UNLV REBELS

Leentjie Oosthuizen

Class: Junior Hometown: Stellenbosch, South Africa High School: Bloemhof

Height: 5-9 Experience: HS

AT UNLV: A top recruit who joined the program in January … Could eventually compete for time in the top half of the singles lineup and will head into the spring paired with fellow freshman Tracie Chong as the team’s No. 3 doubles team.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Bloemhof Girls High School in South Africa … Came in third in the 2000 South African championships … Won three ITF 18-and-younger singles and doubles titles … A two-time African junior division champion in singles and a finalist in doubles.

PERSONAL: Helene Mare Leentjie Oosthuizen was born on June 5, 1983, in Vryburg, South Africa … The daughter of W.P. and Leensie Oosthuizen … Has two older sisters, Sazanne and Anneke … Has not yet decided on a major.