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Women's Tennis

Player Bio: Jennifer Heiser

  Jennifer Heiser
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Stockton, Calif.
High School:
Lincoln HS
Height:
5-3

1999-2000 (Senior): Begins the spring ranked No. 93 ... Played in the qualifying round at the Riviera All-America Championships ... Won her first round match over Andrea Magyera of Harvard, 6-2, 6-3 ... Reached the third round at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships ... Defeated Anna Bihler of Nevada, 6-1, 6-1, and Stephanie Westrich of Cal Poly, 7-6, 6-3, before falling to No. 20 Anita Kurimay of Cal, 7-6, 6-1 ... Ranked No. 49 in ITA Preseason rankings.

1998-99 (Junior): Concluded the season ranked No. 67 in singles after compiling a 36-9 overall record ... Went 18-2 at the No. 5 position in dual matches ... Won five of six matches during the NCAA team championship, including a victory over Traci Green of Florida, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0, in the title match ... Won the Pac-10 Invitational singles championship in April ... Honored with the Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award for the Northwest Region ... Winner of the 1999 Michelle Weiss Award for courage ... Began the season ranked 65th in the nation in singles, while she and Sarah Pestieau were ranked 49th in doubles (ITA Preseason Rankings)... As the 11th seed, advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Regional before falling to teammate and second seed Marissa Irvin... Defeated Stephanie Tibbits of Cal 6-4, 6-1 in the second round, Andrea Reisz of Washington State 6-4, 6-2 in the third round and upset seventh seed Francesca La'O of California 7-5, 6-0 in the fourth round... Also advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles competition at the ITA Regional, teamed with Keiko Tokuda to make up the seventh seed... Defeated Drumm/Nelson of Cal Poly 8-4 in the second round and Hannesdottir/Hoag of Washington 8-0 in the third round before falling to the No. 1 pair of Amanda Augustus and Amy Jensen of California in the quarterfinal match 8-2... Completed the fall season with a 5-2 mark.

1997-98 (Sophomore): Boasted an impressive 34-6 overall record, including a 25-3 mark in dual matches... Both victory totals are career highs... Has won 22 of her last 24 matches... Reached the finals of the Pac-10 Invitational Championships where she fell to Arizona State's Kerry Giardino 7-6 (0), 3-6, 6-3... Posted a 10-2 mark in conference play... Earned her first collegiate singles ranking in the February Rolex edition, debuting at No. 83... Advanced to the quarterfinals of singles play at the Northwest Rolex Regional Tournament before falling to Fresno State's Liesl Fichtbauer... In doubles, she and Sarah Pestieau, who accumulated a 14-8 mark, reached the semifinals before losing to teammates Julie Scott and Ania Bleszynski, the nation's third-ranked tandem... She and Pestieau were the only unseeded doubles team to reach the semifinals... Over the summer, she and teammate Teryn Ashley lost in the doubles final of the ITA National Summer Championships to fellow teammate Julie Scott and her partner, Cristina Moros of Texas.

1996-97 (Freshman): Posted a perfect 6-0 record in dual match play (three matches at both the No. 5 and No. 6 positions) and a 13-2 overall mark... Teamed with Emily Burt to go 7-0 in doubles play, including 3-0 at the No. 2 doubles position... Captured the consolation singles title at the Rolex Regional tournament.

Prior to Stanford: Perennially ranked among the top two NorCal junior players... 1994 National 16 & Under Hard Court singles champion... Ranked fourth in the country in 16 & Unders... 1996 Female Athlete of the Year at Lincoln High School in Stockton, Calif.... High School Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Sociology major.

Frank Brennan Says: "Jen had the best record on the team last year. If you had to pick a rock she would be the one. She has continued to solidify her game and is back for her senior year with two NCAA championship rings."

Best Wins: Tracie Greene (Florida), Claire Curran (California)

Career Statistics (Singles)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Overall
1996-97 - - - - 3-0 3-0 6-0 13-2
1997-98 - - 1-0 1-0 4-0 19-3 25-3 34-6
1998-99 - - 2-0 6-1 18-2 - 26-3 36-9
1999-2000 - - - - - - - 3-2
Total - - 3-0 7-1 25-2 21-3 57-6 86-19