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  Jennifer Zika
School: Duke University
Year: Senior
Home Town: Wels
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High School: Dr. Schauerstrasse
Height: 5-10
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Dominant Hand: Right
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Singles Record: 41-47
Doubles Record: 50-41

2005-06: Compiled a 16-6 mark in doubles playing with Melissa Mang, including an 11-4 record in dual matches from the No. 2 (3-1) and No. 3 (8-3) doubles positions … played in 10 dual matches with Daniela Bercek, nine of which were at the No. 1 doubles slot (5-4) … notched a 21-13 overall doubles record with a 5-3 mark in the fall and a 16-10 mark in dual matches … added a 9-13 record in singles, with a 4-4 record in the fall and a 5-9 record in the spring  … saw the most action at the No. 5 (3-3) and No. 6 (2-2) singles positions … finished the season as part of the 38th-ranked doubles teams with Bercek … reached a ranking of 28 when partnered with Bercek and a ranking of 41 while paired with Melissa Mang … reached the semifinals of the ITA Southeast Regionals with Mang before falling to Bercek and Jessi Robinson … started the spring season paired with Mang and the duo reeled off a seven-match win streak.

 2004-05: Posted a 9-16 overall record, including a solid showing in the fall with a 7-6 mark, but struggled in a spring plagued by injuries, going 2-11 … was ranked 68th in the preseason ITA rankings … compiled a 4-3 record against ranked opponents in the fall, reaching the consolation semifinals of the ITA Riviera All-American Tournament … notched a 13-13 mark in doubles play, with 15 of those matches partnered with Kristin Cargill for an 8-7 record.

 2003-04: Earned All-ACC accolades as a freshman, after posting a 21-14 singles and 15-10 doubles ledger ... played the No. 2 (10-9) and No. 3 (1-1) singles positions ... finished the season ranked 97th nationally and was ranked as high as 64th during the year ... began her collegiate career winning 20 of her first 25 singles matches ... had a 10-4 record in the fall, while winning the singles title at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational ... won five matches at ASU, including three victories against ranked opponents ... on the season won five matches against ranked foes ... had a 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 victory over 36th-ranked Jessica Rush of Northwestern ... advanced to the qualifying round at the ITA Riviera All-American ... notched  nine-match and six-match win streaks during the season ... teamed with Kristin Cargill to post a 9-3 dual match record ... played with Katie Blaszak and posted a 3-1 mark ... collected an overall 7-1 record in ACC doubles action ... was ranked 46th nationally in the preseason ITA rankings along with Julia Smith. 

 Prep:  Owns best Intercollegiate Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings of 57 in singles and 37 in doubles ... played junior tournaments all over the world ... took part in junior French Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open, U.S. Open and Orange Bowl ... traveled to team competitions in Europe and the U.S. (Continental Cup) ... played the junior European Championship in Klosters, Switzerland in 2002 and advanced to the doubles finals along with Daniela Kix ... attended high school at Dr. Schauerstrasse in Wels ... reached two finals at ITF tournaments in doubles ... a semifinalist in singles at the Casablanca Cup in Mexico City 2000 ... had a WTA ranking as high as 650 in singles and approximately 700 in doubles ... quarterfinalist at two $10,000 tournaments in Slowakia and Algeria ... quarterfinalist at a $25,000 tournament in Brazil ... runner-up in doubles at a $10,000 event in Croatia with Ivonne Meusburger ... third place in doubles at a $10,000 tournament in Algeria ... won the National Championships Girl 12s, 14s and 16s (indoors and outdoors) in doubles ... National Champion Girls 16s in singles indoors and a semifinalist outdoors ... best national ranking of No. 1 Girls 16s and No. 3 Girls 18s ... actual national women ranking No. 13 ... third place at the All Austrian Women Championship indoors and a doubles semifinalist outdoors ... earned Junior Athlete of the Year 2000 ... graduated in 2003 with distinction. 

 Personal: Born November 22, 1984 in Wels, Austria ... daughter of Josef and Renate Zika ... has one sister, Janine, who owns a career-best national ranking of No. 3 in Girls 14s ... she was the winner of the European masters as part of the Isospeed Junior Tour 2001 ...  Jenny and Janine teamed to win the Upper Austrian Junior Champion in doubles together in 1999 and 2000 ... father, Josef, was their coach for nearly their entire career and he played tennis at a regional level in his youth ... mother Renate was a sprinter on the Austria National Team ... was regional and national champion ... began playing tennis at age seven ... majoring in economics.