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Megan Dunigan

Megan Dunigan

  • Class
    2002
  • Induction
    2007
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Tennis
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
 
’02 B.S. Computer Science, Mathematics
Four-year Letterwinner — 1999-2002
Furman MVP — 2002
Furman Edna Hartness Female Athlete of the Year — 2002
Furman Elizabeth Blackwell Academic Award — 2002
ITA Academic All-American — 2001, '02
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship — 2002
All-Southern Conference, Singles — 1999, '00, '01, '02
All-Southern Conference, Doubles — 2000, '02
Southern Conference Tournament MVP (flight one singles champion) — 2001, '02
Southern Conference Freshman of the Year — 1999
Southern Conference Player of the Year — 1999, '00, '01, '02
First Women’s Tennis Player in Southern Conference History to Earn SoCon Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in Same Season — 1999
Southern Conference Female Athlete of the Year — 2002
Furman Four-Year Record – 75-31 (35-1 vs. SoCon)
Southern Conference Regular Season Champion — 1999 (16-10, 8-1 SoCon), '00 (18-8, 9-0 SoCon), '01 (18-9, 9-0 SoCon), '02 (23-4, 9-0 SoCon)
Southern Conference Tournament Champion — 1999, '00, '01, '02
Member On Teams That Were Part Of Paladins' 100 Consecutive SoCon Regular Season Match Winning Streak (never duplicated in any sport in league history)
NCAA Tournament — 1999 (l. South Carolina, 5-1/Columbia,S.C.), '00 (l. Georgia,5-0/Athens, Ga.), '01 (l. Tennessee, 4-0/Knoxville, Tenn.), '02 (d. LSU, 4-1; l. North Carolina, 4-0/Chapel, N.C.)
1999 NCAA Tournament Appearance First In Program History
2022 NCAA Tournament Victory Over LSU First In Program History
NCAA Tournament, Individual — 2002 (first individual participant in program history)
Round of 64 d. Sarah Witten (Kentucky), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (8)
Round of 32 l. Andrea Ondrisova (VCU), 7-5, 6-4
ITA Southeast Region Fall Championship — 2000 (Seeded 14th)
All-America Fall Qualifier — 2000
24 Singles Wins — 2002 (Furman/2nd)
.960 Singles Winning Percentage — 2002 (Furman/2nd)
Career Singles Record — 79-20
Career Doubles Record — 49-28
Career Singles Wins — 79 (Furman/2nd)
Career Combined Singles & Doubles Wins — 138 (Furman/6th)
Career Singles Winning Percentage — .806 (Furman/4th)
Career Singles & Doubles Winning Percentage — .731 (Furman/9th)
Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” — June 15, 1998
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 2007
Southern Conference 25th Anniversary Team — 2008
Southern Conference Hall of Fame — 2009
Southern Conference 100th Anniversary Team — 2021

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