Caroline
Bentley
5-7; Sophomore
Huntsville, Ala.; Huntsville
2001-02: Hit her way to a 19-4 overall singles record, including a 14-3 mark at the No. 6 slot...Had key victories against players from Georgia Tech, Clemson, Boston College, and LSU...Earned a spot on the All-Conference Singles Second Team... All-Conference doubles player with partner Mary Kovarik... Registered a 20-3 mark with Kovarik at the No. 2 slot.
High School/Junior Tennis: Reached the finals of the 2000 Mayor's Cup, where she beat the No. 5 and No. 11 ranked players in the South... Won Alabama's state 16's championship in 1999... Placed in the top 50 at the National Claycourts... Played No. 1 on the Junior Federation Cup for Alabama, where she won three of four singles matches... Placed third at the Southern Indoors in Louisville in the 18's... Placed seventh at National Claycourts for doubles in 1997.
Personal: Caroline Elizabeth Bentley was born on May 16, 1983 and hails from Huntsville, Alabama... Daughter of Bryan and Alice Bentley... Intends to major in Communication Studies.
Shellie
Cochran
5-9; Junior
Dublin, Ga.; Dublin
2001-02: Recorded a 6-1 singles mark, including a 5-1 record at No. 6...Beat players from Winthrop, Charlotte, UC Santa Barbara, Georgia Southern, and Western Carolina...Registered a 1-0 doubles record with partner Mary Neill Hagood... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2000-01: Registered an 11-3 overall singles mark, going 10-2 at the No. 6 singles slot... Won each of her matches in straight sets, recording six 6-0, 6-0 victories... Garnered a 6-1 overall conference record... Teamed with Krista Thomson to record an 8-7 doubles record... Overall, posted an 11-8 doubles mark... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Junior Tennis: Helped Dublin High to the State semifinals three years in a row... Named Middle Georgia Tennis Player of the Year on three occasions... As a senior was Laurens County Female Student Athlete of the Year... Dublin High valedictorian.
Personal: Shellie Lee Cochran was born May 17, 1982, in Columbus, Ga... Daughter of Guy and Tina Cochran... Mother was first woman to earn a full scholarship at the University of Georgia, where she played tennis and basketball... Majoring in Spanish... A member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Mary
Neill Hagood
5-8; Sophomore
Charleston, S.C.; Porter-Gaud
2001-02: All-Conference Second Team for both singles and doubles... Registered a 19-5 overall singles mark, including a 17-3 record at No. 4 singles...Had key wins against players from N.C. State, Clemson, New Mexico, South Florida, and LSU...Recorded a 14-3 mark with partner Gene Holman at No. 3 doubles... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Junior Tennis: Winner of the South Carolina Most Improved Tennis Player award in 1996... Won Belton Southern Qualifier in 1996... Has been ranked as high as No. 18 in the Southern Section and No. 108 nationally... Led Porter-Gaud to two state championships and won three singles high school state championships.
Personal: Mary Neill Hagood was born on January 16, 1983 and resides in Charleston, S.C.... Daughter of Jimmy Hagood and Jane Copeland... Majoring in Psychology... A member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Mary
Kovarik
5-3; Sophomore
Oakton, Va.; James Madison
2001-02: Named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year for her performance at the No. 2 singles slot... A member of the All-Conference First Team for singles and doubles... Garnered a 16-7 overall singles record and an 8-1 conference mark...Had key victories against players from N.C. State, New Mexico, Boston College, LSU, and South Florida...Registered a 20-3 mark at No. 2 doubles with partner Caroline Bentley... Partnered with Bentley to secure important victories against teams from Clemson, New Mexico, Boston College, Georgia Tech, and LSU... Kovarik and Bentley registered an undefeated record in conference competition.
High School/Junior Tennis: Has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the Mid Atlantic Section for the 16's and No. 1 for the Mid Atlantic Section for the 18's... Achieved a USTA national ranking of No. 52... Registered victories over girls ranked in the top 50 in the country... Won the Mid Atlantic 18's championship.
Personal: Mary Catherine Kovarik was born on February 4, 1983 and hails from Oakton, Virginia... Daughter of Robert and Celia Kovarik... Has not yet declared a major... A member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
Shannon
Moore
5-4; Freshman
Lewisville, N.C.; Forsyth Country Day
High School/Junior Tennis: Achieved a No. 2 state ranking in North Carolina during her time at Forsyth Country Day School... Won three state singles championships and two state doubles titles during high school... A three-time most valuable player and three-time Conference Player of the Year... Named to the All-Conference team three consecutive years for singles and doubles... Vice President of the Hospice Club and an active member of the Children's Cancer Support Club and Girl's Service Club.
Personal: Shannon Elizabeth Moore was born on June 24, 1983 in Winston-Salem, N.C... Daughter of Glenn and Cecelia Moore... sister, Meredith, was a four-year womenıs tennis standout from 1998-2001... Has not yet declared a major.
Marti
Morris
5-8; Freshman
Memphis, Tenn.; St. Agnes
High School/Junior Tennis: A two-time individual state champion and four-time individual region champion during her tenure at St. Agnes Academy in Memphis, Tenn... Led St. Agnes to four regional championships and three state semifinal appearances... Achieved a No. 1 ranking during high school... A student ambassador and member of Mu Alpha Theta, SADD, National Honor Society, French Club, and French Honor Society... Voted Senior Class Vice President and one of the top 20 women in Memphis... A representative on the Miss St. Agnes Court.
Personal: Marti Marie Morris was born on April 4, 1984 in Memphis, Tenn.... Daughter of Dr. Dwight and Cathy Morris... Sister, Brannon, was a Furman women's tennis standout from 1995-98... Has not yet declared a major.
Natalie
The
5-7; Senior
Lake Worth, Fla.; Atlantic Community
2000-01: Garnered a 15-8 overall singles record...Recorded a 7-1 mark at No. 3 singles...Had huge wins against College of Charleston's Liorah Levin and Renata Camargo...Also recorded a 6-2, 6-0 victory against Western Michigan's Mariana Quintanilla...Did not lose a conference singles match...Garnered a 17-5 doubles record with partner Gene Holman, with whom she won the No. 2 doubles flight championship...A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
1999-00: Posted a 16-6 (.727) mark in singles competition, playing primarily in the No. 6 position... Posted a 12-8 (.600) doubles record teamed with Jarrell Starnes at No. 2... Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year... Did not drop a single set in the conference last year, winning the No. 6 singles flight championship... Won 11 of her last 13 matches, including five consecutively... Played No. 5 for Furman in the NCAA Tournament... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Junior Tennis: Played for Atlantic Community High School... Posted a 54-5 career singles record and received the coaches award three times and the team MVP award once... Ranked among the top 20 in Florida and the top 150 in the nation throughout her prep career... A member of the International Baccalaureate Program, the National Honor Society, and the Spanish Honor Society... Received the sportsmanship award during the summer of 1995 at Zonals.
Personal: Natalie Siu-Eng The was born November 20, 1981, in West Palm Beach, Florida.... Majoring in Health and Exercise Science...A member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority... A member of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Womenıs Tennis Second Teamin 2002.
Krista
Thomson
5-6; Senior
Orchard Park, N.Y.; Orchard Park
2001-02: Defeated Winthrop's Jacki Deason in singles action...Recorded a 4-1 mark at the No. 3 doubles slot with partner Mary Neill Hagood... Registered victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles with partner Gene Holman against teams from Charlotte and Western Carolina...A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2000-01: Recorded an 8-14 overall singles mark, including a 5-5 record at No. 5 singles...Had key victories against Western Michigan's Valeria Stoilova and Wofford's Kristine Banks...Registered a 14-10 overall doubles record, including an 11-7 mark at the No. 3 slot...A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
1999-00: Posted a 5-3 (.625) singles record and a 10-3 (.769) mark in doubles action... Went 3-0 against Southern Conference competition and won five of her last seven matches... Played No. 6 singles for Furman in the NCAA Tournament... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and was an all-conference doubles selection.
High School/Junior Tennis: Helped lead Orchard Park to five division championships, while earning sportsmanship and MVP honors as a senior... High School team won a state record 155 straight matches... Won the Erie County singles championship as a junior and advanced to the round of 16 at the state tournament during junior and senior seasons... Tallied a 102-5 overall singles record during prep career... Selected to all-conference squad three times... Earned a gold medal in the Empire State Games as a junior... Won the Western New York doubles championship in 1998... A member of the National Honor Society and was a National Merit Scholar... Received the Orchard Park Teachers Academic Excellence Award and the Female Scholar Athlete Award in 1999... Active in Young Life.
Personal: Krista Mills Thomson was born January 15, 1981, in St. Charles, Illinois.... Currently studying Neuroscience...A member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Lauren
Welch
5-8; Junior
Atlanta, Ga.; Marist
2001-02: Did not play.
2000-01: Tallied a 3-2 record at the No. 6 singles position... Notched wins against players from Winthrop, Presbyterian, and Wofford... Registered a 3-3 overall doubles mark, including wins against teams from Charlotte, Presbyterian, and Western Carolina.
High School/Junior Tennis: Helped Marist High to four state titles as a prepster... Played No. 2 singles as a senior and won the Lisa Waring Coach's Award... Also named team captain and recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award... Played one year of junior varsity basketball... Active in the Breakfast Club, Habitat for Humanity, FCA, the German Honor Society, and the National Honor Society... A Peer Lead and Peer Support Facilitator... Recipient of the chemistry award.
Personal: Lauren Brookshire Welch was born January 26, 1982 in Atlanta, Ga.... Daughter of Marcia and Bruce Welch... Sister, Allison, played volleyball and softball at Furman from 1990-93, while sister Christy was a swimmer at Villanova from 1998-99... Majoring in Psychology... A member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.