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Caroline Thornton

Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Schiller International
Hometown:
Charleston, S.C.

Career Note: A one-year letterwinner who transferred to Tulane from Auburn...has an overall record of 26-43 in singles and 44-35 in doubles. 2011-12: An All-Conference USA third team selection who played in 31 singles matches and 39 doubles contests during her first season at Tulane...produced a 17-14 singles record and a 30-9 doubles mark...played the No. 3 singles slot for the Wave and registered a dual mark of 13-8, including an 11-7 record at the No. 3 spot and was 2-1 at the No. 2 position...won 12 of her 13 dual matches in straight sets...in doubles, she teamed with junior Caroline Magnusson and the tandem recorded the most wins by a C-USA doubles team with a 28-4 overall record, including a mark of 20-2 at the No. 2 position and was 1-0 at the top spot for a 21-2 dual record... helped Tulane win 20 of 25 doubles points and strung together a season-best 10-match win streak during the spring...completed the season as the 20th ranked singles player and No. 8 doubles team in the Southern Region. 2010-11: Posted a 4-17 singles mark and a doubles mark of 8-13...played at different times at the top three spots in the singles line-up and the No. 2 and No. 3 positions in doubles...in the fall, finished 4-5 in singles competition...captured the Brown Bears Flight at the Brown Invitational, picking up three-consecutive wins...topped South Florida[apos]s Lauren Schumate (7-6, 6-1) at the Seminole Quad Tournament ...paired with Emily Newton in doubles competition and finished with a 4-3 record...the duo won the Brown Flight at the Brown Invitational, capturing three-straight victories...Newton and Thornton also represented the Tigers at the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships...recorded a 1-2 record with Maria Arechavaleta. 2009-10: Finished 5-12 in singles competing in No. 2, 3, 4, and 5 spots throughout the year...competed with Fani Chifchieva in the No. 1 spot, going 1-1 on the season...played with Myrthe Molenveld and compiled a 3-8 record in the No. 1 spot...paired with Plamena Kurteva in the No. 3 spot and finished 2-3 with a 2-2 record in the SEC. High School: Graduated from the Schiller International School of Barcelona. Personal: Born March 21, 1991...daughter of Chris and Teri Thornton ... has one older sister, Alex...majoring in communication. Thornton[apos]s Career Singles Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Tour	C-USA	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6
*2009-10	5-12	5-12	0-0	0-11	---	0-1	2-1	3-8	0-2	---
*2010-11	4-17	4-17	0-0	1-9	0-6	2-7	2-4	---	---	---
2011-12	17-14	13-8	4-6	2-3	---	2-1	11-7	---	---	---
Career	26-43	22-37	4-6	3-23	0-6	4-9	15-12	3-8	0-2	---

Thornton[apos]s Career Doubles Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Tour	C-USA	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
*2009-10	6-13	6-13	0-0	2-8	4-9	---	2-4
*2010-11	8-13	8-13	0-0	3-7	---	2-6	6-7
2011-12	30-9	21-2	9-7	5-1	1-0	20-2	---
Career	44-35	35-28	9-7	10-16	5-9	22-8	8-11