HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Three members of the Houghton women's tennis program have been recognized by the Empire 8 Conference for their play during the fall 2021 season.

Erin Haley, Elise Swanson and Tessa Brown were each named to E8 All-Conference teams.

Haley was named First Team in singles after producing a 5-6 overall record and a 4-3 mark in E8 competition. She played primarily at the No. 2 slot during the campaign. She also earned Second Team honors in doubles with a 5-6 record overall and 4-3 in E8.

Haley was a third team selection at both singles and doubles last season after earning first team singles honors in 2019-20.

Swanson was named Second Team All-E8 in doubles, teaming with Haley most of the season at the No. 1 position. She was 5-5 overall and 4-3 in E8 action. Swanson also earned Third Team honors in singles with a 2-8 mark overall and a 1-6 E8 record. She played first singles in all but one match.

Swanson was a second team selection at singles and a third team honoree at doubles last season after earning first team honors at singles and second team honors at doubles during her freshman campaign
Brown was also a Third Team selection in singles, producing a 6-5 overall record and a 5-2 mark in Empire 8 action. She played the majority of the season at No. 5, but also saw action at the No. 4 and No. 6 positions. Her thrilling 6-0, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-2) comeback win at sixth singles in the final regular season match earned Houghton a berth in the E8 Tournament.

In addition, Sophia Yescott was Houghton's representative on the Empire 8 Sportswoman of the Year Team. The Empire 8 Conference emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen.