Shannon Mathews Class: Sophomore Hometown: Brimingham, MI High School: Cranbrook-Kingswood Height: 5-7

AS A FRESHMAN: Made a major impact in the Irish lineup, finishing the season with a 33-7 overall singles mark and a 32-11 record in doubles play ... went 6-4 in singles and 7-3 in doubles during the tournament season ... opened the dual-match season with 16 straight victories ... compiled a 27-3 record in dual matches ... went 1-0 at No. 3 singles, 10-2 at No. 4, 7-1 at No. 5 and 9-0 at No. 6 ... had six match-clinching wins, including a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Baylor's No. 70 Csilla Borsanyi in the NCAA quarterfinals that put the Irish in the semifinals for the first time in program history ... recorded a 25-8 doubles dual mark with partner Colleen Rielley at No. 3 doubles ... ended the season on an 11-match win streak ... the duo clinched 12 points for the Irish throughout the season ... earned all-BIG EAST honors after going 2-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles with Rielley ... along with Rielley, was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team after going 5-0 at No. 3 doubles ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Seven-time letterwinner in tennis (four), track and field (two) and cross country (one) at Cranbrook Kingswood ... named Michigan's 2008 Miss Tennis ... finalist for the Michigan Athlete of the Year ... three-time All- American ... four-time state champion at No. 1 singles and two-time team state champion ... named all-state four times ... 2008 Western Michigan ITA Singles Champion and University of Michigan Singles Champion ... University of Michigan singles and doubles finalist and Prince Cup Singles Champion in 2007 ... winner of the 200 Helen Shockley Award - Midwest Player of the Year ... 2006 Interscholastic East Champion, Midwest Closed Champion and Easter Bowl Semifinalist ... 2005 Midwest Closed Singles and Doubles Champion ... named 2008 Cranbrook Kingswood Female Athlete of the Year ... father, John '74, sister, Amy '01, sister, Erin '03 and uncle,Terry Beale '84 graduated from Notre Dame ... daughter of John and Barb Mathews ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.