Monica Arguello Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lakeland, Fla. High School: George Jenkins Height: 5-4

Freshman Year (2007-08): Arguello started her Furman career in a fine fashion, racking up a 17-4 singles record at the no. 2 spot, going undefeated in the conference with a 9-0 singles mark, and earning Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors. She swept through the SoCon in singles, defeating all of her opponents in straight sets. Arguello also went undefeated in league doubles matches, going 8-0 with partner Lauren Osborne. She earned first-team all-conference honors in singles, and second-team honors in doubles. She was also named Player of the Week for the week of April 16.

Prep/Personal: Monica Arguello is one of only twenty five-star recruits in the country, and had a national ranking as high as 19 in 2007. Arguello played for coach Paul Walker at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland, Fla. She was the 3A Overall high school state champion in 2006 and 2007 as well as the runner up in 2004. She was the Florida Individual State Champion in 2004, 2006, and 2007. As a senior in 2007, she was named to the All-American team. Arguello was named most valuable player for her team for four years. She was a four-year district and county champion in singles and doubles and was named the 2006 Polk County Female Athlete of the Year. During her prep career, Arguello led her George Jenkins High team to a top five ranking in the state of Florida as well as a semifinal appearance at the G18 USTA National Championship in Tallahassee. Monica is the daughter of Marta and Ricardo Arguello and was born on September 4, 1988 in Long Island, New York.

Arguello's Career Dual Statistics
2008 Total	Singles 17-5 17-5	SoCon 9-0 9-0		Doubles 15-9 15-9	SoCon 8-0 8-0

Getting to Know Arguello...

Favorite Restaurant: Oma Pizza
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Movie: Legally Blond
Favorite TV Show: Gilmore Girls
Craziest Ambition: To go to Greenland or Antarctica
Best non-athletic talent: Playing the piano and writing for fun
First Job: Helping out the little kids at my church
Something People Don't Know About Me: Even though I'm left handed, I always use my right hand for a lot of things, like catching, throwing and especially cutting. That's why I'm so bad at cutting!
Proudest Athletic Accomplishment: Winning the state championship two years in a row.
Most Famous Person I've Met: Ivan Lendl
If a movie were made about me, I'd want this actress to play me: Mandy Moore
Pro Player I'd Most Like to Play Against: Rafael Nadal
The Reality Show I'd Go On: Survivor
If I'm Cooking, We're Having...: All Italian