Taylor, a native of Benoni, South Africa, occupies the No. 1 singles position for FMU, and is ranked 15th among Division II singles players.  He has compiled an 18-3 record, including an amazing 10-0 mark against Top 50 opponents.  He also recorded a 16-5 doubles mark at the No. 1 slot.   He was twice named the PBC “Player of the Week” during the 2005 season, and recently was named his squad’s most valuable player.

    Taylor has helped lead the 22nd-ranked Patriots to a 17-5 record and a spot in the NCAA Division II Tournament, where the Patriots will play in one of two Mid-Atlantic Region Tournaments, May 5-6, in Savannah, Ga., on the campus of Armstrong Atlantic State University.  The team’s season victory total is one win shy of the school record set in 1999 and 2000.

    Murugaboopathy, a native of Chennai, India, played in the Patriots’ No. 1 singles spot and is ranked 33rd among Division II singles players.  She compiled a 14-8 singles record, including a 3-3 mark against nationally ranked opponents and a 7-3 conference record.  She also played No. 1 doubles and posted a 10-15 mark.   She recently earned her team’s Gladys Hite M.V.P. Award for the second consecutive year.

    The young Patriot women’s squad (no juniors or seniors) ended the year with a 10-15 record.

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