Meagan Byrne - 2015 Women's Tennis - LIU Post


Meagan Byrne

Height: 5-5
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Deer Park, N.Y.
Previous School: Deer Park

2015-16: Finished 5-8 on the year for the Pioneers ... was 5-5 over her last 10 singles matches ... earned an 8-4 win at third doubles in a 7-2 victory at STAC (Sept. 12) ... dropped a hard-fought three-set battle to NYIT's Rosa LaCorte in sixth singles on Sept. 25 ... beat Holy Family's Jacqueline Clyne in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) at No. 5 singles on Sept. 26 ... yielded just two games in a 6-2, 6-0 triumph in the fifth-singles fiight against Caldwell's Koumudi Thirunagaru on  Oct. 14 ... posted an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles in a 9-0 victory at Daemen (Oct. 17) ... battled back from a one-set deficit to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 over NYIT's Rosa LaCorte at No. 6 singles in an ECC Championship semifinal (Oct. 23).

2014-15: ECC Rookie of the Week for Sept. 22 ... posted a 5-7 record in singles ... won her first collegiate match 6-2, 6-0 over Dowling on Sept. 19 ... rattled off four straight victories at the No. 5 singles flight from Sept. 19 through Oct. 3 ... won a 6-0, 6-3 battle over Molloy on Oct. 17.

Prior to LIU Post: Three-year varsity tennis player at Deer Park High School ... three-time All-League honoree ... two-time Most Valuable Player selection.

Personal: Has one younger brother, Ryan ... daughter of Brendan and Carol Byrne ... enjoys dancing and soccer ... her uncle played collegiate lacrosse at the United States Naval Academy ... her great grandfather was a collegiate baseball player at Michigan State and went on to play professionally for the Chicago White Sox ... the person she admires most is her aunt ... her favorite athlete is Lindsey Vonn ... aspires to obtain a master's degree in business administration ... majoring in marketing with a minor in spanish.

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