Rachel McGowan

Rachel McGowan

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Canfield, Ohio

High School:
Canfield

Aggressive all-court player ... big forehand ... will move in and finish off at the net ...will look to see time at No. 2 and No. 3 singles and No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.

Freshman
Led Duquesne with 42 overall wins going 20-9 in singles and 22-6 at doubles ... went 15-6 at No. 4 singles and 16-2 at No. 2 doubles in the spring season ... won Flight 3 doubles at Carnegie Mellon Tennis Invite ... went 6-2 at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Championship.

High School
Led Canfield High to undefeated season in 2005 and a top 10 team ranking in Ohio's Division I each of her four years ... reigned as the 2004 D1 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Doubles State Champion and competed in the 2003 OHSAA singles championship bracket ... boasted an overall No. 1 singles mark of 94-21 and a 23-1 doubles record over prep career ... was named All-State in 2004 and 2005 and a four-year first team All-Metro Athletic Conference pick ... was nationally ranked in the USTA 2006 College Recruiting List and went 8-9 in tournament play competing in the USTA National Opens, NEOTA Midwest Qualifier Pattison Championships, Midwest Closed Juniors, Southern Boys' & Girls' 18 Open and the Midwest Open Championships ... wrote for her school newspaper ... twice named Scholar Athlete of the Week.

Personal
A political science major ... volunteers at an inner-city church and Millcreek Children's Center ... enjoys running, reading and volunteer work ... plans to go to law school after graduation ... born November 7, 1987.