Emory University senior Lorne McManigle was selected as the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) Athlete of the Week, after her performance during the third-ranked Eagles’ 9-0 win over the University of the South (Sewanee) last Tuesday.

McManigle earned a straight-set, 6-4, 6-3 win over the Atlantic South Region’s 15^th-ranked player in the first singles match.  She also teamed with Gabrielle Clark to upset the region’s second-ranked doubles pairing, 8-1, in the first doubles contest. 

McManigle, ranked 11^th in the Atlantic South Region in singles play and fifth in doubles, raised her record to 16-9 in singles matches and to 22-7 in doubles action.  The 2009 NCAA Division III singles champion and 2010 doubles runner-up has led the Eagles to a 16-4 overall record this season.

This was the first UAA Athlete of the Week honor for McManigle this season, and the fourth time she has earned it throughout her career.  McManigle becomes the fourth different Eagle to win the honor this season, as a member of the Emory women’s tennis team has been named the UAA’s Athlete of the Week in each of the last five weeks.

The following members of the Emory women’s tennis team have earned UAA Athlete of the Week honors this season:

October 4^th – Zahra Dawson
March 7^th – Gabrielle Clark
March 21^st – Jordan Wylie
March 28^th – Gabrielle Clark
April 4^th – Gabrielle Clark
April 11^th – Zahra Dawson
April 18^th – Lorne McManigle