Emory University senior Lorne McManigle was named the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) Athlete of the Week for Women’s Tennis, after helping lead the third-ranked Eagles to second and third round victories during the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Tournament.

McManigle helped the Eagles advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Championships with 5-0 wins over Agnes Scott College and the 18^th-ranked University of the South.  In the Eagles’ second round win over Agnes Scott, she teamed with Gabrielle Clark to win the first doubles match 8-0.  In the third round against host school Sewanee, the duo earned a 8-4 win over the Atlantic South Region’s fifth-ranked pairing in the first singles match, and McManigle later claimed a 6-3, 6-2 win in the third singles match.

 The senior, ranked 10^th in the region in singles play, improved to 19-9 on the season in singles matches.  She is also ranked fourth in the region in doubles play, and holds a 26-8 record in doubles matches this season.  It marks the second time this season that McManigle has been named the UAA Athlete of the Week, and the fifth time of her career.

McManigle has helped lead the Eagles to a 21-4 overall record in 2011, and to their 21^st NCAA quarterfinal appearance.  Emory will return to action on Tuesday, May 24^th in the quarterfinal match of the NCAA Championships against eighth-ranked Washington and Lee University in Claremont, CA.

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
May 16^th – Lorne McManigle