Mary Jane Smith


Experience:   Five Seasons
Height:       6'0"
Residence:    North Hills, Calif.
Birthdate:    Mar. 21, 1954
Birthplace:   Van Nuys, Calif.
High School:  Van Nuys Birmingham '71
College:      CS-Northridge '87

Grand Slams:

Smith has competed in six grand slam events and is tied for 80th in earnings ($550). Smith was ninth in the 1993 Nationals with Margie Wiher and 13th in the 1993 U. S. Open with Mary Baily.

WPVA Career:

Smith is 106th in earnings ($1,252.08). Smith's best finishes were ninths in 1987 with Nikki Jessup and Sharkie Zartman, 1988 with Zartman, and 1993 with Wiher.

Partnerships:

Smith has competed in 27 events with eight different partners, including 14 with Baily, three with Michal Clingman, two each with Zartman, Jessup, Paula Bee and Veronica Sanchez, and one each with Wiher and Michelle Chryst.

College:

Smith graduated from California State University at Northridge in 1987 where she competed in volleyball and was an athletic achievement award winner. Smith competed in volleyball and gymnastics at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.

High School:

Smith competed in volleyball, basketball and gymnastics at Van Nuys Birmingham.

Personal:

Smith has one brother (Jim) and one sister (Cathy). Smith teaches at CSU-Northridge. She was a three-season veteran of the Pro Indoor CO-ED League (1977-79) and all-star in 1979. Smith was the USVBA All-American, and 1990 Co-ed and 1991 Masters Player-of-the-Year. Her hobbies are art, music, swimming, dancing, skiing and roller skating.

WPVA Career Statistics


Year      Earnings     Points    Events   1  2  3  4    W-  L  Aces
1987     $    50.00       11        3     0  0  0  0    5-  6   NA
1988          83.33        6        1     0  0  0  0    2-  2   NA
1992         243.75       18       10     0  0  0  0    6- 20    7
1993         275.00       48        6     0  0  0  0   12- 12   12
1994         600.00       31        6     0  0  0  0    5- 12   10
1995            .00        0        1     0  0  0  0    1-  2    4
Totals  $  1,252.08      114       27     0  0  0  0   31- 54   33

Revised February 3, 1996

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