Megan Dunigan

5-7, Sophomore

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Oak Ridge

General: Enters her sophomore year after a solid freshman campaign, in which she became only the second Lady Paladin to earn a top 100 national ranking.... An extremely quick and fast player with excellent footwork... Has excellent ball placement, can "thread the needle"... Will play at the top of the singles lineup... Has improved her doubles play since last season.

1998-99: Lived up to expectations with a stellar freshman season.... Posted a 16-10 record at No. 1 singles and earned a held a spot in the ITA's top 100 national ranking for over a month (ranked 96th on 2/19/99 and 100th on 3/9/99)... Tallied an 8-1 Southern Conference mark en route to being recognized as the first women's tennis player in Southern Conference history to earn player-of-the-year and freshman-of-the-year honors in the same season... Also earned All-Southern Conference honors and was named flight champion at No. 1 singles... Earned impressive singles victories over Clemson's Kate-Maree Mair and TCU's Daria Zoldakova... Teamed with Jarrell Starnes to post a 15-7 doubles mark at No. 2 doubles... Earned key doubles victories over North Carolina, Wake Forest, and Clemson... Played huge role in guiding Furman to its second straight Southern Conference Tournament Championship and first-ever NCAA Tournament Appearance... A SoCon Honor Roll member.

High School/Junior Tennis: Earned recognition in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" (6-15-98) after posting a perfect 82-0 prep record at Oak Ridge High School... Ranked as high as eighth in the South and 73rd in the nation in junior tennis... Helped lead Oak Ridge to two state championships and one state runner-up finish... Won TSSAA individual state championship during sophomore, junior, and senior seasons... A National Honor Society member, French Honor Society member, Tandy Scholar Nominee, National Merit Scholar, and recipient of the US Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal: Megan Michelle Dunigan was born September 25, 1980, in Oak Ridge, Tenn.... Intends to major in math and computer science.

Dunigan's 2000 Results

Dunigan's 1999 Results

Dunigan's Career Record

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