2001 WIAC Women's Tennis Athletes of the Week

2001 WIAC Women's Tennis
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 8 - 14
Singles
Tara Anderson, Freshman (Litchfield, Minn.), of UW-Eau Claire
Anderson posted two conference victories on the week at No. 4 singles. She lost just one game in the two matches. Anderson defeated Stevens Point’s Amber Wilkowski 6-1, 6-0 and Oshkosh’s Sarah Mariscek 6-0, 6-0.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Tara Anderson, Freshman, Litchfield, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Kristen Mader, Freshman, Neenah
UW-Oshkosh, Diana Treu, Sophomore, Mequon (Homestead)
UW-Stevens Point, Jana Braam, Freshman, Shawano
UW-Stout, Tammy Petcher, Sophomore, Marshfield
UW-Whitewater, Jeanna Anderson, Senior, Burlington

Doubles
Maggie Krueger, Junior (Reedsburg) & Mary Steimle, Sophomore (Racine/St. Catherine’s), of UW-Whitewater
Krueger and Steimle defeated Carroll’s duo Shaft/Wen 8-1 and Stout’s Rachael Weber /Anna Ebert 8-3 at No. 3 doubles this week. With the win over the Stout duo, Krueger and Steimle improved to 6-0 in conference play.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Tara Anderson, Freshman, Litchfield, Minn. & Megan Tauer, Junior, Stillwater, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Mercedes Blanch, Freshman, Huesca, Spain (Yelm, Wash.) & Debra Ashenbrenner, Junior, Menasha
UW-Stevens Point, Jana Braam, Freshman, Shawano & Kim Goron, Freshman, Green Bay (Notre Dame)

Week of Oct. 1 - 7
Singles
Maggie Krueger, Junior (Reedsburg), of UW-Whitewater
Krueger posted three victories on the week at No. 6 singles for the Warhawks. On October 2, Krueger defeated Ripon’s Emily Saletine 6-1, 6-1. In a pair of conference dual meets over the weekend, she defeated Oshkosh’s Erin Connolly 6-1, 6-1 and Eau Claire’s Lindsay Lee 6-2, 6-1. The victory over Lee, avenged a loss to her earlier in the season at the Luther (Iowa) Fall Invitational. Krueger is 5-0 in conference play this season and 8-1 overall.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Becky Hollinger, Freshman, Jefferson
UW-La Crosse, Kristen Mader, Freshman, Neenah
UW-Oshkosh, Debra Ashenbrenner, Junior, Menasha
UW-River Falls, Meghann Mulligan, Senior, Coon Rapids, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Amber Wilkowski, Sophomore, Milwaukee (Bay View)
UW-Stout, Tina Rodin, Freshman, Champlin, Minn. (Park)

Doubles
Meghann Mulligan, Senior (Coon Rapids, Minn.) & Jordan Anderson, Sophomore (Winona, Minn.) of UW-River Falls
The No. 2 team finished with a 1-1 record on the week. They picked up a big win against the Eau Claire duo of Linton and Tauer, 8-5, and lost to NCAA Division II opponent Winona State (Minn.). The win over Eau Claire at No. 2 doubles was the first point the team has ever scored against the Blugolds in the past four seasons. Mulligan and Anderson are 3-1 in conference play this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Alison Hover, Junior, St. Cloud, Minn. (Tech) & Jenny Stafford, Sophomore, Cross Plains (Middleton)
UW-La Crosse, Anne Palacek, Sophomore, Greendale & Becky Bryant, Sophomore, Waukesha (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Debra Ashenbrenner, Junior, Menasha & Mercedes Blanch, Freshman, Huesca, Spain (Yelm, Wash.)
UW-Stevens Point, Amber Wilkowski, Sophomore, Milwaukee (Bay View) & Rachel Ferge, Sophomore, Marshfield
UW-Whitewater, Maggie Krueger, Junior, Reedsburg & Mary Steimle, Sophomore, Racine (St. Catherine's)

Week of Sept. 24 - 30
Singles
Alison Hover, Junior (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), of UW-Eau Claire
Hover advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Regional, winning her first three matches in straight sets before losing to second-seeded Ellen Anderson of Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) in the semifinals.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Mercedes Blanch, Freshman, Huesca, Spain (Yelm, Wash.)
UW-River Falls, Jordan Anderson, Sophomore, Winona, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Aimee Strebig, Senior, Appleton (West)
UW-Stout, Rachael Weber, Sophomore, Onalaska (Holmen)

Doubles
Melissa Huppert, Junior (Stillwater, Minn.) & Molly Cadwell, Sophomore (Fridley, Minn.), of UW-Eau Claire
For the second year in a row, this duo won the doubles championship of the Fall Invitational, which is run in conjunction with the ITA Regional. Their four match victories were by scores of 8-3, 8-3, 8-6 and 9-7, the latter over the duo of Lindstrom and Bebler from St. Catherine (Minn.).

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Debra Ashenbrenner, Junior, Menasha & Mercedes Blanch, Freshman, Huesca, Spain (Yelm, Wash.)
UW-River Falls, Jordan Anderson, Sophomore, Winona, Minn. & Meredith Verberne, Sophomore, Brookfield (Central)
UW-Stout, Tammy Petcher, Sophomore, Marshfield & Tanya Petcher, Sophomore, Marshfield

Week of Sept. 17 - 23
Singles
Becky Stoffel, Junior (Menasha), of UW-Whitewater
Stoffel posted two conference victories at No. 4 singles on the week. She defeated Stevens Point’s Gina Lamer 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday in a 8-1 Warhawk win. On Saturday, in Whitewater’s 5-4 victory over La Crosse, Stoffel defeated Jessica White 6-0, 6-7 (7-4), 6-0 in the determining win of the match with all other match competition already completed. Stoffel in now 3-0 in conference play on the season at No. 4 singles.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jenny Stafford, Sophomore, Cross Plains (Middleton)
UW-River Falls, Meredith Verberne, Sophomore, Brookfield
UW-Stevens Point, Katie Pollock, Sophomore, Brookfield (East)
UW-Stout, Jill McDowell, Freshman, Blaine, Minn.

Doubles
Alison Hover, Junior (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) & Jenny Stafford, Sophomore (Cross Plains/Middleton), of UW-Eau Claire
The Blugold duo scored a pair of victories at No. 1 doubles on the week. In a 6-3 Blugold win against Luther (Iowa), they were down 4-1 in the eight-game pro set and fought all the way back to win the match 9-8. Earlier in the week, Hover and Stafford defeated Stout’s Tammy Petcher and Rachael Weber 8-0 in a 9-0 Blugold victory.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Aimee Strebig, Senior, Appleton (West) & Katie Pollock, Sophomore, Brookfield (East)
UW-Stout, Tammy Petcher, Sophomore, Marshfield & Tanya Petcher, Sophomore, Marshfield
UW-Whitewater, Maggie Krueger, Junior, Reedsburg & Mary Steimle, Sophomore, Racine (St. Catherine’s)

Week of Sept. 10 - 16
Singles
Brea Lenart, Senior (Racine/Park), of UW-La Crosse
Lenart won the No. 1 singles flight championship at the Luther/UW-La Crosse Invitational at La Crosse. She defeated Lindsay Hagen 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round and Beth Huinker 6-3, 6-4 to win the title.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Debra Ashenbrenner, Junior, Menasha
UW-River Falls, Jordan Anderson, Sophomore, Winona, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Alison Mills, Junior, Brooklyn Center, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Jenni Stamm, Freshman, Brookfield (Martin Luther)

Doubles
Debra Ashenbrenner, Junior (Menasha) & Mercedes Blanch, Freshman (Huesca, Spain/Yelm, Wash.), of UW-Oshkosh
The Titan duo defeated Ripon’s Kristin Jansky and Megan Anderson 8-2 at No. 1 doubles. It was the first dual-meet action of the season for the Titans.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Anne Palacek, Sophomore, Greendale & Becky Bryant, Sophomore, Waukesha (West)
UW-Stevens Point, Jana Braam, Freshman, Shawano & Kim Goron, Freshman, Green Bay (Notre Dame)
UW-Whitewater, Becky Stoffel, Junior, Menasha & Autumn Wilkowski, Freshman, Milwaukee (Bay View)

Week of Sept. 3 - 9
Singles
Stephanie Kill, Sophomore (Rosemount, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Kill went 2-1 at No. 3 singles at the Warhawk Invitational to help the Eagles to a second-place team finish. She lost to Erin Ellestad of UW-Whitewater 6-4, 6-3 before defeating Gretchen Weddig of UW-Stevens Point 6-1, 6-4 and Michelle Rekow of Wisconsin Lutheran 6-1, 6-1.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Debra Ashenbrenner, Junior, Menasha
UW-River Falls, Mary Metzer, Junior, Coleraine, Minn. (Greenway)
UW-Whitewater, Jenny Hubacek, Junior, Menomonee Falls

Doubles
Jessica White, Junior (Racine/Prairie) & Janae Jorgensen, Junior (Sheboygan/North), of UW-La Crosse
White and Jorgensen went 2-0 at No. 3 doubles at the Warhawk Invitational to help the Eagles to a second-place team finish. The duo advanced to the championship match, but it was cancelled due to rain. White and Jorgensen defeated Laura Reinbold and Jennifer Sturman of Carthage 6-0, 7-6 in their first match and Jana Braam and Kim Goron of UW-Stevens Point 6-0, 6-4 in the second match.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Meghan Davis, Freshman, Monroe & Katherine Licht, Freshman, Germantown

Week of Aug. 27 - Sept. 2
Singles
Erin Ellestad, Sophomore (Jefferson), of UW-Whitewater
Ellestad defeated Wheaton’s (Ill.) Julie Lory 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in the deciding match at No. 3 singles in the Warhawks’ 5-4 win on Sept. 1. She also defeated Michelle Stecher of Loras (Iowa) 6-2, 6-2, after opening the season with a 6-0, 6-1 loss to Sara Cahoon of Carthage.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Lindsey Lee, Freshman, Eau Claire (Memorial)

Doubles
Jeanna Anderson, Senior (Burlington) & Jenny Hubacek, Junior (Menomonee Falls), of UW-Whitewater
The Warhawk duo went 2-1 on the week at No. 1 doubles. The opened the season with an 8-6 win over Christine Hamm and Kristine Meulendyke of Carthage. Following an 8-3 loss to Loras, they rebounded for an 8-4 win over Racheal Zorn & Anne Wischnowski of Wheaton (Ill.).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Alison Hover, Junior, St. Cloud, Minn. (Tech) & Tara Anderson, Freshman, Litchfield, Minn.

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