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Women's Tennis

  Candace Cunningham

Candace Cunningham

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Washington, DC

High School:
School Without Walls

Height:
5-5

At Charlotte: 2008-09:Never won or lost more than three in a row all season... Finished 12-10 overall in singles, including a 7-7 mark in the spring dual match season, playing at four, five and six... Was 7-8 in doubles play with four partners... Was named Second-Team 2009 Arthur Ashe Sport Scholar...

2007-08: Put together a pair of three-match win streaks in doubles play, one in the fall tournament season and the other near the beginning of the spring match season... Finished 2-1 with partner Koren Fleming in the Atlantic 10 Championships, and the pair was leading in their final match 6-5 when the doubles point was decided. Played the season at number-two doubles... Started the year at number-six singles, moved to number five and bounced between the three and four spots to finish out the season... Won her last two singles matches (and finished 2-0) in the A-10 Tournament, both at number-three singles, in straight sets.

2006-07: Was 1-0 at number six in team competition. Individually, she was 5-4 in tournament play... Finished 8-9 in doubles play, including 3-3 in tournament play paired with Koren Fleming... In dual match play, she was 0-1 at number two and number three with Fleming. Also finished 5-4 at number three doubles with Kathy Robey.

At School Without Walls: Ranked in the Top 25 juniors in the Mid-Atlantic section and #287 in the nation in the under 18 girls division... Competed in numerous regional and national tournaments in her juniors career... Did not lose a high school match in her four year career... Won the city championship four times.... AASTC Player of the Year in 2003... Led her team to the 2002 city championships and a runner-up finish in the city tournament in 2003.