After one of the greatest careers in the history of the Lycoming College men’s tennis program, Hall of Famer Jason Mifsud is now established as an assistant professor of mathematical sciences and is set for his sixth year as a volunteer assistant with the tennis program in 2020-21.
A 2018 inductee into the Lycoming Athletics Hall of Fame, the Montoursville, Pa., native was named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year in 2013 and he is the only player in school history to earn four all-conference nods in a career. Mifsud was a second-team selection as a freshman before earning three straight first-team nods to wrap up his career.
On the court, Mifsud, the Warriors’ all-time wins leader, finished his career with a 45-11 singles record, the most wins in school history, and added a 28-26 mark in doubles to finish second in school history. His combined mark of 73-37 is also the best in school history.
He saved his best season for last, posting a 15-1 singles record in 2012-13. He became the first player in school history to win the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championship, doing so at the top flight in the fall. He also ran the table, going 6-0 and not losing a set, against Commonwealth Conference opponents in singles play in the spring.
Mifsud, who was also named the MAC Scholar Athlete in 2013, earned a school-record four Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week awards in his career. He reached three MAC Individual Championship finals, reaching the third flight finals as a freshman and sophomore before winning it as a senior. He also helped the Warriors to the 2010 Commonwealth Conference Championship, the first conference title in the program’s history.
Off the court, he was just as impressive, earning two MAC Academic Honor Roll nods, three Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete awards and eight dean’s list awards. He was the vice president of the Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematical Science Honor Society and was awarded with the Lycoming College Mathematical Science Award, the Frances K. Skeath Award in Mathematics and the Benjamin C. Connor Prize in Mathematics at the College’s Honors Convocation in 2013.
After graduating with a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 2013, he earned a Master of Arts in mathematics from Binghamton University in 2015.
