2010 Women's Tennis Individual Champion
2012 WCC Women's Tennis Singles Champion
WCC Singles Tennis Champion: Jennifer Heinser
Hometown: Miami, Florida
High School: Miami Sunset Senior High School
Notable Feats in 2010: West Coast Conference Player of the Year, All-West Coast Conference first team singles, All-West Coast Conference second team doubles
2010 Season: Earned her third consecutive West Coast Conference Player of the Year award after going 20-1 on the season all at No. 1... named to WCC singles First Team for the third consecutive year... named to the WCC doubles Second Team (with Melinda Akerbrant) for the second consecutive year... only WCC representative selected to the NCAA Tournament... finished the season ranked No. 105 in the nation... all 20 of her wins came in two sets... went 2-2 in her first four matches, then won 21 straight... did not drop a conference match for the third consecutive year... had two consecutive 6-0, 6-0 sweeps, first versus Xavier's Katie Pleiman (3/4), and then against Gonzaga's Rika Mehndiratta (3/7)... also had a 6-0, 6-0 sweep over University of Northern Iowa's Phoebe Walker (3/17)... took a 6-1, 6-1 decision over then No. 87 Arianna Colffer of then No. 54 Pepperdine (4/11)... led the Dons to a fifth place finish in the WCC Championship with three wins - 6-2, 6-2 over Santa Clara's Alex Zaniewski (4/23), 6-3, 6-2 over Loyola Marymount's Jasmin Heckel (4/24), and6-1, 6-0 over Portland's Megan Sporndli (4/25)... went 14-9 at No. 1 doubles (202 with Cecilia Gratian and 12-7 with Akerbrant)
Did You Know? Heisner was named the WCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2010. She is just the fifth USF women's student-athlete to earn the award and is the first female tennis player to earn the distinction. The highest honor in the WCC is selected by a vote of the WCC's Executive Council to recognize the finest accomplishments in athletics, academics and community service by individuals who have completed their WCC eligibility.
They Said It: "The mission of the WCC's member institutions is to develop student-athletes holistically with opportunites to grow as leaders though athletics, academics, and community service," said WCC commisioner Jamie Zaninovich honoring Heinser as WCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. "Jennifer embodies the ideals of our member schools and is a very deserving recipient of the distinguished award."
