2019-20 Women's Tennis
Delanie Dunkle
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Arroyo Grande HS
- Hometown:
- Arroyo Grande, CA
Three-time All-Big West Second Team selection in doubles (2021-23)
Currently, tied for ninth all-time in career doubles victories (41-22 record)
In 2023-24, utilizing fifth-year of eligibility granted by NCAA as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
2022-23 (Senior)
Received All-Big West Second Team praise in doubles for the third straight year while playing alongside her younger sister, Peyton Dunkle, for the first time in her Cal Poly career ... 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 ... also 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 ... in singles went 10-13, including 8-5 at the No. 4 spot ... received Big West All-Academic honors.
2021-22 (Junior)
Earned Second Team All-Big West honors in doubles alongside Melissa LaMette for the second straight year … pair went 12-5 together at the No. 2 slot in the lineup, including 4-2 in conference play … 12 doubles victories in duals with LaMette were tied for the 14th most by a tandem in a single season in Cal Poly Division I history … named Big West Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on April 13 for the third time in her career … While playing primarily at the No. 5 spot in the lineup, tallied a 12-9 overall record in singles, including a 6-2 mark in Big West matches … received Big West Conference All-Academic honors.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Went 11-4 in singles from primarily the No. 4 spot in the lineup, going 6-1 in Big West play ... named Big West Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week on April 14 ... in doubles, she and Melissa LaMette finished 9-6 from the No. 2 spot ... went 6-1 in Big West play.
2019-20 (Freshman)
In the shortened season, finished 6-1 in singles dual matches from the No. 3/4 spots in the lineup ... went 5-3 in doubles with Melissa LaMette from the No. 2 position ... was named Big West Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week and Mechanics Bank Cal Poly Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 12 after going 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles the previous week.
Prep
Was a League MVP and County MVP while at Arroyo Grande High School ... was undefeated in singles all four of her varsity seasons in league and was also a CIF Central Section singles champion in 2018 ... ranked as a five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net ... was also first-team all-league in golf all three years she played and was first-team All-CIF in 2018 and second-team in 2016.
Personal
Born in Palos Verdes, CA ... daughter of Bill and Tricia Dunkle ... her father, Bill, played at UCSB and for a short while in the professional ranks and her aunt, Shannon Neilson, played tennis at Cal Poly and her other aunt, Mallory Armijo played tennis at Cal Poly Pomona ... younger sister, Peyton, is also on Cal Poly women's tennis team ... majoring in business administration ... enjoys playing golf, hiking, drawing and traveling ... chose Cal Poly because of its "amazing academics, area, coach, teammates and everything about it!"
