Ben Dunbar

Ben Dunbar

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Nottingham, England

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 180

Birthdate:
08/17/1989

Experience:
3L

05/14/2012

Stevens: New Mexico Men's Tennis 2012 Season Review

Lobos finish as Mountain West runners-up with team depth producing winning percentages in doubles and singles

04/29/2012

Lobos Cut Short From 3rd Mountain West Conference Championship

UNM falls to Boise State 4-0 in finals of the Mountain West Tournament

04/28/2012

Lobos Chasing Mountain West Championship in the Finals

UNM defeats San Diego State 4-1 in the semifinals. UNM will face Boise State for MW Championship

04/28/2012

Lobos Soar Over Falcons 4-0; All-Mountain West Team Announced

UNM defeats Air Force 4-0 in quarterfinals, All-Mountain West Team announced and the Lobos will have to face the host school San Diego State in the Semifinals

04/24/2012

Stevens: UNM/Fidelity Investments Honor The Best Lobo Scholar-Athletes

Awards banquet recognizes outstanding Lobo performances in the classroom

04/15/2012

Lobo Men's Tennis vs. Boise State

The Estes Tennis Center saw UNM drop a tight contest to Boise State in a battle of ranked teams on Senior Day

2011 Fall: Senior Season

Dunbar reached the quarterfinal of the ITA Regional Tournament. He beat the nationally ranked number 30 singles player University of Denver's Enej Bonin at the Denver Invitational.

2010-2011: Junior Season

Dunbar played at the number two position in singles and played equally at number one and number two in doubles with Conor Berg. In singles, he went 11-8 in the season. In doubles, the duo went 13-5 for the season. He played in the main draw at the All-American Championships in doubles with Conor Berg. The duo was ranked #40 in the nation. They received the MWC All-Conference doubles award.

2009-2010: Sophomore Season

He was named to the Mountain West Conference singles team. He posted a 15-15 mark overall, 9-9 in spring and 6-6 in fall. He played primarily at the No. 1 slot going 5-7. He wrapped up the spring season with an eight-match doubles win streak intact, including a 8-0 mark at the No. 2 spot and a perfect 6-0 record in conference play. In fall play, he went 6-6 in singles action and posted a 7-2 doubles record with Jadon Phillips. The duo went 20-9 in doubles overall. He played four nationally ranked singles players during the dual season.

2008-2009: Freshman Season

He was named to the Academic All-Mountain West Conference team. He played 16 of 22 singles matches at the No. 4 slot, including his last seven, with the other six at the No. 5 position. He finished the spring season with an overall singles record of 9-11. He won five straight singles matches from March 18-April 5.

Prior to UNM

He is a 2008 graduate of Castle College in Nottingham, England. He was ranked as high as 43rd in British men's rankings (July 2008). He was ranked the number one junior for the age brackets of 12, 14, 16 and 18.

Personal

He is the son of Susan and Ian Dunbar and has three siblings, Jamie, Jack, and Charlie. He enjoys soccer and rugby. His favorite athlete is Lee Westwood. His major is psychology.

Head Coach Alan Dils on Dunbar:

"Ben has been a very solid player for UNM in singles and doubles every year so far and I expect the same this year. He will win a lot of matches for us at the top of the lineup in both singles and doubles. Ben has a chance to be ranked nationally in both singles and doubles.

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