University of Minnesota Athletics
2014-15 Women's Tennis Roster
Kendall Heitzner
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Winston Churchill HS
- Hometown:
- Potomac, Md.
2014-15 · JUNIOR SEASON
Finished the season 6-3 in singles and 10-3 in doubles · Academic All-Big Ten · in the spring, went 2-0 in both singles and doubles · won at No. 5 singles against South Dakota State's Elif Gabb (Feb. 22) and at No. 4 against Carleton's Claire Spencer (March 1) · paired with Aria Lambert to win matches at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles · in the fall, went 4-3 in singles and 8-3 in doubles · tied for the team lead with eight fall doubles wins · won two singles matches at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 19-21) · added two more singles wins at the Big Green Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) · had five fall doubles partners · placed second with Alexandra Bergman and first with both Maja Vujic and Lambert in doubles draws at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 19-21) · with Caroline Ryba, went 2-0 in doubles at the Big Green Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2).
2013-14 ·SOPHOMORE SEASON
Finished debut season at Minnesota with an 11-3 singles record and a 7-10 doubles record · was 6-1 at the Baseline Tennis Center · won both of her spring singles matches in straight sets, conceding just one game · defeated North Dakota's Stephanie Biehn 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 (Jan. 26) and Carleton's Molly Hemes 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 (Feb. 23) · went 2-4 in spring singles, including 2-2 with Maja Vujic · had a 9-3 fall singles record that included an undefeated weekend at Northwestern's Wildcat Invitational (Oct. 4-6) · went 5-6 in fall doubles and went 3-1 with Jessika Mozia at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 20-22).
2012-13 · FRESHMAN SEASON (COLORADO STATE)
Went 15-15 in singles for the Rams as a freshman, going 8-5 in fall play and 7-10 in dual-match play · was typically slotted in the No. 3 or 4 singles position as played No. 1 doubles, going 5-15 overall · earned Academic All-Mountain West honors · was voted "Most Fun to Watch Play".
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
Was ranked as high as No. 80 in USTA national rankings · won first national tournament at the age of 10 and place third at the USTA National Father Daughter Grass Court Championships with her father, Steve, in 2012 · reached the top ranking in the Southwest Section and finished her junior tennis as a four-star recruit ranked 73rd nationally according to tennisrecruiting.net.
PERSONAL
Majoring in sport management/business · was an honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society in high school · most memorable sports thrill was winning the Bronze Ball USTA National Father Daughter Grass Court Championships · enjoys all sports and listening to country music · father, Steve, played tennis at Michigan State from 1977-81 and sister, Jordan, played tennis at UCLA in 2008-09 · daughter of Linda and Steve Heitzner · born Oct. 10, 1993.
| Kendall Heitzner's Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Season | Singles | Doubles | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 (at Colorado State) | 15-15 | 5-15 | ||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 11-3 | 7-10 | ||||||||||
| 2014-15 | 6-3 | 10-3 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals | 32-21 | 22-28 | ||||||||||
