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Senior
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| Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.
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| High School:
Fresno Christian
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| Height:
5-3
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| Birthdate:
04/10/1979
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Fall 2000
Along with Katja Karrento, advanced to the semifinals of the ITA regional championships...Received a national ranking of 22 in doubles with Karrento...In singles competition, finished with a 4-4 record..Defeated UC Santa Barbara's Deborah Pepkowitz 6-3, 6-0 at the SDSU Fall Classic...Beat UC Irvine's Natalie Exon 6-0, 6-1.
1999-2000 Season
Competed as the Aztecs' No. 1 player...Recorded a 12-21 overall record, while going 7-18 in dual match play...Defeated Saint Mary's Karen Holland and UNLV's Britta Gabl 6-2, 6-0...Teamed with Laura Aguero in the No. 1 doubles position for most of the year...The pair finished with a 5-15 overall record...The tandem defeated Princeton's 45th-ranked team of Hastings-Phillips and Large 9-8 (4) for top win on the season...Went 6-1 in tournament play while teamed with Katja Karrento.
1998-99 Season
Tallied a 14-9 record playing mostly in the No. 4 spot ...At one point in the season she won five straight, and seven of eight matches...Defeated Marcela Sanchez of Pacific 6-3, 6-1, and Jana Sedivec of Tulsa 6-1, 6-3...She beat Connie Burggraf of Long Beach St. 6-4, 6-2, and Deb Pepkowitz of UCSB 7-5, 6-1... Posted a 14-11 record in doubles, including a 10-9 mark in the No. 2 position with Lisa Papi...Was 3-0 with Julie Chidley at No. 3.
1997-98 Season
Posted a 14-5 overall record and a 12-3 doubles record ...Played at the No. 3 spot in the second round of the WAC Championships and beat Wyoming's Lisa Pruett 6-1, 6-4 ...Played most of the regular season at the No. 5 and 6 spots, but moved up in the last regular season match to No. 3 and defeated Kelly Tsai of UCSD 6-0, 6-0...All the matches she played at the No. 5 were won in straight sets...Played doubles with Dorota Wozniak, and finished with a 12-3 record playing at the No. 3 spot...The twosome defeated Jones/Kondrack of UCSD 8-0 at the No. 2 spot in the last regular season match.
High School
Attended Clovis West High School for three years and Fresno Christian for one year... She earned four letters in tennis while earning MVP honors, all-league, and all-valley recognition...Won valley singles titles in 1996.
National & International
Ranked No. 83 nationally in Girl's 18...Won 18 and under national title at the Interscholastic Tournament in singles and doubles with current Aztec teammate Lisa Papi...Ranked No. 1 in Northern California Girl's 16 in 1995...Played in national tournaments since the age of 11, and has played internationally in Russia and Japan.
Personal
Whitney Marin Wells was born April 10, 1979, in San Diego...Daughter of Kieth and Jan Wells...Earned highest honors in anatomy and economics in high school...Enjoys snow skiing, water skiing, playing the flute and hiking...Majoring in kinesiology with plans to be a teacher or college tennis coach.
Wells Career Stats
Year Singles Doubles
97-98 16-6 13-3
98-99 14-9 14-11
99-00 12-21 14-18
Fall '00 4-4 7-3
Totals 46-40 48-35
