Furman University

Madison Dillon Career Stats

Senior Year (2021-22):  Dillon posted a 12-12 overall singles record and 5-2 SoCon mark, playing primarily at flights two through four.  She recorded a 6-1, 7-5 victory versus UAB at number two and defeated Virginia Tech, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, at flight three.  Against No. 26 Alabama, Dillon tallied a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 win at flight three to help the Paladins defeat the Crimson Tide at the prestigious Blue Gray tournament.  She put together a four-match league winning streak, with wins over Mercer, Western Carolina, Samford, and UNCG.  In doubles, Dillon teamed with Ellie Schulson for a 12-6 overall record and 4-3 SoCon mark.  The Paladin duo went 2-1 at flight one with victories over Virginia Tech (7-6(2) and UNCG (6-3) and scored a 10-5 record at flight two.  Dillon and Schulson were ranked 34^th nationally after defeating No. 17 Oklahoma, 6-3, and No. 26 Alabama, 6-3, before beating No. 24 Texas Tech, 6-2.  The duo beat ETSU, 7-5, in the regular season finale to help clinch the Paladins’ SoCon title.  Dillon was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team, and the ITA All-Academic Team. 

Junior Year (2020-21):  Dillon was named to the All-SoCon first team for doubles and second team for singles at flight three.  She posted a 12-13 singles record, including a 5-2 mark against SoCon foes, and was 21-4 in doubles with a perfect 7-0 league mark.  Her 21 doubles wins rank sixth on the Furman all-time season records list.  Dillon teamed with MaryAnn Rompf for a 20-2 doubles record and a .909 winning percentage, which is seventh on the Furman all-time career doubles winning percentage list and is the eight-best season doubles winning percentage in Paladin history.  Dillon and Rompf’s 20 doubles victories ties for second on the Furman all-time season records list.  The Furman duo rose as high as 48th in the national doubles rankings.  In singles, Dillon recorded a key 6-4, 6-3 win at flight three at Alabama, and she defeated No. 95 Evgeniya Levashova of 18^th-ranked UCF, 6-3, 6-3.  In doubles, Dillon teamed with Ellie Schoppe to defeat Auburn, 6-1, at flight two, then partnered with Rompf for consecutive victories over Alabama, 16^th-ranked Wake Forest, No. 18 South Carolina, and Virginia Tech.  Later in the season, the duo beat Clemson, 7-6(1).  Dillon and Rompf blanked ETSU, 6-0, at flight one to conclude the regular season then posted a 6-0 victory over the Bucs at flight two in the finals of the SoCon Championship.  Dillon teamed with Rompf for a 6-0 win over 24^th-ranked Anna Brylin and Brooke Killingstworth of No. 32 Wake Forest in the opening match of the NCAA team championships.  Dillon was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team, and the ITA All-Academic Team. 

Sophomore Year (2019-20):  Dillon posted a 12-4 singles record and 12-3 doubles record during the shortened 2020 season.  She won ten of her last 11 singles matches to finish the season, beginning with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Michigan State. At Louisville, Dillon scored a 7-6(7-0), 6-0 win, and she held on to defeat Liberty, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(7-2).  She came from behind for a 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-5 advantage versus VCU then defeated Chattanooga, 6-2, 6-2, in her lone SoCon match.  In doubles, Dillon teamed with Julia Adams to rank as high as 23^rd nationally, and the Paladin duo beat Lipscomb, Liberty, Chattanooga, and Limestone at flight one during the spring.  Dillon and Danni Vines defeated Notre Dame (6-4), Louisville (6-2), and VCU (6-4), all at flight two.  Dillon was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team, and the ITA All-Academic Team. 

Freshman Year (2018-19):  Dillon was voted to the All-Southern Conference second team at flight two doubles and was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team.  She achieved a national singles ranking of 123^rd mid-way through the season and went on to record a 23-4 overall singles record and 6-1 SoCon mark, playing primarily at flight four.  Dillon won her first nine matches, picking up a key 7-6(11), 6-1 victory over Louisville and taking a three-set 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 advantage over Liberty.  Versus Marshall, Dillon posted a 6-3, 7-6(2) win.  She put together a 13-match winning streak beginning with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat at Middle Tennessee and continuing through April 7, when Dillon topped Chattanooga, 6-1, 6-0.  In doubles, Dillon posted a 26-1 overall record and perfect 7-0 league mark.  She teamed with Katty Weymouth to put together a 20-1 record, placing the duo at the top of the Furman career doubles winning percentage list at .952.  Playing primarily at flight two, Dillon and Weymouth beat Louisville and Penn State, both 7-5, and defeated SoCon foe Chattanooga, 7-6(3).  In the SoCon Championships, the Furman duo downed ETSU, 7-6(4), to clinch the crucial doubles point.  Dillon was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prep/Personal:  A five-star recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net, Dillon was the 16th-ranked recruit in the Southeast and ranked as high as 53rd nationally among players in her graduating class.  She boasted a 30-11 record versus three-star and higher recruits.  Dillon trained under Jolene Watanabe at the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy and earned both the South Carolina State Qualifier Sportsmanship Award and the Southern Sportsmanship Award in 2017.  She was a member of the National Honor Society and served as the Heritage Academy president and treasurer of the organization.  She participated in the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership program and was the recipient of the Hilton Head Island Mayor''s Youth Service Award.  Madison Paige Dillon was born on November 9, 2000, in Ashburn, Va.  She is the daughter of Matthew and Kristen Dillon.  She is majoring in business administration.