Ben Dunbar

Ben Dunbar

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Nottingham, England

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 180

Birthdate:
08/17/1989

Experience:
3L

02/12/2012

Lobos Improve to 6-2 Defeating South Alabama

The Lobos defeat South Alabama with a score of 6-1

02/12/2012

Lobos Travel to Evanston, Ill. To Take On Northwestern and DePaul

The Lobos take to the road after a 6-1 win against South Alabama

02/08/2012

Lobos Depth Shown Against New Mexico State

UNM Defeats New Mexico State 7-0 in Las Cruces, N.M.

01/29/2012

Tight Match on Final Day of ITA Indoor Playoffs

The University of Miami beat UNM 4-3 in a close match on the road

01/28/2012

The #55 Lobos Fall to #5 University of Florida 7-0

The University of Florida defeats the Lobos with a score of 7-0

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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