Women's Tennis
 

  Deidee Bissinger
Deidee Bissinger
Player Profile
Hometown:
Kettering, Ohio

High School:
Fairmont

Height:
5-6

Birthdate:
02/05/1978

Experience:
3 letters

An Overview: A 1999-2000 co-captain ... with 67 career singles wins entering the spring schedule, ranks fifth in school history ... needs just 13 more to move into a tie for the all-time lead ... has 63 doubles victories, good for a fourth place on that career list ... her total of 130 combined wins places her fourth in BG annals, just 13 wins shy of the all-time record.

FALL 1999: Had a 4-8 singles record and a doubles mark of 6-5 ... one of three Falcons to compete at the ITA Midwest Regional.

1998-99: Had a solid 21-8 singles record, including a 6-2 MAC record ... in doubles play, was 19-14, including a 9-5 record with Meghan Rhodes ... that duo went 5-3 in MAC play and 2-1 at the league tournament ... won a consolation flight singles title at the MAC Individual Invitational ... teamed with Erika Wasilewski to win a doubles crown at BGSU Invite.

1997-98: Hampered by injuries much of the season ... still posted a 20-11 singles record and a 16-15 doubles mark ... singles record included a 5-1 mark at the ITA/Rolex tourney, where she won the consolation bracket ... in MAC play, went 2-4 in singles and teamed with Abby Bratton to go 3-4 at the top doubles flight ... that duo won two-of-three matches at the league tourney ... won the third flight at the MAC Individual Invite ... slowed by mononucleosis early in the fall.

1996-97: An All-MAC First-Team selection, and the league’s “Newcomer of the Year” ... tied the then-school record with 44 combined wins ... went 22-16, primarily at No. 2 singles, to tie for the team lead in singles wins ... combined with Cindy Mikolajewski to go a team-best 22-16 at the top doubles flight ... duo won the consolation bracket at ITA/Rolex II.

HIGH SCHOOL: Had a 77-11 career singles mark at FHS ... teaming with her sister, Devon, went 27-0 and won two state titles in doubles her last two years ... four-time team MVP, all-league and all-area pick ... the 1994 Dayton Area Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Derril and Debbie Bissinger ... full name Deidre Ann Bissinger ... born Feb. 5, 1978, in Kettering ... a sport management major ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... brother, D.J., played baseball at Furman ... sister, Devon, is a sophomore teammate ... three letters.

DEIDEE BISSINGER’S TOTALS

           Singles  Doubles   Total
Fall 1999   4- 8     6- 5     10-13
1998-99    21- 8    19-14     40-22
1997-98    20-11    16-15     36-26
1996-97    22-16    22-16     44-32
Totals     67-43    63-50    130-93