CAREER
Two-time All-Ivy League honoree (Unanimous First Team in 2019, Second Team in 2018), would have been All-Ivy in 2020 … Two-time Spring Academic All-Ivy League Team honoree (2018, 2019) … Earned unanimous First Team All-Ivy League honors in singles in 2018-19. Became just the fourth player in school history to earn unanimous First Team All-Ivy League honors in at least one season, joining Kanika Vaidya, Nicole Bartnick and Bianca Sanon … Honored with the Evelyn Houseman Lifetime Junior Sportsmanship Award by the Southern California Tennis Association … Advanced to two ITA Fall Championships … Concluded her career with a combined 72-39 singles record, 41-21 in dual matches, 31-18 in the fall and 14-5 overall in Ivy League singles matches … Combined for a 56-34 overall career doubles record.
2021-22
As a senior, was nominated for the Columbia Athletics’ William V. Campbell Performer of the Year Award … Served as team captain … Played the majority of the season at the No. 2 or No. 3 singles positions and at the No. 2 or No. 3 doubles positions … Led the squad in overall singles wins (17) and ranked second in Ivy League singles wins (five) … Also went 9-8 in dual matches, 8-3 in the fall tournament schedule and 5-2 in Ivy League play … Finished 9-7 in doubles matches with partner Shivani Amineni … The duo went 2-2 in Ivy League play, 1-4 at No. 2 doubles and 2-2 at No. 3 doubles.
2020-21
Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20
As a junior, played primarily at the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions … Named to the 2020 Spring Academic All-Ivy League Team, her second consecutive honor … Finished 17-7 overall in singles play and 17-3 in combined doubles play … In singles, also went 9-3 in dual matches, 8-4 in tournament play and 12-5 vs. the Northeast Region … Went 4-3 at No. 2 singles and 4-0 at No. 3 singles … Ended year on three-match singles win streak … Went 12-2 in doubles with partner Shivani Amineni, including a 5-1 record at No. 3 doubles and 2-0 record at No. 2 doubles … Kerr and Amineni closed the year with four straight doubles wins … Went 3-0 with doubles partner Caitie Sullivan … Invited to participate in the ITA All-American in both singles and doubles in Tulsa, Okla. (Oct. 4-6) … Won doubles C title with Amineni at Columbia Invitational.
2018-19
As a sophomore, saw action primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles … Earned unanimous First Team All-Ivy League honors in singles … Became just the fourth player in school history to earn unanimous First Team All-Ivy League honors in at least one season, joining Kanika Vaidya, Nicole Bartnick and Bianca Sanon … Named to the 2019 Spring Academic All-Ivy League Team, becoming the first Lions women’s tennis player to earn the honor since Kanika Vaidya in 2016 … Compiled a 17-12 overall singles record and 7-5 record at No. 1 singles on the year … Her 17 singles victories ranked third on the squad … Also went 8-6 in dual matches and 3-2 in Ivy League play … Combined for an 18-10 overall doubles record … Teamed primarily with Sarah Hu at No. 3 doubles as the duo combined for a 12-5 record, 6-3 dual match record and 6-2 record in tournament play … Teamed with Melissa Sakar for a 6-4 record and 3-2 record at No. 3 doubles … Earned runner-up honors in the Singles A competition at the Cissie Leary Invitational (Sept. 21-23).
2017-18
As a first-year, earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors in singles after competing primarily at the No. 2 singles position … Named the ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch after 2017-18 season ... Honored with the Evelyn Houseman Lifetime Junior Sportsmanship Award by the Southern California Tennis Association … Selected one of five finalists for Columbia’s school Rookie of the Year award … As Columbia's No. 2 singles player, finished the year with a 21-9 overall record and a team-best 6-1 Ivy League record … Led the squad in dual match wins (15) and Ivy League victories (six), ranked second on the squad in singles wins (21) and was 13-3 at the No. 2 singles position … Also won six straight matches late in the season … Finished 18-7 vs. region competition … Won six straight singles matches from March 16-April 15 … Went 4-3 in doubles with partner Paulina Ferrari and 6-6 with partner Sarah Hu … Won eight of her last 10 singles matches to close out the year.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas, Calif., where she played four years of varsity tennis for head coach Joe Tomasi and private coach Steve Dawson … Concluded her prep career ranked No. 20 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net, No. 4 in the Southwest and No. 4 in California in her class … Also ranked No. 8 in the TennisRPI and No. 50 in the USTA ratings … Finished with a 43-17 overall record and 16-7 record vs. other 5-star players … Competed on Team Top Gun … Guided the 14 & Under Southern California Junior Team to the 2013 national championship … Helped team win first place at the spring team championships in Mobile, Ala. in 2017 … While playing with partner and fellow Columbia signee Paulina Ferrari, won three doubles tournaments including a finalist finish at National Open Under-18, winner at Under 18 Closed Regional and finalist finish at Southern California Sectionals in 2017 … Named the All-American Most Valuable Player in Southern California in 2017 … Two-time Female San Diego Athlete of the Year selection in 2015 and 2016 … Won back-to-back San Diego County CIF championships in 2015 and 2016 … Led the Mustangs to three straight Avocado East League championships from 2013-15 … Two-year team captain as a junior and senior … Finished 43-1 in sets as a senior … Finished 41-0 in sets as a junior … Member of the French Honor Society … Member of Le Grand Concours (top percent award) ... Involved in the Junior Tennis Council for San Diego Youth Tennis … Four-year honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Born Jennifer Kerr on October 11, 1999 … Daughter of Bradley and Caroline Lee Kerr … Has two brothers Matthew and Lucas … Mother played college tennis at the University of California-San Diego (1982-86) … Parents are both pharmaceutical scientists … Hobbies and interests include cooking, baking and hiking … Favorite sports figure is Roger Federer … Figure skated for seven years … Also played the piano for seven years … Chose Columbia because it offers a unique blend of challenging academics and competitive athletics … Chose Columbia over offers from Michigan, Washington, Rice, Northwestern, Cornell, Brown and Dartmouth … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors Biological Sciences.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
|
SINGLES |
DOUBLES |
| Year |
Overall |
Dual |
Tour |
Ivy |
Overall |
Ivy |
| 2017-18 |
21-9 |
15-4 |
6-5 |
6-1 |
13-14 |
2-4 |
| 2018-19 |
17-12 |
8-6 |
9-6 |
3-2 |
18-10 |
3-3 |
| 2019-20 |
17-7 |
9-3 |
8-4 |
0-0 |
17-3 |
0-0 |
| 2020-21 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2021-22 |
17-11 |
9-8 |
8-3 |
5-2 |
9-7 |
2-2 |
| Career |
72-39 |
41-21 |
31-18 |
14-5 |
56-34 |
7-9 |
