Catholic University of America

Farlow Highlights

• 1 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year (Shloka Tambat - 2025)
• 12 All-Landmark Singles Selections (3 1st Team, 8 2nd Team, 1 Honorable Mention)
• 2 All-Landmark Doubles Pairing (3 1st Team, 1 Second Team, 2 Honorable Mention)
• 14 CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-District selections 

Nate Farlow completed his third season as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Catholic in 2024-25. Prior to Catholic, Farlow spent the previous two years as an assistant coach at Frostburg State.

Catholic continued to push its way up to the top of the Landmark Conference in 2024-25, with both the men and women reaching the Landmark Semifinals. On the women's side, the Cardinals posted a record of 13-8, going 6-3 in Landmark Conference play to earn the number-four seed in the tournament. Catholic defeated Drew 4-1 in the First Round to advance to the Landmark Semifinals at Moravian. The win over the Rangers was Catholic's first Landmark Tournament win since 2021 and just the fourth in program history. Under Farlow's leadership, Shloka Tambat became Catholic women's tennis' first Rookie of the Year in a decade, as she earned first-team honors in both singles and doubles. Tambat and Mairead O'Hara were named a first-team doubles pairing. Meaghan Laniewski (2nd Team) and Ella Knox (Honorable Mention) garnered accolades for their singles play while Knox and Ava Niggemeier were an honorable mention selection in doubles. Tambat and O'Hara were ranked as high as third in the region during the spring of 2025. 

The Catholic men went 15-5 and 7-2 in Landmark play, securing the second seed in the tournament. Catholic ultimately fell to third-seeded Drew, but put together a highly successful season. James Earwood and Diego Romo nabbed All-Landmark First Team honors for their doubles play while Earwood and Lorenzo Neri were named to the second team for singles. Neri and Paulo Emanuelli were named to the second team for doubles. 

The 2023-24 campaign saw the Catholic men's team post a record of 14-9, win a Landmark playoff game, and place three student-athletes on the All-Landmark team for the first time in a decade. Farlow's Cardinals defeated #4 Juniata, 5-1 after earning the fifth seed in the Landmark Tournament. They would ultimately fall to top-seeded Goucher in the semifinals. James Earwood, Diego Romo, and Tycho Janssen all picked up all-conference nods while Earwood and Henry Ogden were named to the CSC Academic All-District team. 

The Catholic women posted a record of 10-12, earning the number five sed in the Landmark Tournament before falling to fourth-seeded Goucher. The Cardinals saw a three-win improvement from a 7-12 season in 2022-23. Freshmen Ava Niggemeier and Mairead O'Hara earned all-conference honors for the Cardinals after impressive first seasons under Farlow's leadership. 

As a player, Farlow was a two-time team captain at Frostburg State after transferring from Cecil College. He led the Bobcats in doubles victories as a senior while ranking second in singles. Off the court, he was a two-time All-Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Academic Team selection and two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete.

Following a successful career as a Division III student-athlete, Farlow joined the Bobcat coaching staff where he assisted in practice planning, execution and recruiting as the program elevated to Division II. He was instrumental in bringing in one 3-star and two 2-star recruits while securing four international student-athletes. During his two seasons, the men had two All-Mountain East Conference (MEC) selections.

Farlow is a 2019 graduate of Frostburg State who received a bachelor of science in Health and Physical Education, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.71 GPA. He also received his master of science in sports management from Frostburg in 2021, graduating with a 3.90 GPA. He also holds an Associate of Arts in Teaching from Cecil.

In addition to his coaching and playing experience, Farlow also has seven years of experience as a Youth Services Sports Specialist and Program Assistant for the U.S. Army where he planned, coordinated and instructed tennis camp. He taught concepts, techniques and strategies promoting growth in health and skill.