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Maeve Thornton
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Furman
RECORD AND HONORS
Career Singles Record: 26-31Career Doubles Record: 37-20
2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 CSC Academic All-District
2024 SoCon Freshman of the Year
2024-25 - SOPHOMORE
Singles: 17-20Doubles: 27-13
SPRING SEASON (DUAL ACTION)
- Recorded a 6-1 doubles win with Vanesa Suarez over No. 2 Texas A&M's Reed/Smetannikov in the NCAA Quarterfinals. (5/15)
- Turned in a 6-3 victory with Vanesa Suarez against No. 26 Pepperdine's Soke/Yang in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. (5/3)
- Picked up a pair of doubles wins at the SEC Championships with partner, Vanesa Suarez. (4/17-18)
- Notched a 6-3 doubles win with Suarez, beating Missouri's Bashir/Lazar, 6-3. (4/11)
- Posted a ranked doubles take down alongside Tomase, defeating No. 2 Texas A&M's Stoiana/Perez, 6-1. (3/30)
- Carded a 6-3 doubles victory with Tomase against Shcherbinina/Ruiz (Oklahoma). (3/16)
- Secured the final point against No. 25 South Carolina with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 triumph against Bella Larsson. (3/7)
- Logged a 6-0 bagel with Elza Tomase in doubles against No. 25 South Carolina's No. 36-ranked Hamner/Carnicella. (3/7)
- Carded a doubles win with Suarez at No. 71 Ole Miss, 6-2, and No. 10 LSU, 6-2. (3/2)
- Nabbed a doubles win with Vanesa Suarez at No. 67 Kentucky in a 6-2 affair against Zhu/Jadue. (2/22)
- Carded two doubles wins with Suarez and a singles victory at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. (2/7-9)
- Registered a ranked doubles win against Texas Tech's No. 33-ranked tandem of Lila/Sherif, 6-2. (1/24)
- Collected a pair of victories against Wake Forest and ECU. (1/18)
FALL SEASON (INDIVIDUAL ACTION)
- A doubles finalist with Vanesa Suarez at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic.
- Recorded a ranked doubles win alongside Elim Yan against BYU's No. 52 Kovick/Tan, 6-1.
- Posted a 3-1 singles record when playing three set matches.
- Etched six doubles victories with partner, Elim Yan.
2023-24 - FRESHMAN - FURMAN
Singles: 9-11Doubles: 11-8
- Primarily played at the No. 2 spot in singles.
- Went undefeated in league doubles play with a 7-0 stint.
- Went 5-2 in league singles matches with a 1-1 record at the No. 1 spot and a 4-1 mark at the No. 2 position.
- At UNCG, came from behind for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 advantage while playing atop the singles lineup.
- Claimed tiebreak wins against Chattanooga and Mercer.
- Notched two key non-conference victories against Louisville and Marshall.
- Recorded tiebreak wins against both UNCG and Chattanooga.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
- Three-time team High School State Champion and Individual.
- 2019 Tennessee Player of the Year.
- Southern's Champion in U12, U14, U16, and U18.
- Gold ball (National Champion) for national indoors doubles (14 years old).
- 2023 Johnny Mauer Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient.
- National Honors Society Member and Officer.
- Ran cross country in high school.
- Started playing tennis at three years old.
PERSONAL
- Born on October 16, 2004 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- Daughter of Michelle White and David Thornton.
- Parents both played tennis at Middle Tennessee State.
- Father coached tennis at Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee State.
- Father is the current pro tennis coach at Knoxville Racket Club.
- Big foodie, loves to try new restaurants.
- Majoring in Nutrition.
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