Jessica Rush

Class: Senior Hometown: Dallas, Texas High School: The Hockaday School

Height: 5-7

2003-04: Owned a 34-10 record in singles as NU’s No. 2 player, including 22-6 in dual matches and 11-2 in the Big Ten … Named to 2004 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team in doubles with partner Cristelle Grier (one of three duos to earn the honor) … Participated in the NCAA Singles Championship, going 1-1 … Unanimous All-Big Ten selection by the conference coaches … Won all three of her singles and doubles matches at the Big Ten Championship … Went 1-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles at NCAA Regional Championship … Strung together a seven-match winning streak from 9/25 to 10/7 … Picked up 100th-career singles win by beating Michigan’s Chrissie Nolan in Round of 32 at ITA Midwest Championships … Won consolation draw at the adidas Invitational … Advanced to the semifinals at the ITA Midwest Championships … Had a 41-8 record in doubles, including 24-4 in duals and 12-1 in the Big Ten … Played all dual and Big Ten matches with Grier … Advanced to quarterfinal round of NCAA Doubles Championship with Grier … Duo defeated 12 ranked opponents in doubles … Rush and Grier won titles at the ITA Midwest and National Indoor Championships.

2002-03: Went 29-15, including 20-6 at No. 2 and 11-2 in the Big Ten … Managed an 11-match winning streak from March 8 to April 25 … Went 4-3 against ranked opponents … Compiled 23-4 doubles record with Cristelle Grier at No. 1, including 10-0 in the Big Ten … Totaled 14-match doubles winning streak from March 2 to April 27 … Preseason ranking of No. 52 … Finished the fall season 9-6 … Earned an ITA Midwest Region Fall ranking of No. 4.

2001-02: All-Big Ten honoree … Finished season ranked 77th in the nation … Invited to the NCAA Doubles Championships with partner Marine Piriou … Was 19-5 at No. 3 singles, finishing the season with a 29-11 record … 11-1 in Big Ten matches … Academic All-Big Ten … Ranked sixth in the Midwest Region … Finished the fall season with a 10-6 record … Advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Omni Region IV Championships before falling to teammate Lia Jackson … Qualified for the Omni National Indoor Championships and the ITA All-America Tournament.

2000-01: Finished the season with a 22-4 dual match record, 33-9 overall … 11-0 in Big Ten matches, playing at No. 6 … One of three players on the team to go undefeated in Big Ten matches … Saw action at No. 5 in eight matches (7-1) … Had an 11-match win streak (4/1-5/13) … Ranked nationally from March to May in the ITA national poll in doubles … Was ranked as high as No. 21 with partner Colleen Cheng … Compiled a 14-12 record and was 4-1 in Big Ten action at No. 1 doubles.

High School: Played No. 1 singles throughout high school career … Only lost one match in four years of competition … Four-time All-Northzone, All-Conference honoree … Two-time first-team Dallas Morning News … 1998 Dallas Tennis Association Player of the Year (Girls 18) … High School All-America nominee … Helped lead team to conference title in 1997 … 2000 recipient of the USTA Texas Section Mary Lowdon Award for citizenship and leadership … 2000 recipient of the Dallas Tennis Association’s Al G. Hill Sr. Award for sportsmanship and leadership.

Personal: Born Jessica Mackay Rush on October 30, 1981 in … Daughter of Graham and Maureen Rush … Majoring in economics.

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