Oct. 9, 2006

Singles: No. 5 singles player Mindy Rudiger (So., Menomonie, Wis.) played a great week of tennis, going 1-1 in singles with a near win versus Eau Claire. With the win against Hamline, Rudiger was able to get her season singles record over .500 at 7-6. " She had a close loss against Eau Claire and won big against Hamline," said Lueck. "Mindy is a fighter and never gives in."

Doubles: For the second time in three weeks, Mindy Rudiger (So., Menomonie, Wis.) and Katie Anderson (So., Forest Lake, Minn.) were the Falcons strongest doubles team. The No. 2 team went 1-1 on the week to improve to 8-5 on the season. "They lost 8-3 against Eau Claire, but had our only doubles win against Hamline," said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck. "They make a good team, are only sophomores, and play very aggressively."

Oct. 2, 2006

Singles: No. 6 singles player Tracey Boyle (Fr., Eau Claire, Wis. North HS) has had an impressive first season with the Falcons. Last week, Boyle defeated Heather Roberts of Bethel 6-4, 6-1. Boyle fought the closest match of any of the Falcons against La Crosse. She lost the first set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-4) and then lost the second set 6-2. "She had the best effort against La Crosse," said Head Coach Lee Lueck. Since stepping into the No. 6 slot, Boyle has brought some much-needed wins to the Falcons with a 5-4 record. "She has really solidified a No. 6 spot that had been taking a lot of losses earlier in the season."            

Doubles: The No. 3 doubles team of Cassie Wood (Fr., Wells, Minn. United South Central HS) and Allison Nickel (Fr., Bryon, Minn.) went 1-1 on the weekend with a nice performance against Bethel, winning 8-1. Coach Lee Lueck thinks he has finally found the right combination at the No. 3 doubles spot. "Since being paired together they have really performed well at the No. 3 spot," said Lueck. The tandem has gone 3-3 together on the season.

Sept. 25, 2006

Singles: The No. 3 singles player, Cassie Wood (Fr., Wells, Minn United South Central HS) played a very impressive week of tennis. She went 3-1 to improve her overall record to 5-4. She has gone 5-2 since starting the season with two losses. "She's a freshman, playing high on the ladder and has come through with an impressive record thus far," said Head Coach Lee Lueck. "I was very impressed with her victory over Oshkosh's Whitney Tornow." Tornow is a talented freshman for Oshkosh who was scouted by Lueck. Wood won the match against Tornow, 6-4, 6-2. Wood began her week with a loss but ended her week running off three consecutive victories. Her two other victories this week came in a 6-3, 6-0 win against Stout's Kiersten Johnson and in 6-1, 6-1 victory over Stevens Point's Emily Riordan.

Doubles: The No. 2 doubles team of Katie Anderson (So., Forest Lake, Minn.) and Mindy Rudiger (So., Menomonie, Wis.) rolled off three consecutive victories after losing their first match against St. Thomas, 8-1. They won 9-8, (8-6) against Stout, 8-2 against Oshkosh and capped off their strong week of play with an 8-5 victory over Stevens Point. The 3-1 week put their overall record at 6-3. "They set each other up very well, are very complimentary and move in tandem extremely well," said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck. "They both love to run to the net which works well in doubles play."

Sept. 17, 2006

Singles:
Becky Briese (Sr., Roseau, Minn.) came back from some tough losses last weekend to go 2-1 in her singles matches this weekend at No. 1. Her only loss came in a tough battle with her Whitewater opponent, 6-3, 7-5. She defeated her Ripon opponent, 6-3, 6-1 and her St. Mary's opponent, 6-3, 7-5. Partnered with No. 2 singles player Kathryne Ostrowski, Briese was also able to go 2-1 in doubles. "Becky has come a long way, starting as a No. 6 singles player and working her way up to the top spot, taking the huge leap to No. 1 singles player from No. 3 last year, it's been impressive to watch," said Head Coach Lee Lueck. "She is a tremendous player who has every stroke and is a player who has shown great progress over the years."            

Doubles:
The No.2 team of Kathryne Ostrowski (Fr., Wells, Minn. United South Central HS) and Becky Briese (Sr., Roseau, Minn) played very well together over the weekend. Having only played five matches together, the team is still trying to get comfortable with each other. In the first match against Ripon the team won 8-1. They then lost a hard match against Whitewater, 8-2 and then finished up their weekend winning 8-2 against St. Mary's.

Sept. 11, 2006

Singles: Katie Ostrowski (Fr., Wells, Minn. United South Central HS) challenged her way to the No. 2 spot on the tennis singles ladder and went 1-1 in the first weekend.   She got her first collegiate win Saturday against a tough Lawrence opponent. She beat her 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles: The No. 2 team of Katie Anderson (So., Forest Lake, Minn.) and Mindy Rudiger (So., Menomonie, Wis.) played well during the weekend action. They finished 1-1 over this past weekend, beating their St. Norbert opponents 8-5. "They could mold together this year and perhaps over the next two years as well," said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck.