soon-to-be-graduates Sofie Siem and Nevena Kolarevic — they each capped off the occasion with wins.
Kolarevic, a senior from Belgrade, Serbia, in her second year with Fordham, has established herself as one of the greatest performers in program history. After going 25-3 in singles and winning A-10 Performer of the Year last season, the captain is aiming to lead the Maroon to their second conference title.
Siem, the team’s lone four-year player, has spent four years at Rose Hill after growing up in Stabekk, Norway. If the Rams do capture that second championship this year, she’d be the only Fordham player to ever win two titles.
On Saturday, it was the underclassmen who kicked things off with doubles wins. Before Kolarevic and junior Julianne Nguyen could finish off their opponents at court No. 1, sophomores Catalina Padilla and Paola Dalmonico took a 6-3 win at No. 3, clinching the doubles point with a 6-2 win from junior Lily Chitambar and freshman Valerija Kargina.
At singles, each Ram held an advantage in their match by the time the team got its three wins needed to clinch a 4-0 finish. Chitambar took care of business the fastest, posting a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5.
Kargina carried over the tandems’ doubles success, too, taking a 6-4, 6-1 finish at No. 3. Kolarevic got on the board to earn the Rams the win, taking the No. 1 matchup, 6-2, 6-3. Kolarevic was load-managed by Head Coach Mike Sowter during the win streak, with the match marking her first appearance at No. 1 singles since March 11.
On Sunday’s Senior Day, Kolarevic and Siem were honored with bouquets of flowers, framed pictures and decorated posters. Michael Nock, the senior co-president of Fordham Club Tennis and the varsity team’s director of operations, was honored as well.
Kolarevic started her Senior Day with a win, breezing to a 6-2 triumph alongside Nguyen at No. 1 doubles. From there, Siem got in on the action.
Teaming up with freshman Isabella Aguiar, Siem clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win at the third court. After the break, Fordham clinched another 4-0 result by sweeping on the first three courts in singles.
Dalmonico swept the second set at No. 2 to earn the team’s first point after battling to a 7-5 win in set one. Kargina continued her perfect weekend with a hotly contested 6-3, 7-5 victory at No. 3. Kolarevic won the match’s final point for a second straight day, nabbing a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 to extend the team’s streak of sweeps to eight.
Fordham serves to benefit not just from its wins but also from its brevity. By clinching so many 4-0 wins, the team hasn’t exhausted itself to the extent of its A-10 competition. With the A-10 Championships posing a test of endurance — the champion has to play three matches in three days — Fordham has a chance to be the best-rested team headed to Orlando, Florida, for the tournament in late April.
The Rams close out the regular season this Saturday at noon on Rose Hill against the 11-9 University of Rhode Island. With a win, Fordham could finish its second consecutive undefeated A-10 regular season.
