Jan. 25, 2002

Name: Jennifer Hatch
Sport: Women's Tennis Player
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Snellville, Georgia
Major: Mechanical Engineering

What are your personal goals for the season? To improve each day and give 110% in practice, to help the team win matches this spring

Favorite TV Show: Friends

Favorite Music Group: Fuel

What did you think when you first met Coach Zawacki-Woods? She was very enthusiastic about improving the women's tennis program

If you had to give up all your possessions but one, what would you keep? Bible

Least Favorite Food: Mystery meats in the Dining Hall

What do you do in your free time? Relax and listen to music, talk with friends

Nobody knows how much I like to: Cook

Do you have any pre-match ritual? Stretching, preparing mentally by looking over notes

If you could switch places with one person for a day, who would it be? Heath Ledger's girlfriend

Favorite Hobbies: Watching movies, shopping, hanging out with friends

What do you want to do after graduation? Find a job I enjoy that challenges me

What is your greatest moment in sports? Winning the Georgia State Junior Open

My ultimate Sportscenter highlight would be: Winning the US Open

If you bring one thing from your hometown to Charlotte, what would it be? Family

What is your goal in life? To be happy

Who has influenced you the most in your life? My parents

Who is the best player you have played against? Amanda Field

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? Follow your passion

For me to improve as a person, I need to: Broaden and increase my knowledge

What advice do you have for kids? Listen to your parents - they really do know more than you

What is something interesting or unusual about you? If I did not have eye surgery when I was 7. I would be blind in my right eye.