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David A. Haggerty won four letters in men's tennis at GW between 1975-79. Haggerty, who played No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles as a freshman, played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for the next three seasons, and was chosen MVP in each of those years. He is the fourth GW men's tennis player to be elected and the first since 1981.
Haggerty's singles record during his college career was a sparkling 84-26, while his career doubles record was an even more impressive 98-12. He saved his best year for his senior year when he was 23-5 in singles and 26-2 in doubles. That season he won the All-Metro championship for the fourth consecutive year.
Professionally, Haggerty, 50, has been an influential member of the tennis industry for more than 25 years working for three sports companies, Prince, Dunlop/Slezenger and Head. He joined Head Racquet Sports in 1998 and since 2002 has been CEO of Head USA of Norwalk, Conn., with responsibility for Racquet Sports, Winter Sports and Diving divisions for the United States, in addition to his role as President of Penn Racquet Sports. In 2007, he began his term as Director at Large for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Board of Directors. He also is President of Tennis Industry Association (TIA) and has served on the TIA Executive Committee since 1998 and been a member since 1987.
A native of Trenton, N.J., and product of Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, Pa., Haggerty and his wife, Patti, now live in Pennington, N.J., and have five children, Maureen (23), David (21), Suzanne (20), a sophomore at GW, Molly (16) and Megan (14). Haggerty also recently was elected to the Mercer County (N.J.) Tennis Hall of Fame where he will be inducted Feb. 23.
