*2010 AlL-MWC SINGLES*
*2010 AlL-MWC DOUBLES*
UNLV: One of a trio of seniors on the 2011 Lady Rebels ... An experienced all-conference performer who transferred from Nebraska and made an immediate impact last season ... First name is pronounced 'YAW-nuh' ... Expected to again hold down a starting spot in both singles and doubles this spring ... Ranked 72nd nationally in the preseason ... Will begin season teamed up with senior Adrienn Hidvegi in doubles ... Went 4-3 in singles during fall and 5-1 in doubles with Hidvegi ... The duo earned a national ranking of 58 on Jan. 4 after reaching the doubles final of the Mountain Region ITA championships in October ... Named Academic All-MWC last season as well.
2010: Named All-MWC in both singles and doubles and was ranked nationally in both during her first season as a Lady Rebel ... Went from unranked in September all the way to No. 44 in the nation in singles in January ... Remained in the rankings all season and finished at No. 109 ... Posted a 22-14 record in singles, including playing at spots 1-3 in dual matches ... Finished 23-10 in doubles, including a 23-9 mark with Kristina Nedeltcheva as the team[apos]s top duo ... Entered ITA doubles rankings on March 2 at No. 54 and finished at a season-high 40th ... Turned in an impressive fall season, compiling a singles mark of 5-1 ... Won her first four matches as a Lady Rebel, including knocking off Aeriel Ellis of Texas 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 to win the Flight Two Singles title at the UNLV women[apos]s fall invite ... Went 4-2 in doubles with Nedeltcheva, including winning three matches and a spot in the ITA Regional semifinal round in October.
NEBRASKA: Played two seasons starting at the Big 12 Conference school located in Lincoln, including earning all-league honors.
2009: Played at singles spots 3-4 for the Cornhuskers as a sophomore ... Finished with a 16-9 overall mark ... Teamed with Madeleine Geibert as the squad[apos]s top doubles team and compiled a 14-10 record.
2008: Turned in one of the most successful freshman seasons in Husker history as she won 18 matches during the spring season, good for second on the team ... Played the majority of the season at the No. 3 singles position, where she posted a 14-4 record, and she also went 4-0 at the No. 2 spot ... Teamed with fellow Papenburg native Imke Reimers to star at No. 1 doubles, compiling a 16-5 record, including an 8-3 Big 12 record ... The duo was consistently ranked in the ITA doubles rankings and upset the No. 2-ranked doubles team in the country in Baylor[apos]s Lenka Broosova and Zuzana Zemenova -- the highest-ranked doubles team a Nebraska duo has ever defeated.
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Gymnasium High School in Papenburg, Germany.
PERSONAL: Jana Albers was born on Jan. 13, 1988, in Friesoythe, Germany ... The daughter of Doris Droege-Albers and Ludgev Albers ... Has one brother, Pascal ... Majoring in biology.
Albers[apos] Collegiate Record
SINGLES
Year Tour. Dual (MWC) Total
2009-10 7-3 15-11 5-3 22-14
2008-09* 0-2 16-7 N/A 16-9
2007-08* 0-1 18-4 N/A 18-5
CAREER 7-6 49-22 5-3 56-28
DOUBLES
Year Tour. Dual (MWC) Total
2009-10 4-2 19-8 5-3 23-10
2008-09* 0-2 14-8 N/A 14-10
2007-08* 2-1 16-5 N/A 18-6
CAREER 6-5 49-21 5-3 55-26
*At University of Nebraska
