Falcon Sports Archive

Oct. 14, 2002

Singles: No. 1 player Jordan Anderson (Jr., Winona, Minn.) picked up the team’s only point in a match against UW-La Crosse on Saturday. She defeated her opponent, 7-5, 6-0.

Oct. 7, 2002

Singles: Amber Weissinger (So., Eau Claire, Wis. North HS), UWRF’s No. 6 player, earned a 6-4, 6-4 win against her Hamline opponent last week. "We’ve been working with her to become more offensive minded," Coach Lee Lueck said. "And against Hamline, when given an opportunity to attack net, she did and was more aggressive then in the past."

Doubles: The No. 2 doubles team of Mary Metzer (Sr., Coleraine, Minn. Greenway-Coleraine HS) and Meredith Verberne (Jr., Brookfield, Wis. Central HS) topped their Hamline opponents, 8-3. "They play an attacking style," said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck. "They are our co-captains. They are a successful doubles team because they have learned to attack the net. They are very offensive and don’t wait for the ball to come to them. That has helped them be successful at the No. 2 spot

Sept. 30, 2002

Singles: No. 4 player Meredith Verberne (Jr., Brookfield, Wis. Central HS) earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over her Stout opponent. "Meredith played a very tough match against her Stout opponent," Coach Lee Lueck said. "She’s done a great job of moving up from No. 6 singles last year to No. 4 this year."

Doubles: The No. 3 team of Megan Knobloch (Fr., Marshfield, Wis. Columbus HS) and Amber Weissinger (So., Eau Claire, Wis. North HS) played a solid match in winning a 9-8 (7-2) decision over Stout. "Megan and Amber didn’t play doubles in high school but have done a great job at the college level," Coach Lee Lueck said. "They’ve played very well lately and are willing to attack the net."

Sept. 23, 2002

Singles: No. 4 player Mary Metzer (Sr., Coleraine, Minn. Greenway-Coleraine HS) had a solid week for the Falcons and played well in her four matches. She won three of the four. She beat her Bethel opponent, 8-5, her St. Mary’s opponent, 4-6, 6-1 (10-5) and her Stevens Point opponent, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Her only loss was against Oshkosh in three sets, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2. "Mary is the team's "blue collar" player. She works hard and never gives in!" Coach Lee Lueck said.

Doubles: The No. 4 team of Michelle Cook (Jr., Maple Grove, Minn.) and Maite Oyarbide-Sanchez (So., Madison, Wis. Memorial HS) receive this week’s award. "These two young players are No. 7 and 8 in our line up. They go on all road trips and as a No. 4 doubles team show tremendous aggressiveness and willingness to attack the net," Coach Lee Lueck said.

Sept. 16, 2002

Singles: Amber Weissinger (So., Eau Claire, Wis. North HS) played three strong matches at No. 6 singles last week. She came back to take a 1-6, 6-4, (10-4) win over her St. Scholastica opponent. She also beat her Ripon opponent, 6-2, 6-3. She dropped a 6-0, 6-0 decision to her Whitewater opponent. "Amber’s game has very much improved," Falcon Coach Lee Lueck said. "She is playing an attacking game at the net."

Sept. 9, 2001

Singles: Megan Knobloch (Fr., Marshfield, Wis. Columbus HS) won all three singles matches she played at No. 5. She beat her St. Norbert opponent, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, her Lawrence opponent, 6-2, 6-0, and her Edgewood opponent, 6-0, 6-0. "This was Megan’s first collegiate match and she lost her first set. But then she came back to win a close won (7-6 (7-3) and then won five in a row," Coach Lee Lueck said.

Doubles: The No. 1 team of Jordan Anderson (Jr., Winona, Minn). and Amanda Gray (Jr., Princeton, Minn. won all three matches they played for the Falcons last week. They beat their St. Norbert opponents, 6-2, 6-4, their Lawrence opponents, 8-4 and their Edgewood opponents, 8-4. "It was very difficult to pick a team since all three of them went 3-0 for the week," said Lueck. "Jordan and Amanda had to play the opponents top people and won all three matches."