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
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