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Jennifer Svanfeldt
Washington: Three-year letterwinner...Looking for her to start again this year after gaining valuable experience a year ago...Beginning to display leadership qualities...Moves fast and hits the ball hard...Has a big serve and is powerful off the ground...Getting more comfortable in competitive matches...Is tied for 20th in UW history in career singles wins (46) and 21st in all-time singles winning percentage (.630). 1998-99 (Junior): Worked very hard to earn a spot in the start in the starting lineup and posted an incredible 23-9 singles mark...That percentage (.719) ranks 11th in UW history...Won the Pac-10 Invitational Flight III title, dropping just one set in the tournament...Was 13-4 at No. 6 singles and 19-11 overall in doubles...Won the UW Fall Invitational Flight II title with Zeta Wagner before the duo advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rolex Regionals...Her 19 single-season doubles wins is tied for ninth in Husky history...Her 43 total wins led the squad...Earned ITA scholar-athlete honors and was honorable mention Pac-10 all-academic...Earned the team's most inspirational award. 1997-98 (Sophomore): Played three matches at the No. 5 position in dual-match play...Defeated Barbara Perez of Idaho, 6-0, 6-2...Recorded a 6-3, 7-6 (0) victory over Marisa MacLennan of Stanford in the first round of the Pac-10 Invitational...Advanced to the third round of the Rolex Regional tournament in the fall by topping Patrycia Gajdzik of Washington State (6-1, 5-7, 7-5) and Nevada's Dionne Lim (6-2, 6-2)...Went 6-8 overall in singles...Teamed with Zuzana Stunova to advance to the second round of the UW Fall Invitational...Finished with a 1-2 overall doubles mark. 1996-97 (Freshman): Awarded team's Top Scholar honor...Played at the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 spots...Had an overall singles record of 17-10, including a 5-2 mark in the fall...Reached the finals of the B Flight of the UW Invitational...Advanced to the third round of the Rolex Regional singles tournament. High School: Named school's top senior athlete...Ranked eighth n under-18s for Northern California...Won the North Coast sectional as a senior after placing second as a junior and reaching the semifinals as a sophomore. Personal: Parents are Susan and Per Johan...Mother is a Washington graduate. Svanfeldt's Career Record YEAR SINGLES (dual/overall) DOUBLES (dual/overall) 1996-97 10-6/17-10 1-1/2-5 1997-98 1-2/6-8 0-0/1-2 1998-99 15-5/23-9 13-7/19-11 TOTALS 26-13/46-27 14-8/22-18 |
