Jocelyn Friend

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
New Rochelle, N.Y.
High School:
New Rochelle

Compiled a 7-4 singles record and a 5-2 doubles record during the tournament season • Enters the spring ranked No. 28 in the ITA national poll in doubles with Haley Hemm • Also ranked No. 8 in the Carolinas Region • Advanced the quarterfinals of the ITA regional doubles tournament playing with Hemm.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) Finished the season with a 13-7 singles record and a 6-6 doubles record • Won five of seven singles matches in dual play, including five consecutive straight-set victories at one point • Posted a 7-4 singles record in the fall that included wins in her final four matches • Among those was a three-match winning streak at the Kitty Harrison Invitational • Also won five doubles matches during the fall partnering with Linzee Mabrey, Hanes Harris and Jelena Durisic.

PREP/PERSONAL Considered a four-star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net • Career plans include helping to reform the juvenile justice system • Lists reading and dancing as her hobbies • Favorite food is ackee and saltfish • Lists "Grey's Anatomy" as her favorite TV show and "The Secret Life of Bees" as her favorite book • Can do the moonwalk • Lists her teammates as the athletes she most admires • Jocelyn Charlene Ffriend is the daughter of Carol Magett and Ivanhoe Ffriend • Born May 26, 1990, in the Bronx, N.Y.