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Women's Tennis All-American Mondays: Part 5
11/4/2019 | Women's Tennis
Part 5 of a seven-part series paying tribute to the rich history of Ole Miss Women's Tennis and their wealth of All-American honors since the program's inception in the mid 1970s. Ole Miss has produced 13 All-Americans and garnered a total of 26 All-American honors, including recent national champion Arianne Hartono. Each week without competition, olemisssports.com will look back at these individuals and their incredible accomplishments during their time in Oxford.
MARIE-LAURE BOUGNOL; 1993, 1994, 1996
Marie-Laure Bougnol enjoyed success at Ole Miss both on the court and off the court. The native of Marseille, France, earned All-America honors three times in four years. Bougnol advanced to the NCAA Championship in each of her four years, most notably teaming with Pascale Piquemal to reach the doubles semifinals her freshman year and the nationally-televised doubles final in her sophomore season. She was in the national rankings every year in both singles and doubles and steadily climbed into the top 15. As a freshman, Bougnol earned ITA South Region Rookie of the Year honors.
In 1993, Bougnol won her first grand slam title by capturing the SkyTel National Clay Court Championships in Jackson, Miss. She reached the finals again in 1994. A three-time All-Southeastern Conference selection, Bougnol also reached the semifinals of the Rolex South Regional Championships twice and won the 1992 SEC Fall Coaches' Classic, giving her the title of SEC Individual Champion for the season.
Twice, Bougnol received the ITA Tennis Match Magazine Rolex South Region Arthur Ashe Jr. Sportsmanship and Leadership Award and was a finalist for the national award in 1995. Her senior year, Bougnol was the recipient of the Eugenia Conner Award for the Most Outstanding Female Student-Athlete at the University of Mississippi. She was the first tennis player to receive this award. Bougnol has also been a star in the classroom, being named to the All-SEC Academic team three times and the Dean's Honor Roll and the Chancellor's Honor Roll. In 1996 she was named to the GTE/CoSIDA District VI Academic All-America Team for her academic accomplishments, and Bougnol received an NCAA $5,000 post-graduate scholarship.
Bougnol completed her doctoral degree at the University of Mississippi and became the second Rebel women's tennis player to be inducted into the Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame, joining in 2003.
COURTENAY CHAPMAN; 1996, 1997, 1998
Courtenay Chapman became the first Lady Rebel to win 100 singles and doubles matches in a career her senior year in 1999. Chapman finished with 114 singles wins and 102 doubles victories. She earned All-SEC first team honors in doubles and participated in the NCAA Individual Championships for the fourth year in a row. A three-time All-American, Chapman was named the Southeastern Conference Tournament MVP after helping the Rebels capture their first-ever SEC Tournament Championship.
Chapman ended the 1998 year ranked 10th in doubles with Agnes Muzamel and participated in the NCAA Individual Championships.. She helped the Rebels reach the quarterfinals at the NCAA Team Championships. In 1997, Chapman helped the Rebels win the NCAA Central Region Championships and advance to the NCAA Team Championships. She reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship with Muzamel and captured the Rolex South Regional Doubles title. Chapman earned All-SEC honors.
Chapman burst onto the scene as a freshman in 1996 and made a major contribution to the Rebels' success. She completed the year ranked 89th in singles and seventh in doubles. Chapman, a native of Jackson, Miss., participated in the NCAA Individual Championships in doubles with Marie-Laure Bougnol. Chapman posted a 35-13 overall record, which included an 18-7 mark at the No. 3 position. She was named the ITA South Region Rookie-of-the-Year. She teamed with Bougnol to reach the semifinals of the Clay Courts and the All-American Championships. In addition, Chapman was selected as one of three Clarion-Ledger Female Athletes of the Year in Mississippi and was named Mississippi's top female tennis player in 1995.
Chapman earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Mississippi in 1999. In 2013, Chapman was inducted into the M-Club Athletics Hall of Fame.
