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Blue Devils Sign Jennifer Zika For 2003-04 Women's Tennis Campaign
8/15/2003 1:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Aug. 15, 2003
DURHAM, N.C. - Women's Tennis Head Coach Jamie Ashworth announced the fourth signee for the 2003-04 campaign on Friday with the addition of Wels, Austria product Jennifer Zika, who will attend Duke University in the fall and play tennis.
"Jennifer will be a very nice addition to our program," said Ashworth. "She will bring a great deal of international experience to our team as she has played many of the top junior tournaments around the world. Jennifer should provide an immediate impact in our singles and doubles lineups."
Zika is a 5-10 standout who has played in junior tournaments all over the world, while attending Dr. Schauerstrasse school in Wels. She owns International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings of 57 in singles and 37 in doubles. Zika has played in the junior French Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open, U.S. Open, Orange Bowl and European Championships over her career.
A National Champion in Girls 12s, 14s and 16s in doubles and a National Champion in Girls 16s in singles, Zika owns career-best national rankings of No. 1 in Girls 16s and No. 3 in Girls 18s.
Zika was a semifinalist in singles at the Casablanca Cup in Mexico City in 2000, a 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 and third place at the All-Austrian Women Championship indoors and a doubles semifinalist outdoors.
From a very athletic family, Zika has one sister, Janine, who she teamed with to win the Upper Austrian Junior Championship in 1999 and 2000. Her father, Josef, has been her coach for her entire career and her mom, Renate, was a sprinter on the Austria National Team.
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