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Janey Strause

Janey Strause

  • Class
    1987
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Tennis
Louisville, Ky.
 
’87 B.A. Economics
Three-year Letterwinner — 1985-87 (transferred from Indiana as a sophomore)
Furman Team MVP — 1985, '86, '87
Southern Conference Player of the Year — 1986
Southern Conference MVP (flight one singles champion) — 1987
Southern Conference Champion, No. 1 Singles — 1985, '86, '87
Southern Conference Champion, No. 1 Doubles — 1987
Furman Three-Year Record — 45-35 (14-2 vs. SoCon)
Southern Conference Regular Season Champion, Team — 1986 (17-12, 5-0 SoCon), '87 (15-13, 6-0 SoCon)
Southern Conference Tournament Championship, Team — 1987
Southern Conference Women’s All-Decade Team
Season Singles Wins (25) — 1986 (Furman Record)
.920 Singles Winning Percentage — 1985 (Furman/5th)
Career Singles Wins — 69 (Furman/7th)
Career Singles Winning Percentage — .802 (Furman/5th)
Career Combined Singles & Doubles Winning Percentage — .738 (Furman/7th)
Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach, University of Wisconsin — 1991-92
Head Women’s Tennis Coach, Georgia Tech (12-35) — 1993-94
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1999
Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame — 2006
Southern Conference 100th Anniversary Team — 2021
Played Professionally on Senior PPA and APP Tour
National Ranking (9th) — APP Senior Mixed Doubles
National Pickleball League — 2024, 2025
 
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