Peyton Dunkle

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Peyton Dunkle, NIT Quarterfinal, Colorado, 051723

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Peyton Dunkle, UC San Diego, 3-12-23, San Luis Obispo Country Club

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Peyton Dunkle Big West Tournament Semifinals vs. Hawai'i

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Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Arroyo Grande HS
Hometown:
Arroyo Grande, CA

2023 All-Big West Second Team in doubles with sister Delanie Dunkle
2023 All-Big West Honorable Mention in singles
2022 All-Big West Honorable Mention in doubles with Laura Bente
Currently, No. 4 in Division I program history in career winning percentage in dual singles matches (69.4%) with a 25-11 record
Currently, No. 8 in Division I program history in career winning percentage in dual doubles matches (67.4%) with a 29-14 record

2023-2024 (Junior)
Received All-Big West Honors for the third straight season being named All Big West First Team in singles and doubles, alongside her sister Delanie Dunkle … The duo secured victories at the No. 1 position, garnering a 13-5 record by the end of the 24’ season … Notably, the duo locked in a 6-2 victory at the No. 1 spot against Chelsea Fontenel and Patricjia Spaka of No .24 ranked ASU … Additionally, captured a No. 1 spot victory against Yujia Huang and Kaavya Swahney of No. 39 ranked BYU … Earned a 12-6 singles record, competing the majority of the season at the No .2 spot … At the Big West Championship clinched three straight singles wins at the No. 2 spot, over the course of three days … Defeated No. 4 Long Beach States Justine Dondonay, tallying a 7-6 victory … Secured a 6-4 upset over No .1 Camille Kiss of UC Santa Barbara … Bested No .6 Cal State Fullerton's Sein Myoung, 6-1 … During doubles play the sister duo helped secure the Big West Championship title with a key victory over Cal State Fullerton's No. 6 ranked Sein Myoung and Josie Userea …

2022-23 (Sophomore)
Garnered All-Big West honors in doubles for the second straight year, earning Second Team honors while playing alongside her older sister, Delanie Dunkle ... duo posted a team-best 15-8 overall record at the No. 1 spot, tied for the fifth-most dual victories by a doubles pairing in a season in Division I program history ... tandem went undefeated (3-0) at Big West Championships and secured third postseason doubles win in Division I program history in NIT Championship consolation match against No. 70 Wyoming ... pairing defeated Pacific's Klara Kosan and Karina Chao, the 32nd-ranked doubles pairing in the nation at the time, on April 7 ... received All-Big West Honorable Mention praise in singles with a 12-8 overall record, including a 7-1 mark at the No. 4 spot ... in NIT Championship consolation match against No. 70 Wyoming, played at No. 2 singles spot for the first time and captured a 6-4, 7-5 victory, becoming the second player in Division I program history to capture a postseason singles victory ... named Big West Player of the Week for the second time in her career on March 22 after posting a perfect 4-0 record across home matches against No. 54 BYU and No. 65 Harvard.

2021-22 (Freshman)
Received Honorable Mention All-Big West honors in doubles with playing partner Laura Bente … pair went 10-1 playing at the No. 3 spot, including a perfect 6-0 record against Big West foes … also teamed up with Eliza Bates in doubles to go 4-3 … amassed a 16-3 singles record while playing primarily at the No. 6 spot, including an undefeated record against conference opponents … her 13 singles wins in duals were tied for the 20th-most victories in a single season in Division I program history … named Big West Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on Jan. 19 for the first time after going 3-0 in singles at Cal Winter Invite.

Prep
Four-year varsity tennis player at Arroyo Grande HS ... ranked as a four-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net ... helped the Eagles win three league championships ... as a junior, went unbeaten in singles in league play and was a Central Section League champion and CIF champion ... as a sophomore, she finished second in both the Central Section League and CIF in singles, losing to her sister and current Mustang Delanie Dunkle ... as a freshman, she finished second in doubles in the Central Section League ... also competed in track & field as a freshman and was named team MVP and First Team All-League and advanced to the second round of CIF in all four of her sprinting events.

Personal
Daughter of Bill and Tricia Dunkle ... has a brother and two sisters ... older sister, Delanie, is also on the Cal Poly women's tennis team ... majoring in business ... chose Cal Poly because "I love the coaches and the team chemistry. It's also a great school in a beautiful area."