2003 Falcon Players of the Week

Oct. 13, 2003

Singles: No. 3 player Megan Knobloch (So., Marshfield, Wis. Columbus HS) played a solid match in the team's meet at UW-La Crosse on Saturday. She defeated her opponent, 6-0, 6-2, to raise her overall record to 8-6 on the year. "Megan just demolished her opponent," Falcon Coach Lee Lueck said. "She played a very solid match. She's been working hard on her game and has made great improvements throughout the year. Megan's had a great attitude and has been willing to make changes in her game to become a better player."

Oct. 6, 2003

Singles: Amber Weissinger (Jr., Eau Claire, Wis. North HS) won both matches she played to help the Falcons to two wins last week. One of the wins came against UW-Oshkosh, 5-4, in a WIAC match. Normally the team's No. 5 singles player, Weissinger moved up to the No. 4 spot due to an injury. She defeated her Oshkosh opponent, 6-3, 6-3 and her Hamline opponent, 6-3, 6-2. "Amber played a very tough Oshkosh opponent and came out with the win," Coach Lee Lueck said. "She's shown the will to change her game. She plays aggressive and has a hitting out attitude. She's been doing this the last couple of matches. She is a fighter who tracks down balls on every point."

Doubles: The No. 3 team of Sarah VandenHoek (Fr., Elk River, Minn.) and Becky Briese (Fr., Roseau, Minn.) played very well in the two matches they competed in last week. They won an 8-3 decision over a Hamline team, and lost a tight 9-8 (9-2) decision to an Oshkosh team. "They lost in a tie breaker in a great match against an Oshkosh team that had their No. 1 singles player competing," Coach Lee Lueck said. "They have played well as a team."

Sept. 29, 2003

Singles: Leah Baron (So., Hermantown, Minn.) had a perfect week in helping the Falcons win three matches, including a win in WIAC play against UW-Stout. Playing at No. 4, she defeated a Winona opponent, 6-0, 6-0, a Stout opponent, 6-0, 6-0 and a St. Scholastica opponent, 6-1, 6-0. She finished with a 36-1 record in games for the week.

Doubles: The Falcon No. 3 doubles team of Sarah VandenHoek and Becky Briese finished the week undefeated with a 3-0 record. They defeated a Winona team, 9-7, a Stout team, 8-6 and a St. Scholastica team, 8-2. "They were behind, 7-4, against Winona and came back to tie it at 7-7. They then worked harder and won 9-7," Coach Lee Lueck said. "It was a great comeback at Winona to give us two of three doubles points. Both players match up well with each other to form a solid doubles team."

Sept. 22, 2003

Singles: No. 3 singles player Megan Knobloch (So., Marshfield, Wis. Columbus HS) won two of three singles matches for the Falcons last week as the team won all three matches. In a WIAC match, she came back to defeat her UW-Stevens Point opponent, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. She also took an 8-5 win over her Bethel opponent. "Over the past couple of weeks Megan has played several three set matches," Coach Lee Lueck said. "She lost a couple of those and a player can lose confidence in those situations. She was faced with another three set match against Stevens Point. But to Megan's credit, and with everyone watching, she came through with a win. It's very gratifying that she's overcome the adversity and has stayed strong mentally."

Doubles: The Falcon No. 2 team of Megan Knobloch (So., Marshfield, Wis. Columbus HS) and Leah Baron (So., Hermantown, Minn.) played well in three matches for the Falcons last week. UW-RF finished the week 3-0 and the doubles team finished 2-1. In a WIAC match, they defeated a UW-Stevens Point team, 8-5 and a St. Mary's team, 8-5. "Early Megan and Leah struggled with their game in doubles," Coach Lee Lueck said. "But lately they've been improving by leaps and bounds. They trailed against UW-SP but came back to win the team point."

Sept. 15, 2003

Singles: No. 6 singles player Becky Briese (Fr., Roseau, Minn.) picked up two more wins and remains undefeated this year for the Falcons. On Friday Briese defeated her Ripon opponent, 6-3, 6-1 and on Saturday in a WIAC match at UW-Whtiewater she picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win. "Becky has an excellent attitude," Falcon Coach Lee Lueck. "She loves to be in pressure situations and is very comfortable playing at No. 6 singles for us."

Doubles: The Falcon No. 1 doubles team of Jordan Anderson (Sr., Winona, Minn.) and Amanda Gray (Sr., Princeton, Minn.) remained undefeated for the year with two wins last week. On Friday at Ripon the pair won, 8-6 and on Saturday in a WIAC match at UW-Whitewater they took an 8-4 win. "Jordan and Amanda continue to play very well for us," Coach Lee Lueck said.

Sept. 9, 2003

Singles: Jordan Anderson (Sr., Winona, Minn.) and Amanda Gray (Sr., Princeton, Minn.) both won all three matches they played last weekend. Anderson played at No. 1 singles and Gray at No. 2. Anderson's biggest win came on Friday at St. Norbert. With the match tied, 4-4, she took a 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 win over her opponent to secure the team win. Against Lawrence she won, 6-0, 6-1 and against Edgewood she won, 6-3, 6-0. Gray also had three solid matches. Playing at No. 2 singles, she took a 6-3, 6-4 win at St. Norbert, a 6-1, 6-1 win at Lawrence and a 6-1, 6-1 win against Edgewood.

Doubles: The Falcon No. 1 doubles team of Jordan Anderson (Sr., Winona, Minn.) and Amanda Gray (Sr., Princeton, Minn.) combined to pick up three wins last weekend. In the team's 5-4 win over St. Norbert they picked up an important point with an 8-1 win. Against Lawrence on Saturday then took an 8-0 win and came back later on that day for a 8-2 win over Edgewood.