Prep/Amateur Career: Competed for Miami Sunset Senior High School... three-year letter winner for tennis... earned the state title in singles and doubled three years in a row, helping team win the state competition for its 10th consecutive year... as an amateur, reached a top-25 USTA ranking from 2000-2003, highlighted by a No. 2 ranking in USTA 14's in 2001... earned her highest ITF Junior World ranking of No. 16 in 2005... reached the doubles quarterfinals in the 2005 Wimbledon Junior Championship and advanced to the singles round of 16 in the 2005 Junior French Open... on the ITF Tour, captured the doubles title and had a runner-up singles showing at the Chanda Rubin ITF Junior Classic and the North/Central American & Caribbean Closed ITF Junior Championship... was a doubles finalist and a singles quarterfinalist at the Yucatan Cup... reached the semifinals in singles and doubles at the USTA International Winter Championship... 2005 Doubles Champion of the 2005 Orange Bowl.

Personal: Jennifer-Lee Heinser... chose USF for the small classes and the diversity of the students... best advice ever been given is to believe in yourself... would like to go to the Olympics one day... favorite sports heroes are Andre Agassi and Lance Armstrong... favorite movie is Mr. Deeds... favorite food is chocolate... enjoys shopping, going to the movies and playing the guitar in her spare time... parents are Reiner and Angelica Heinser... born February 27, 1987 in Miami, FL.

Coach Somers' Take

Tennis: Jenni is one of the top recruits in Dons women's tennis history and brings an outstanding tennis resume to the Hilltop. After achieving USTA top-25 singles rankings from 2000-2003, highlighted by a No. 2 ranking in USTA 14's in 2001, Heinser earned her highest ITF Junior World Rank of No. 16 in 2005. The all-surface player reached the 2005 doubles quarterfinals in the 2005 Wimbledon Junior Championships and advanced to the singles round of 16 in the 2005 Junior French Open. Heinser posted impressive results in her first full year on the ITF Tour capturing doubles title and runner-up singles showings at a pair of ITF events - the Chanda Rubin ITF Junior Classic and the North/Central American & Caribbean Closed ITF Junior Championships. A doubles finalist and singles quarterfinalist at the Yucatan Cup, the Miami, Florida native reached the semifinals in singles and doubles at the USTA International Winter Championships. She is a doubles Champion of the 2005 Orange Bowl with doubles partner Elizabeth Plotkin.

Personal: A chocohaulic