Debbie Southern
Induction: Graduation: Sport:
2015 1977 Basketball | Tennis
Captain of Girls’ Tennis Team • Lead Girls’ Tennis Team to State Championships, 1977 • Team Co-State Champions, 1977 •Tennis Scholarship to the University of Tennessee • Head Tennis Coach for Furman University for 30 years • Winningest Furman Tennis Coach • Southern Conference Championship, 1986 which was the first league title for any Furman women’s athletics • Holds a .906 SoCon Winning Percentage (213-22) • 18 Southern Conference Regular Season Crowns with Furman University • 16 SoCon Tournament Titles with Furman University • 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 14 SoCon Coach of the Year Awards • Winning Streak of 100 Straight SoCon Regular Season Matches - the longest run of success in league history of any sport • 4 Time Furman J. Lyles Alley Coach of the Year • First Person to Earn the South Carolina Tennis Association Coach of the Year on two separate occasions (1991 & 2000) • South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, 2004 • ITA Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame, 2012 • Furman Athletics Hall of Fame, 2013 •