The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Jana Hecking
- Position:
- Right Handed
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Arnsberg, Germany
- High School:
- St. Ursula Gymnasium
Senior (2019-20)
Junior (2019-20)
Sophomore (2018-19)
Freshman (2017-18)
Prior to UAB
Personal
- Played at No. 1 singles
- Won the ITA Fall Circuit tournament
- Only Fall loss was at UTC invite
Junior (2019-20)
- Conference USA First Team Singles
- CoSIDA All-District IV At Large
- Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship - Southern Region
- ITA Academic Award
- Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 9-3 at No. 1 singles
- Won last six matches before the season was canceled due to Covid-19
- 8-2 at No. 2 doubles with Marlene Herrmann
- UAB Presidential Honors
Sophomore (2018-19)
- 10-4 overall in singles playing on Courts 3, 4 and 5
- 2019 ITA Academic Award
- Won 6-4, 6-0 vs. Auburn's Taylor Russo
- Three set winner over Mississippi State's Tamara Racine
- Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Freshman (2017-18)
- 9-7 in singles play with most of her action coming at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions
- Recorded a ranked win by defeating No. 116 Sara Lizariturry from Mississippi State
- Went 5-0 in doubles with Hana Sisirak.
- 2018 ITA Academic Award
- Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Prior to UAB
- Attended St. Ursula Gymnasium Neheim
- Was ranked as high as No. 85 in the women’s open rankings in Germany
- Twice made the quarterfinals of the junior nationals, achieving a ranking of No. 15.
Personal
- Born on Jan. 20, 1999
- Daughter of Bernd and Elre
- Has one sibling, Pia
- Majoring in biomedical engineering
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