5-6, Senior
Charlotte, N.C
South Mecklenburg
General: Tough, hard hitting player... A team leader and captain... Developing into a leader by example, work ethic, and desire... Game has improved tremendously as her point-building concepts have improved.
1998-99: Played at No.'s 4 and 5 singles as a junior, finishing with a 17-8 record... Tallied an 8-1 Southern Conference regular season record... Recorded three straight set singles wins in the Southern Conference Tournament to earn Southern Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors... Claimed huge regular season singles victory over Chattanooga's Claudia Schiffczyk 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in Furman's 5-4 victory over UTC... Played No. 2 doubles with Megan Dunigan, posting a 15-7 record... Teamed with Dunigan to defeat Chattanooga's Daniela Greco and Beth Henry to clinch the semifinal victory over Chattanooga in the SoCon Tournament... Earned key doubles victories over UNC, Wake Forest, and Clemson... Played big role in guiding Furman to its second straight SoCon Tournament Championship and first-ever NCAA Tournament Appearance.... A SoCon Honor Roll member.
1997-98: Moved to No.'s 2 and 3 singles as a sophomore, finishing with an 11-13 record... Finished 4-4 in the Southern Conference in singles... Recorded regular season wins over UNCG's Brianna Lynch 6-3, 6-2 and Memphis' Lenka Beranova 6-4, 6-2 among others... Played No. 1 doubles, posting a 7-13 record with two partners, including a 5-9 mark with Sara Rosenblum... Teamed with Rosenblum to defeat Chattanooga's Dorota Glowacka and Daniela Greco 8-1 at No. 1 doubles during the regular season to give Furman a 5-4 win over Chattanooga and the eventual #2 seed in the tournament, which the Lady Paladins won.
1996-97: Tallied a 10-14 singles record playing mostly No. 1 singles as a freshman... Won two matches at the conference tournament... Tallied regular season victories over Marshallšs Courtney Hague, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, and College of Charlestonšs Paige Resha, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5... Teamed with Brannon Morris for a 7-10 doubles mark and with Elizabeth Bell for a 2-5 record at No. 1 doubles.... Defeated Coloradošs Anna Bek and Agnes Bek 8-3 (with Morris).
High School/Junior Tennis: Gained four letters and four team MVP awards for Erin Bradley at South Mecklenburg High School... Conference and region doubles champion during senior year as well as state doubles semifinalist... Received the Kanawha Insurance Student/Athlete-of-the-Year award in senior year... Gained all-conference all four years of high school... Ranked as high as sixth in North Carolina in girls 18's... Served as editor of school yearbook and a member of NHS.
Personal: Jarrell Anne Starnes was born March 13, 1978, in Charlotte, N.C.... Majoring in Health and Exercise Science.
Starnes' Career Record
Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Total | #1 | #2 | #3 | Total |
1996-97 | 6-11 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9-15 |
1997-98 | 0-2 | 6-3 | 4-8 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-13 |
1998-99 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 11-8 | 0-0 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 15-7 |
Totals | 6-13 | 8-3 | 6-11 | 7-0 | 11-8 | 0-0 | 38-35 | 16-28 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 31-35 |
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