Most would say 2008 football, but actually our second:
1982 AIAW Division II National Champion Women's Tennis Team
Led by head coach Eric O'Neill and two future UR Athletics Hall of Famers, All-Americans Martha Beddingfield and Sharon Dunsing, the 1982 women's tennis team captured the AIAW National Title.
Returning all but one player from the 1981 squad that went 27-5 and finished second nationally, the '82 Spiders went 23-5, winning State and Regional titles, and claiming victories over every Division I team in the state, including Virginia and Virginia Tech.
The team traveled to Greely, Colorado at the University of Northern Colorado for the national championships. The Spiders won the crown, outdistancing a field that included Boston College, Notre Dame, Georgetown, William & Mary, Charleston and Georgia Southern.
In addition to Coach O'Neill, Dunsing and Beddingfield, the 1982 team included Sue Claggett, Sue Eshelman, Phoebe Figland, Margie Hernandez , Anne McLean, Beth Seubert, Cathy Shields, and Lisa Tullai.
1982 AIAW Division II National Champion Women's Tennis Team
Led by head coach Eric O'Neill and two future UR Athletics Hall of Famers, All-Americans Martha Beddingfield and Sharon Dunsing, the 1982 women's tennis team captured the AIAW National Title.
Returning all but one player from the 1981 squad that went 27-5 and finished second nationally, the '82 Spiders went 23-5, winning State and Regional titles, and claiming victories over every Division I team in the state, including Virginia and Virginia Tech.
The team traveled to Greely, Colorado at the University of Northern Colorado for the national championships. The Spiders won the crown, outdistancing a field that included Boston College, Notre Dame, Georgetown, William & Mary, Charleston and Georgia Southern.
In addition to Coach O'Neill, Dunsing and Beddingfield, the 1982 team included Sue Claggett, Sue Eshelman, Phoebe Figland, Margie Hernandez , Anne McLean, Beth Seubert, Cathy Shields, and Lisa Tullai.
