Meg Fanjoy

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Statesville, N.C.
High School:
Heritage Academy

Had a standout fall season in doubles action, posting a 9-3 record playing with Laura Reichert and Austin Smith • Partnered with Reichert to win seven of nine matches, including a flight championship at the Furman Fall Classic.

JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08)
Posted a 20-16 record in singles play, including an 8-2 mark in ACC play, and an 18-11 record in doubles play • Starting with a straight-set win in the Maryland match, ran off 10 wins in 12 matches, including eight conference wins • Dropped just five sets over the 12 match run that featured nine straight-set victories • Rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the opening set to beat UCLA's Stephanie Wetmore at No. 6 singles and give Carolina a 4-3 win over the No. 2 Bruins at the ITA National Indoor Championship • Defeated No. 107 Noelle Hickey of No. 2 Georgia Tech in a third-set tiebreak • Partnered primarily with classmate Austin Smith in doubles, winning nine of 14 matches and five of nine in dual match play • Ranked No. 60 in the ITA national doubles poll with Smith • Entered the spring ranked No. 6 in the Southeast Region in doubles with Smith • Posted a doubles record of 9-4 during the fall playing with Smith, Alex Jurewitz, Sophie Grabinski and Laura Reichert • Advanced to the final of her flight at the St. Mary's Classic with Jurewitz • After two straight 8-1 wins with Smith at the ITA Southeast Regionals, dropped an 8-5 decision to No. 2 Ali Mijackia and Fredrica Van Adrichem of Clemson • Went undefeated in four doubles matches at the Kitty Harrison Invitational • Finished the fall season with a singles record of 5-6 • Scored a pair of wins at the Kitty Harrison Invitational over Maryland's Karin Lundmark and Marshall's Jessica Keener.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07)
Finished the season with a singles record of 11-6 and a doubles record of 22-12 • Saw extensive action at No. 3 doubles during the dual match portion of the schedule, posting a 13-7 record at that position with Austin Smith, including a 6-1 mark in ACC play • Clinched the doubles point in the NCAA round of 16 match against Notre Dame with an 8-4 win over Cosmina Coibanu and Kali Krisik • Along with Smith, ranked No. 40 in the nation in doubles in the preseason ITA poll • Posted a 7-5 singles record during the fall season that included three wins in the White draw of the Kitty Harrison Invitational • Teamed with Linzee Mabrey, Laura Reichert and Austin Smith to post a 6-5 doubles mark • Playing with Smith, won two matches to advance to the Blue draw final at the Kitty Harrison Invitational.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06)
Posted an overall singles record of 14-10 and a doubles record of 30-9 with partner Austin Smith • Clinched the upset win over No. 6 Northwestern with a victory at No. 6 singles over Nazlie Ghazal • Came back from dropping the first set to Ghazal to claim the next two • Scored a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles in the 4-3 win over No. 2 Florida • Earned one of two singles victories against Miami, claiming a win over Caren Seenauth at No. 6 singles • Had an outstanding doubles season with Smith • Duo started out the preseason ranked No. 33 in the nation and were ranked as high as No. 45 during regular season action • Helped lead the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 with a doubles win over Tara and Simpson from Wake Forest.

PREP/PERSONAL
Ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation in singles and No. 1 in doubles in the 14s • Ranked 21st nationally in singles in the 16s • During her 18s, she ranked third regionally in singles and first nationally in doubles • Majoring in communications with a concentration in interpersonal communication • Lists hanging out with friends and being cool as her hobbies • Lists Pete Sampras as the athlete she most admires • Beating Florida and Northwestern back-to-back was her biggest sports thrill • Her coaches are the people who have had the greatest influence on her athletic career • "My Sister's Keeper" is her favorite book • Lists cereal as her favorite food • Favorite movies are "The Notebook" and "Babel" and her favorite TV show is "Friday Night Lights" • Her hometown is mentioned in a rap song • Mary Margaret Fanjoy is the daughter of Susan and Will Fanjoy • Born August 11, 1987, in Statesville, N.C.