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Jennifer played at Washburn from 1991 to 1993 and 1995 to 1996 and had a stellar Washburn career, finishing with three All-America awards and four individual MIAA championships. In her three campaigns at Washburn, she finished 64-9 in singles and 59-11 in doubles. Following her freshman season, Hastert was named an NCAA Division II All-American and the Volvo Midwest Tennis Rookie of the Year. Her sophomore season she finished in second at No. 1 singles and third at No. 1 doubles during the MIAA championship tournament and had her second All-America distinction.

After transferring to Drake University her junior season, she returned to Washburn for her senior year during the 1995-96 season after sitting out a season. Hastert returned to win the MIAA No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles championships. During her playing career, she was ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation in singles and No. 7 in doubles with partner Jill Bernhardt. Hastert’s postseason awards included an NCAA Division II All-America honor and she was a two-time MIAA player of the week.

In leading the Ichabod and Lady Blues’ tennis programs as head coach, she guided each team to two MIAA titles compiling a 280-128 overall record going 115-77 with the Ichabods and 165-51 with the Lady Blues. She led the Ichabods and Lady Blues to 13 combined NCAA Regional Tournament appearances and four NCAA National Tournament appearances with the men's team going three times.