University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans

Titans Finish Sixth In Race For WIAC Championship

Using dual meet and tournament results, UW-Oshkosh finished sixth in the hunt for the 2006 WIAC women's tennis championship.

UW-Oshkosh earned its overall ranking after placing sixth at the WIAC Tournament held Saturday (Oct. 21) and Sunday (Oct. 22) in Madison and seventh in the league's regular season dual meet standings. The overall WIAC champion is determined by using dual meet results as one-third of the championship criteria and postseason tournament rankings as the remaining two-thirds.

UW-La Crosse scored 21 points to capture its third WIAC title in the last four years and 15th overall. The Eagles earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship with the victory.

UW-Eau Claire finished second in the league's overall standings with 18 points, while UW-Whitewater placed third with 15, UW-River Falls fourth with 11, UW-Stout fifth with 10, UW-Oshkosh sixth with five and UW-Stevens Point seventh with four.

In WIAC dual matches, UW-La Crosse compiled a 6-0 record, while UW-Eau Claire went 5-1, UW-Whitewater 4-2, UW-Stout 3-3, UW-River Falls 2-4, UW-Stevens Point 1-5 and UW-Oshkosh 0-6.

UW-La Crosse won five singles championships and one doubles title to score 56 points and finish first at the WIAC Tournament. UW-Eau Claire ranked second with 53 points, UW-Whitewater third with 48, UW-River Falls fourth with 31, UW-Stout fifth with 29, UW-Oshkosh sixth with 23 and UW-Stevens Point seventh with 12. UW-Eau Claire claimed the remaining singles championship and the other two doubles titles.

Whitney Tornow (Fr. • Neenah) recorded UW-Oshkosh's highest individual finish at the WIAC Tournament. Tornow placed fourth at number four singles with a 2-1 record. She defeated Sara Kalenberg of UW-Stout, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3, before losing decisions of 6-1, 6-1 to Erin Fekete of UW-La Crosse and 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to Kara Amundson of UW-Whitewater.

UW-Oshkosh also received fifth-place finishes from Jenna Abbott (So. • Oshkosh) at number one singles and Melissa Fosdick (So. • Waukesha) at number five singles.

Abbott opened play with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Angie Riedel of UW-La Crosse. She then tallied wins of 6-0, 7-6 (2) over Cathy Thornburg of UW-Stevens Point and 6-1, 6-4 over Jenna Bettmann of UW-Stout.

Fosdick began competition with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 loss to Liz Deprey of UW-Eau Claire. She followed that performance with wins of 6-3, 6-3 over Sarah O'Melia of UW-Stevens Point and 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 over Michelle Hohl of UW-Stout.

Sixth-place finishes went to the Titans' Molly Eaton (Fr. • Oshkosh) at number three singles and Brittany Braasch (Fr. • Ixonia) at number six singles.

Eaton started play with a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Kara Theis of UW-Whitewater. She then posted a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 win over Emily Riordan of UW-Stevens Point and lost a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision to Kiersten Johnson of UW-Stout.

Braasch's activity began with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Brenna McCormick of UW-Eau Claire. She then earned a 6-4, 6-0 win over Kaitlyn King of UW-Stevens Point and suffered a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Tracey Boyle of UW-River Falls

Cory Salo Sr. • Manitowoc) went winless at number two singles as she dropped 6-0, 6-2 contests to Jessie Farrar of UW-Whitewater and Emily Bouche of UW-Stevens Point.

In doubles play, UW-Oshkosh received a fourth-place finish from Abbott and Tornow in the first flight and a fifth-place listing from Fosdick and Jenna Simon (Fr. • Green Bay) in the third.

Abbott and Tornow marked an 8-3 win over Jenna Bettmann and Jodie Czech of UW-Stout in their first match before losing an 8-2 result to Laura Geissler and Sarah Riordan of UW-Eau Claire. The UW-Oshkosh duo lost an 8-6 decision to Jessie Farrar and Nicole Stamm of UW-Whitewater in their final contest.

Fosdick and Simon were dealt an 8-2 loss to Debbie Braun and Courtney Tornow of UW-La Crosse in their first match. Following a bye, the UW-Oshkosh tandem posted an 8-5 win over Kaitlyn King and Emily Riordan of UW-Stevens Point.

Braasch and Salo went winless at number two doubles after losing decisions of 8-1 to Kristie Carlson and Brenna McCormick of UW-Eau Claire and 8-6 to Danielle Farchmin and Lindsey Luberda of UW-Stout.

UW-Eau Claire's Craig Monson was named WIAC Coach of the Year, while UW-La Crosse's Angie Riedel was voted as the winner of the league's Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.

Titans To Compete At WIAC Tournament

Much more than a conference championship will be on the line when the seven WIAC women’s tennis teams gather for the 35th edition of the league's championship tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison on Oct. 21-22.

Not only will the league crown be on the line, but an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championship. For the first time ever, the conference champion will claim an automatic bid into the national tournament, which will be conducted in May, 2007. Previously, the NCAA Championship field was determined from a pool of at-large teams.

The 2006 WIAC women’s tennis championship will be determined by using a combination of the regular season dual meet standings and the conference tournament results. The finish in the regular season conference standings accounts for one-third of the criteria, while the WIAC tournament accounts for the remaining two-thirds.

Dual meet standings for the 2006 regular season included: UW-La Crosse (6-0) (7 points), UW-Eau Claire (5-1) (6 points), UW-Whitewater (4-2) (5 points), UW-Stout (3-3) (4 points), UW-River Falls (2-4) (3 points), UW-Stevens Point (1-5) (2 points) and UW-Oshkosh (0-6) (1 point).

UW-La Crosse will attempt to defend its conference title from a year ago. The Eagles have won two of the last three championships and 14 in school history. UW-Eau Claire and UW-Whitewater look to remove the championship plaque from the Eagles. The Blugolds have 12 team trophies to their credit, including 10 straight from 1993-2002, while the Warhawks have secured seven crowns with the most recent in 2004.

UW-La Crosse holds four of the top seeds in singles competition for the 2006 tournament. Erin Fekete claimed the No. 4 singles crown at last year’s championship and enters as the top seed this season.

The Eagles’ Rachel Benn, Julie Tellefsen and Carlie Bohrman maintain the top seeds at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively, after posting 6-0 marks in conference action. Tellefsen placed second a year ago at No. 2 singles.

UW-La Crosse’s Angie Riedel has won the No. 1 singles crown the past two seasons and enters this year’s event as the second seed to UW-Whitewater’s Nicole Stamm, who won the No. 3 singles title in 2004 and finished second to Riedel at No. 1 last season. The pair has split matches this season with Stamm defeating Riedel in three sets on Oct. 7 to earn the top seed.

UW-Stout’s Katie Carr is the top seed at No. 6 singles and could become the second individual in school history to claim a singles title. Stefie Mott won the No. 6 crown during the 1990 meet.

UW-La Crosse’s Riedel and Tellefsen are the top seed at No. 1 doubles with an 11-1 overall mark, including 6-0 in WIAC matches. Riedel was a member of the winning duo in the flight a year ago, while Tellefsen was part of the victorious No. 2 duo.

Leading the No. 2 doubles flight this season is the Eagles’ Fekete and Rachel Benn, who finished 6-0 in the league and 15-1 overall. Fekete won the No. 3 doubles title last season.

UW-Eau Claire’s Gina Dahl and Liz Deprey enter the championship as the top seed at No. 3 doubles and have posted a 7-1 record this season, including 6-0 in the conference.

UW-River Falls’ Mindy Rudiger finished second at No. 6 singles in 2005 and is the fifth seed at No. 5 singles this season.

UW-Stevens Point’s best ranking is the fifth seed at No. 2 doubles with Sarah O’Melia and Mashell VerBockel, while UW-Oshkosh’s Whitney Tornow is seeded fourth at No. 4 singles.

Warhawks Fly Past Titans

Jenna Simon A victory at number three doubles earned UW-Oshkosh's lone team point as the Titans dropped a women's tennis match to UW-Whitewater on Tuesday (Oct. 3) at Oshkosh West High School.

UW-Whitewater (8-3/4-1 WIAC) recorded an 8-1 triumph over UW-Oshkosh (1-6/0-4 WIAC) by capturing all six singles contests and two of the three doubles competitions. The Warhawks won all of their singles battles in straight sets, including Nicole Stamm's 6-1, 6-0 victory over the Titans' Cori Salo (Sr. • Manitowoc) in the first flight.

UW-Oshkosh's lone victory came from the partnership of Melissa Fosdick (So. • Waukesha) and Jenna Simon (Fr. • Green Bay). The duo edged the Warhawks' Brittany Gering and Jenny Woyahn by a 9-8 count.

In addition to Stamm, other singles winners for UW-Whitewater were Jessica Farrar in the second flight, Kara Theis in the third, Kara Amundson in the fourth, Woyahn in the fifth and Katherine Smith in the sixth. Woyahn picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over UW-Oshkosh's Brittany Braasch (Fr. • Ixonia), while Amundson gained a 6-0, 6-3 victory over the Titans' Molly Eaton (Fr. • Oshkosh).

UW-Whitewater had a pair of 8-2 victories in doubles play as Farrar and Stamm defeated UW-Oshkosh's Salo and Whitney Tornow (Fr. • Neenah) in the first flight and Theis and Tiffany Dawson ousted the Titans' Abbott and Braasch in the second.

Green Knights Edge Titans

Melissa Fosdick Allyson Yankle's victory in the final contest of the match gave the St. Norbert College women's tennis team a 5-4 win over UW-Oshkosh on Saturday (Sept. 30) in Green Bay.

Yankle, competing at number three singles, broke a 4-4 deadlock by defeating UW-Oshkosh's Jenna Abbott (So. • Oshkosh), 7-6, 7-6.

UW-Oshkosh (1-5) earned three of its four team points in doubles play as Cory Salo (Sr. • Manitowoc) and Whitney Tornow (Fr. • Neenah) won in the first flight, Abbott and Brittany Braasch (Fr. • Ixonia) in the second and Melissa Fosdick (So. • Waukesha) and Jenna Simon (Fr. • Green Bay) in the third.

Salo and Tornow tripped St. Norbert College's Kayte O'Brien and Lauren Post, 8-5, while Abbott and Braasch ousted Jeanna Mischke and Jill Warner, 8-3. Fosdick and Simon edged the Green Knights' Yankle and Erin Riutta, 9-7.

The Titans registered their final team point on Fosdick's 6-4, 6-1 victory over St. Norbert College's Emily Fobian at number six singles.

In addition to Yankle, other St. Norbert College (8-4) winners in singles play were O'Brien in the first flight, Post in the second, Emily McElhaney in the fourth and Jenna Prince in the fifth.

Titans Oust Red Hawks

Rachel Minerath The UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team swept all three doubles contests and cruised to a 7-2 victory over Ripon College on Wednesday (Sept. 13) in Ripon.

UW-Oshkosh (1-0) received doubles victories from Jenna Abbott (So. • Oshkosh) and Rachel Minerath (Fr. • Oshkosh) in the first flight, Cory Salo (Sr. • Manitowoc) and Whitney Tornow (Fr. • Neenah) in the second and Brittany Braasch (Fr. • Ixonia) and Molly Eaton (Fr. • Oshkosh) in the third.

Abbott and Minerath combined to blank Mara Evans and Jamie Lichon of Ripon College, 8-0, while Salo and Tornow teamed to oust the Red Hawks' Arielle Denis and Chelsey Foster, 8-2. Braasch and Eaton paired to pick up a 9-7 win over Ripon College's Katie Dricken and Alecia Kiszonas.

In singles play, UW-Oshkosh owned the winner in four of the six contests played. Victorious for the Titans were Minerath in the second flight, Abbott in the third, Tornow in the fourth and Braasch in the sixth.

Minerath earned a 6-1, 7-5 win over Evans, while Abbott posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Denis. The Titans also benefited from Tornow's 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Foster and Braasch's 6-1, 6-1 victory over Dricken.

The Red Hawks (1-3) got their two single victories from Lichon in the first flight and Kiszonas in the fifth. Lichon tripped Salo 6-2, 7-6, while Kiszonas beat Eaton 6-3, 7-5.

Titans' Season Opener Postponed By Rain

The UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team had Friday's (Sept. 8) dual match at the Milwaukee School of Engineering postponed by rain. The two squads will attempt to reschedule the contest later in the season.

Due to the postponement, UW-Oshkosh will open its 2006 campaign on Saturday (Sept. 10) by competing at the UW-Whitewater Invitational.