Venise Chan Class: Junior Hometown: Hong Kong, China High School: Marymount Secondary School Height: 5-3 Experience: 2V

CHAN'S CAREER RECORD

2008-09 (Sophomore): One of the best seasons in school history, became the third Husky ever voted to the All-Pac-10 First Team, and was also a Pac-10 All-Academic First Team member, something only one other player could claim ... went a team-best 28-7 overall and 21-4 in dual play, all coming at No. 1 singles ... defeated 10 ranked players during the year, including five women who finished ranked in the Top-30 (No. 8 Jana Juricova of Cal, No. 9 Hilary Barte of Stanford, No. 18 Yasmin Schnack of UCLA, No. 22 Nina Munch-Soegaard of TCU, No. 26 Maria Sanchez USC) ... qualified for second-straight NCAA Singles Championships but was upset in the first round by 76th-ranked Mallory Voelker of Denver, 6-4, 6-3 ... pulled off the biggest win of the year for the Huskies in the second round of the NCAA team tourney, as she came back from 2-5 down in the third set against USC's Maria Sanchez to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) and clinch the 4-3 win that propelled the Huskies to the Round of 16 ... finished ranked 25th, the third Husky to end the year in the Top-25, and was ranked a career-high 18th on April 21 ... was 6-2 in Pac-10 dual matches, sweeping weekend series against Stanford and Cal, USC and UCLA, and Oregon and Washington State ... won nine-straight and 14 of 15 matches from the end of the fall through February, including winning the singles title at the SDSU Fall Classic ... also had an 11-match winning streak from March 13 through May 10 ... was the only player to defeat Pac-10 Player of the Year Hilary Barte of Stanford in dual play, winning a third-set super-tiebreak ... named Pac-10 Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 19-25 when she went 4-0 in singles and doubles in road wins at BYU and Utah ... went 22-11 overall in doubles, teaming with Denise Dy to start the year then ending with Aleksandra Malovic ... went 14-6 with Dy, and was ranked as high as 28th, before ending season ranked 81st and not playing together after March 7 ... reached West Regional quarterfinals with Dy and won SDSU Fall Classic doubles title ... was 8-5 with Malovic, all at No. 2 doubles ... had three wins over ranked teams with Malovic, including consecutive wins over UCLA's 30th-ranked team of Wetmore and Seguso, and USC's 56th-ranked team of Kinstler and Fansler.

2007-08 (Freshman): Turned in one of the best freshman seasons in Husky history and became the first Husky to compete in the NCAA Singles Championship since 2005 ... named to the All-Pac-10 second team ... was the unquestioned No. 1 singles player from the start of the fall, thanks to her extensive international experience ... started every match at No. 1 singles, going 15-6 in the top spot and 21-10 overall in singles ... finished the season ranked 37th in the ITA Rankings after debuting at No. 41 in the rankings on Mar. 4 ... was ranked a season-best 30th on two occasions becoming the first Husky freshman to earn a Top-30 ranking since Claire Carter in 2001 ... based on the final rankings, she defeated nine ranked opponents, four of which were NCAA Singles Tournament entrants ... in the NCAA First Round, lost to Duke's 24th-ranked Reka Zsilinszka, 6-2, 7-5 ... in Washington's NCAA First Round dual against Texas A&M, she defeated Elze Potgieter, 6-4, 6-1, in the top spot for UW's only point ... won 15 of her first 17 matches, including a 12-match win streak from Nov. 9 through Feb. 17 ... named Pac-10 Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 11-17 during which she led UW to wins over Purdue and Illinois ... won first nine dual matches until a third-set super-tiebreak loss to Stanford's Hilary Barte, who finished the year ranked 4th ... routed 2006 NCAA Singles Champion, Cal's Susie Babos, 6-0, 6-1 in dual play ... followed that win up with a 4-6, 6-2, (10-6) win over USC's Lindsey Nelson, the defending Pac-10 Champion and NCAA Singles Finalist in 2006 and 2007 ... nearly pulled off an amazing L.A. sweep, losing 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to UCLA's seventh-ranked Riza Zalameda following the USC match ... the highlight of her season, and the team as a whole, came in UW's match against 12th-ranked Arizona State, when she saved match point to prevail 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5) against 28th-ranked Nadia Abdala, clinching a 4-3 upset win that propelled UW into the NCAA Championships ... additional wins over ranked opponents included No. 28 Katrina Zheltova of Sacramento State, No. 57 Ekaterina Burduli of Washington State, No. 64 Anastasia Surkova of BYU, No. 74 Celine Rolly of Oregon, and No. 94 Sophie Kobuch of Hawaii ... was one game away from victory (leading 6-4, 5-4) against Arizona's 34th-ranked Danielle Steinberg, when UW clinched the win and the match was halted ... started at No. 2 doubles in every match with freshman Kelsey Anonsen, going 12-9 in dual play and 13-10 overall ... reached the Pac-10 Quarterfinals with Anonsen, defeating 53rd-ranked Lumpkin and Wetmore of UCLA, 8-4, in the first round before losing to 6th-ranked Fink and Niculescu of USC ... ended the fall by winning both the Flight I singles and doubles titles at the Husky Invite ... was 5-1 in doubles in the fall with Aleksandra Malovic.

Before Washington and Personal
Full name Venise Wing-Yau Chan ... Born in Hong Kong, China ... parents are Pauline Wong and Leslie Chan ... has one older sister, Joanne ... the No. 1 ranked player in Hong Kong ... in 2006, achieved highest ITF combined junior ranking of No. 24, and career-high WTA ranking of 476 ... reached the final of the 2006 Asian Junior Tennis Championships ... boasts extensive junior international experience ... has played in all four of the junior Major tournaments, reaching the Round of 32 at the 2006 US Open, and 2006 French Open ... also reached Round of 16 in doubles at junior Wimbleon, US Open, and French Open ... enjoys dance and ran cross country in high school ... graduated with 4.0 GPA.

Coach Hultquist on Chan:
"When you put Venise out on the court you know you're going to get a good match and she's going to be competitive with all the number one players in the country, and that's what you need, especially at the Pac-10 level."

Fast Facts

Nickname: Little Hollywood.

One-handed or two-handed backhand?: Two-handed

Best thing about being a Husky: Being tough and alert as a Dawg

Best thing about Seattle: Chinatown food!

Favorite place to study: Bubble tea coffee shop on the Ave, Odegaard Library

Best thing about the coaching staff: They are serious on court and fun off court.

Favorite Husky moment thus far: Clinching the win against 12th-ranked Arizona State (with a 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over 28th-ranked Nadia Abdala -- ed.)

Song that you would pick if you had to sing karaoke: "When will I see your face again" - Jamie Scott

What movie have you seen more than any other: Love Actually

Best piece of advice you've received during tennis career: "How's your arousal level?" "Concentrate." "Keep moving your feet."

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go: North Pole and Antarctica, to look for my adventurous dad

Favorite game to play at recess in elementary school: "Touch and Melt" chasing game If you had a famous catch phrase, what would it be? I'd rather be one of a kind than one in a million.

Hidden talent: Dancing I hope!!

The following posters are on my dorm/apartment walls: OUR UW WOMENS TENNIS poster