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  Maggie Donohue
Maggie Donohue

Player Profile
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, SD

High School:
O'Gorman

Height:
5-5

Birthdate:
08/07/1981

Earned first monogram in 2002-03 after spending two years with Irish program ... along with sister Liz, became first Irish women's tennis monogram winner from South Dakota, making it the 27th state represented among Notre Dame letterwinners ... joined team as a walk-on in 2001-02 ... great all-around athlete and very hard worker who has put in a lot of time on her game ... transferred from the University of Iowa after freshman year ... played for Hawkeyes in fall of 1999.

AS A SENIOR: Posted 4-8 singles record and 1-4 doubles mark in fall action ... had a pair of singles wins in season-opening OSU/Prince Cup ... won two matches to reach consolation singles final in gold flight of Eck Classic ... teamed with sister Liz for one match in adidas Invitational ... paired with Jami Kirk to win in first round of Eck Classic before falling to teammastes Sarah Jane Connelly and Jennifer Smith in quarterfinals.

AS A JUNIOR: Saw limited action in first season on Irish roster ... made dual-match debut, teaming with Michelle Hamilton for 8-3 victory at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point against Northern Iowa ... posted 2-0 singles mark in Eck Classic, including a victory over Texas A&M's Danielle Lee for her first career singles win ... also played in Bulldog Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not play collegiate tennis.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played for Iowa in fall, appearing in Furman Invitational, where she split two doubles matches and lost only singles match.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Won six South Dakota state titles ... state runner-up in doubles in 1998 ... helped O'Gorman High School to back-to-back state championships in 1995-96 ... combined with sister, Liz, to win six consecutive South Dakota state titles at No. 1 singles ... set new school record by earning 11 varsity letters, including six in tennis, two in volleyball, two in track and one in cross country ... also played club soccer ... served as team captain in tennis and volleyball as a senior ... three-time team MVP ... earned academic all-state honors as a senior ... earned team MVP honors in volleyball in each of final two years ... won conference title in track as a junior ... National Honor Society was among her many extracurricular activities ... sister Liz is a sophomore on Irish tennis team ... one of just six pairs of sisters to play on Irish women's tennis team at same time ... father Dan ('71) was a member of the cross country and track and field teams at Notre Dame, while grandfather Phil ('40) was an All-American on Irish golf team ... sister Erin (2000) also graduated from Notre Dame ... born Aug. 7, 1981 in Sioux Falls, S.D. ... graduated from the College of Arts & Letters in May '03 with a degree in theology.

Maggie Donohue's Career Record

Singles
YearDualOpenOverall
1999-2000(Iowa)0-00-10-1
2001-020-02-22-2
2002-030-04-84-8
Career0-06-116-11
Doubles
YearDualOpenOverall
1999-2000(Iowa)0-01-11-1
2001-021-00-21-2
2002-030-01-41-4
Career1-02-73-7
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