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Furman Women's Tennis 2013-14 The Southern Record Her coaching philosophy and practice of recruiting top student-athletes has paid off in the form of 72 Southern Conference singles and doubles championships, 133 conference academic honor roll citations, 151 all-conference selections, nine NCAA tournament appearances, a national sportsmanship award for former Lady Paladin Kathryn Jarvis, and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for Megan Dunigan in 2002. Widely recognized for her administrative skills in addition to her coaching and recruiting prowess, Southern served as assistant to the director of tennis at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo. She has also served as a member of the NCAA Women's Tennis Committee and chair of the NCAA Southeast Regional Committee. As a member of the national committee, Southern helped pick the 64-team NCAA Tournament field and helped select individuals for the NCAA singles and doubles championships. In 1993, the Southern Tennis Association (STA) selected Southern as coach of the girls' 18 intersectional team, which faced the other U.S. regions at the USTA Girls 18-under Intersectional Championships in Fairfield, Calif. During the summers of 1997-99, she coached the boys and girls under-16 zonal teams in Winston-Salem, N.C. She has served as chair of the Southern Conference women's tennis committee since 1998 and previously from 19871994. In 2000, Southern became the first person to earn the South Carolina Tennis Association Coach-of-the-Year award on two separate occasions (1991 & 2000). She was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Southern was also honored as the recipient of the Furman University J. Lyles Alley Coach-of-the-Year Award in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2007, which is presented annually to the top coach in the Furman athletic department. Southern is a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), and served on the ITA Board of Directors from 1997-2002. Southern also served as chair of the Skin Cancer Awareness Committee and chair of the ITA Omni National Championships in Dallas, Texas, for three years. In 2007 and 2008, she was a member of the Southern Ten- The Staff Southern at the SCTPF Hall of Fame induction, flanked by her brother, Hal, and her parents, Mildred and Harold Southern. Year Record Conf.Finish 198513-10 3-2 2nd 198617-12 5-0 1st 198715-13 6-0 1st 198811-13 5-1 2nd 198911-15 5-0 1st 199011-10 4-1 2nd 199115-10 4-1 2nd 199216-5 6-0 1st 199315-5 7-0 1st 199415-6 7-0 1st 19959-12 6-1 2nd 19968-14 6-1 2nd 19979-12 5-2 3rd 199814-10 7-1 2nd 199916-10 8-1 1st 200018-8 9-0 1st 200118-9 9-0 1st 200223-4 9-0 1st 200316-9 9-0 1st 200418-8 10-0 1st 200522-4 10-0 1st 200619-7 9-0 1st 200713-9 9-0 1st 200819-6 9-0 1st 200917-8 10-0 1st 201016-8 8-2 3rd 201113-11 8-2 3rd 201214-10 8-2 3rd 201314-9 8-2 3rd nis Association Player Development Committee. In honor of Southern's service to the Furman University tennis program, women's court one at the Minor Mickel Tennis Center was dedicated in Southern's name. Donations were made in Southern's honor by friends, alumni, and former players. In addition to her coaching and administrative work, Southern has played competitive tennis since her days as a premier junior player in the state of North Carolina. A 1981 graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in secondary physical education, Southern enjoyed a fine playing career for the Lady Volunteer tennis program, winning the Tennessee state doubles title in 1978. Upon graduation, she earned her Master of Education degree from Austin Peay, where she later returned to begin her head coaching career. In May of 1994, Southern completed her Master of Business Administration degree at Clemson. While at Furman, Southern has developed the Lady Paladin Tennis Club as a means of raising additional money for the Furman women's tennis program. Close to Southern's heart is the task of endowing a scholarship for the program; an endeavor she hopes to accomplish before retiring. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Southern enjoys sea kayaking, swimming, snowskiing, cycling, hiking, rollerblading, and a variety of other sports in addition to tennis. 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances ~ 100 Match SoCon Regular-Season Winning Streak (1998-2010) 3