2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Dunbar, Emily
Emily Dunbar
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Cloverleaf
- Hometown:
- Medina, Ohio
Bio
Career Highlights
- 2021 First Team All-Atlantic 10
- 2019 First Team All-Atlantic 10
- 2018 Atlantic 10 Co-Most Outstanding Performer
- 2018 Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer
- 2018 First Team All-Atlantic 10
2021-22 (Grad Student)
• Led the Spiders with an 8-6 record in singles, playing every match at No. 1
• Finished with a 5-2 singles record against A-10 opponents
• Posted a 6-7 record, including going 4-2 in A-10 play, with Sara Salemyr at No. 1 doubles
2020-21 (Senior)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Finished with a 5-6 singles record going 5-5 at No. 1 singles and 0-1 at No. 2 singles
• Went 2-1 against A-10 opponents with wins against Saint Joseph's and Duquesne
• Also earned a win against Liberty's No. 1 player Alexandra Almborg, 6-1, 6-0
• At the A-10 Championship, picked up a win against Rhode Island top player Nadia Rajan, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles
• In doubles, paired with Dessi Zlateva going 9-5 at No. 1 doubles, second most doubles wins on the team
• Finished the season 5-1 in their last six doubles matches with their lone loss coming against VCU in the A-10 Championship final
• Won doubles matches at the A-10 Championship against Davidson and Rhode Island at No. 1 doubles
2019-20 (Junior)
• Finished with a 10-9 overall record in singles and was 4-7 during the spring season
• Went 6-2 in the fall season with her only losses coming against Virginia and Virginia Tech players
• All 11 spring singles matches came at No. 1 singles
• In doubles, went 6-5 with teammate Kiana Marshall, 2-1 with freshman Andrea Campodonico and 1-2 with Dessi Zlateva
2018-19 (Sophomore)
• Named to First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Posted a 8-13 singles record and was 6-10 during the spring season
• Finished 6-9 at No. 1 singles and 0-1 at No. 2 singles
• Won two singles matches in the A-10 Tournament against players from Dayton and George Washington
• In doubles, was 15-5 overall with Kiana Marshall going 12-4 at the No. 1 doubles spot
2017-18 (Freshman)
• Named the Atlantic 10 Co-Most Outstanding Performer and Most Outstanding Rookie Performer
• Earned A-10 First Team All-Conference Honors
• Went 11-8 at No. 1 singles in spring play, going 9-1 to round out the season
• Paired with Marshall, Ramirez and Zlateva in doubles play at Nos. 1 and 2, going 9-10
• Went 7-2 to end season with Marshall at No. 1 doubles
• Opened 2017 fall play with a Flight A singles title at the Cissie Leary Invitational, winning five-straight matches to begin her career
• Also competed at the WFU Invitational and ITA Regional Championship in the fall
Prep
- Played four years at No. 1 at Cloverleaf High, compiling 120 singles wins
- A 5-star recruit and 27th-ranked junior in the country
- Finished as State Runner-Up as a junior and third-place finisher as a senior
- Advanced to the State quarterfinals in singles twice
- Named All-Conference, All-League, All-State and Player of the Year
- Earned Conference MVP honors
- Honored with the Northeastern Ohio and Midwest Sportsmanship Award
- Captained the team all four years, while also earning four straight team MVP honors
- Led Cloverleaf team that finished as co-Conference Champion
- Member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society
- A four-year academic letter award winner and the 2017 Scholar Athlete of the Year
Personal
- Daughter of Vicki and Keith Dunbar
- Has two brothers, Ethan and Jacob
- Both brothers were standout tennis players for the Richmond men’s team, while father played tennis at Miami (OH) and mother played tennis at Rollins College
- 2021 First Team All-Atlantic 10
- 2019 First Team All-Atlantic 10
- 2018 Atlantic 10 Co-Most Outstanding Performer
- 2018 Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer
- 2018 First Team All-Atlantic 10
2021-22 (Grad Student)
• Led the Spiders with an 8-6 record in singles, playing every match at No. 1
• Finished with a 5-2 singles record against A-10 opponents
• Posted a 6-7 record, including going 4-2 in A-10 play, with Sara Salemyr at No. 1 doubles
2020-21 (Senior)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Finished with a 5-6 singles record going 5-5 at No. 1 singles and 0-1 at No. 2 singles
• Went 2-1 against A-10 opponents with wins against Saint Joseph's and Duquesne
• Also earned a win against Liberty's No. 1 player Alexandra Almborg, 6-1, 6-0
• At the A-10 Championship, picked up a win against Rhode Island top player Nadia Rajan, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles
• In doubles, paired with Dessi Zlateva going 9-5 at No. 1 doubles, second most doubles wins on the team
• Finished the season 5-1 in their last six doubles matches with their lone loss coming against VCU in the A-10 Championship final
• Won doubles matches at the A-10 Championship against Davidson and Rhode Island at No. 1 doubles
2019-20 (Junior)
• Finished with a 10-9 overall record in singles and was 4-7 during the spring season
• Went 6-2 in the fall season with her only losses coming against Virginia and Virginia Tech players
• All 11 spring singles matches came at No. 1 singles
• In doubles, went 6-5 with teammate Kiana Marshall, 2-1 with freshman Andrea Campodonico and 1-2 with Dessi Zlateva
2018-19 (Sophomore)
• Named to First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Posted a 8-13 singles record and was 6-10 during the spring season
• Finished 6-9 at No. 1 singles and 0-1 at No. 2 singles
• Won two singles matches in the A-10 Tournament against players from Dayton and George Washington
• In doubles, was 15-5 overall with Kiana Marshall going 12-4 at the No. 1 doubles spot
2017-18 (Freshman)
• Named the Atlantic 10 Co-Most Outstanding Performer and Most Outstanding Rookie Performer
• Earned A-10 First Team All-Conference Honors
• Went 11-8 at No. 1 singles in spring play, going 9-1 to round out the season
• Paired with Marshall, Ramirez and Zlateva in doubles play at Nos. 1 and 2, going 9-10
• Went 7-2 to end season with Marshall at No. 1 doubles
• Opened 2017 fall play with a Flight A singles title at the Cissie Leary Invitational, winning five-straight matches to begin her career
• Also competed at the WFU Invitational and ITA Regional Championship in the fall
Prep
- Played four years at No. 1 at Cloverleaf High, compiling 120 singles wins
- A 5-star recruit and 27th-ranked junior in the country
- Finished as State Runner-Up as a junior and third-place finisher as a senior
- Advanced to the State quarterfinals in singles twice
- Named All-Conference, All-League, All-State and Player of the Year
- Earned Conference MVP honors
- Honored with the Northeastern Ohio and Midwest Sportsmanship Award
- Captained the team all four years, while also earning four straight team MVP honors
- Led Cloverleaf team that finished as co-Conference Champion
- Member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society
- A four-year academic letter award winner and the 2017 Scholar Athlete of the Year
Personal
- Daughter of Vicki and Keith Dunbar
- Has two brothers, Ethan and Jacob
- Both brothers were standout tennis players for the Richmond men’s team, while father played tennis at Miami (OH) and mother played tennis at Rollins College
Post-Match: Richmond vs Massachusetts
Saturday, April 26
Women's A10 Tennis Preview
Wednesday, April 23
Women's Tennis Beats VCU
Friday, April 11
Women's Tennis Season Preview
Friday, January 17
