Heather Steinbauer Season 2008-09

Fall 2009 (Sophomore): Went 7-6 in singles and 13-6 in doubles during the fall … teamed with Erica Robertson to go 9-2 in doubles … won doubles titles at Kentucky Invite and Ohio Valley Regional … clinched a spot in the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championships after going 5-0 to win the Ohio Valley Regional.

2008-09 (Freshman): Finished the season ranked 41st in doubles by the ITA after being ranked as high as 38th… went a team-best 8-1 in singles play against the SEC during the regular season … won her first seven singles matches against SEC opponents … clinched three dual match wins for Vanderbilt in a 10-day span, earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the first week of April … defeated Alabama[apos]s Shelley Godwin to clinch the second match in three days as the `Dores upended the 17th-rated Crimson Tide, 5-2 on Mar. 29 … registered an impressive three-set comeback win over Ole Miss[apos] Abigail Guthrie to seal the win for VU against the 27th-ranked Rebels … finished a team-best 12-4 in singles play during the dual season … split time playing at No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions during the spring … teamed with fellow freshman Jackie Wu at No. 1 doubles, posting six wins during the spring, including three over ranked tandems … upset Princeton[apos]s 26th-ranked tandem of Hilary Bartlett and Taylor Marable in VU[apos]s 5-2 dual win over the Tigers on Mar. 18.

Prep/Juniors: Won Texas State Championship in Class 5A … ranked No. 1 in the state of Texas by tennisrecruiting.net … top-30 national recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net … ranked as high as No. 1 in the nation in doubles play as a junior … reached the finals of the Junior National Open in May 2007 … chose Vanderbilt over Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and TCU.

Personal: Heather Maree Steinbauer … born September 25, 1989 … daughter of Mark and Lisa Steinbauer … has two sisters, Sarah (17), Rachel (14) … majoring in Human and Organizational Development.