Titans Suffer A Pair Of Loses At WIAC Team Tournament
 UW-Oshkosh lost both its contests and finished fourth at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Tennis Team Tournament held Saturday (April 28) at the Four Lakes Athletic Club in Elkhorn.
Third-seeded UW-Oshkosh (8-10) suffered 5-0 losses to second-seeded UW-Eau Claire (17-6) in the semifinal and fourth-seeded UW-La Crosse (20-4) in the third-place match.
Regular-season champion and top-seeded UW-Whitewater (21-4) captured its fourth straight tournament title with a 6-0 victory over UW-Eau Claire in the championship match. The victory earned the Warhawks an automatic bid the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Championship.
UW-Eau Claire swept the doubles competition while winning at No. 4 and No. 6 singles against UW-Oshkosh. The four remaining singles contests went unfinished.
In doubles play, the Blugolds received 8-4 wins from Katie Gillman and Taylor Heltne over Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) in the first flight and Lexi DeMario and Mary Frassetto over Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) in the third. Gretchen Bachmeier and Maddie Johnson completed the sweep with a 9-7 triumph over Megan Etten (So. • Howard) and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) in the second flight.
Singles winners for UW-Eau Claire were Johnson in the fourth flight and DeMario in the sixth. Johnson defeated Etten, 6-0, 6-2, while DeMario ousted
Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha), 6-2, 6-4.
Like UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse won all three of its doubles matches against UW-Oshkosh. The Eagles also picked up victories at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. The four remaining singles contests went unfinished.
UW-La Crosse earned a pair of 8-6 wins in doubles action as Olivia Hartwick and Abby Tresedder edged Bostwick and Piotrowski in the first flight, while Jenny Maruyama and Andrea Vivian slipped past Etten and Nolte in the second. Katie Schultz and Lindsay Seccombe trimmed Counts and Langkau by a 9-7 score in the third flight.
In the two singles matches that were completed, Maruyama beat Bostwick, 6-1, 6-3, in the first flight, while Hartwick defeated Nolte, 3-6, 6-2 (10-4), in the second.
Bostwick finished the season with a 12-8 record at No. 1 singles. She also teamed with Piotrowski to post a 13-8 mark at No. 1 doubles.
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Titans Tame Pointers
 Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh), Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) and Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha) won their singles contests in straight sets as the UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team defeated UW-Stevens Point, 9-0, on Saturday (April 14) at the Kolf Sports Center Complex.
Counts posted a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Katelyn Presti at No. 3 singles, while Langkau tallied a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Allison Fortier at No. 5 singles. The UW-Oshkosh tandem then worked together to notch an 8-2 win over Presti and Molly Hendries at No. 3 doubles.
Van Riper was impressive as she marked a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kristen Finstad at No. 6 singles.
Three Titans won a tiebreaker after splitting their two singles sets. Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) earned a 6-3, 4-6 (10-7) victory over Rachel Brown at No. 1 singles, while Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) recorded a 2-6, 6-2 (10-4) win over Taylor Weuve at No. 2 singles. In the fourth singles flight, Megan Etten (So. • Howard) battled for a 4-6, 6-3 (10-7) triumph over Monica Preisig.
In doubles action, UW-Oshkosh picked up its remaining victories from Bostwick and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) in the first flight and Etten and Nolte in the second. Bostwick and Piotrowski defeated Brown and Weuve, 8-2, while Etten and Nolte ousted Fortier and Preisig, 8-6.
UW-Stevens Point falls to 2-10 with the loss.
UW-Oshkosh (8-8) returns to the court to face UW-Eau Claire (14-5) in the WIAC Team Tournament on April 28 in Whitewater. The Titans' second match of the event will be against UW-La Crosse (16-3) or UW-Whitewater (16-4). The winner of the four-team competition receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship.
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Eagles' Strong Singles Play Stifles Titans
 Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) rallied back for UW-Oshkosh’s lone individual victory during the Titans' 7-2 women's tennis defeat to Robert Morris University (Ill.) on Wednesday (March 21) in Orlando, Fla.
Robert Morris University, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, won five singles matches without losing more than four games. Bostwick got her comeback victory by defeating
Anastasia Khabirova by a 1-6, 6-2 (10-4) tally at No. 1 singles.
UW-Oshkosh (7-8) notched its other team point at No. 2 doubles. There, Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) defeated Khabirova and Rocio Rapallo Fernandez, 8-4.
Robert Morris University (9-1) owned the winner in the second through sixth singles flights. The Eagles got a 6-1, 6-1 victory from Ana Kostic over Counts in the third flight and a 6-2, 6-0 triumph from Maria Bellorin over Llora Waldman (Fr. • Wausau) in the sixth.
Other singles winners for the Eagles were Alejandra Gamboa in the second flight, Fernandez in the fourth and Stephanie Messina in the fifth. Gamboa defeated Nolte, 6-2, 6-1, while Fernandez ousted Karlie Laveau (Fr. • Waukesha), 6-2, 6-2. Messina marked a 6-1, 6-2 win over Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha).
Robert Morris University won the top doubles flight as Gamboa and Messina defeated Bostwick and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale), 9-7. The Eagles took the No. 3 doubles contest as Bellorin and Kostic topped Laveau and Van Riper, 8-4.
UW-Oshkosh has a break before its April 14 home match with UW-Stevens Point. |
Flying Dutch Take Down Titans
 Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Llora Waldman (Fr. • Wausau) won their singles contests as UW-Oshkosh dropped a 6-3 women's tennis decision to Hope College (Mich.) on Tuesday (March 20) in Orlando, Fla.
The closest match of the day was Waldman’s bout with Kelsey Jeletz at No. 5 singles. Waldman took the first set, 6-4, before Jeletz posted a 7-6 victory in the second. Waldman then captured the tiebreaker by a 10-7 score.
Counts also worked overtime and her effort resulted in a 4-6, 7-6 (10-5) win over Leah LaBarge at No. 2 singles.
UW-Oshkosh's remaining victory came at No. 1 doubles, where
Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) tallied an 8-6 win over Shelby Schultz and Mallory Smith.
Hope College (3-3) picked up two of its team points in doubles action. Andrea Pickelman and Hannah Schultz marked an 8-5 win over Counts and
Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) in the second flight, while Casey Baxter and Stephanie Huffman tallied an 8-4 triumph over Karlie Laveau (Fr. • Waukesha) and Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha) in the third.
In singles play, Hope College received wins from Carly Capestany in the first flight, Melissa Bieri in the third, Pickelman in the fourth and Huffman in the sixth. Capestany defeated Bostwick, 6-4, 6-2, while Bieri ousted Laveau, 6-3, 6-4 and Pickelman beat Van Riper, 6-3, 6-0. Huffman won her bout courtesy of an injury default.
UW-Oshkosh (7-7) challenges Robert Morris University (Ill.) on Wednesday (March 21) in Orlando. |
Division II Vikings Have Little Trouble With Titans
 Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) won at No. 1 doubles as UW-Oshkosh suffered an 8-1 women's tennis loss to NCAA Division II Augustana College (S.D.) on Monday (March 19) in Orlando, Fla.
Bostwick and Piotrowski earned UW-Oshkosh's lone team point with a narrow 9-8 victory over
Kathryn Jesperson and Michelle Wadas.
Augustana College took the remaining doubles contests as Hannah Gebauer and Heather Sullivan won the second flight and Adrienne Conley and Gabrielle Kachena the third. Gebauer and Sullivan defeated Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.), 8-1, while Conley and Kachena ousted Karlie Laveau (Fr. • Waukesha) and Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha), 8-4.
The Vikings (13-2) swept all six singles contests, including Jesperson's 6-0, 6-1 victory over Bostwick in the first flight and Gebauer's 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Nolte in the second.
Other individual winners for Augustana College were Sullivan in the third flight, Liz Lewis in the fourth, Jessica Spalding in the fifth and Conley in the sixth. Sullivan marked a 6-2, 6-2 win over Counts and Lewis a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Laveau. Spalding recorded a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Van Riper and Conley a 6-0, 6-0 win over Llora Waldman (Fr. • Wausau).
UW-Oshkosh (7-6) takes to the court against Hope College (Mich.) on Tuesday (March 20) in Orlando. |
Continentals Top Titans In Florida Opener
 Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay), Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha) all won in singles play as UW-Oshkosh dropped a 6-3 women's tennis decision to Hamilton College (N.Y.) on Sunday (March 18) in Orlando, Fla.
The Titans, playing for the first time since Oct. 23, received a 6-4, 7-6 win from Bostwick over Carrie Uhlein in the first flight and a 6-2, 6-1 triumph from Counts over Mira Khanna in the third. Van Riper then posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Amelia Mattern at No. 5 singles.
Hamilton College (2-2) acquired singles wins from Alex Arenson in the second flight, Sara Shaughnessy in the fourth and Aislinn Shea in the sixth. Arenson defeated Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.), 6-4, 7-6, while Shaughnessy ousted Karlie Laveau (Fr. • Waukesha), 6-1, 6-1. Shea beat Llora Waldman (Fr. • Wausau), 6-2, 6-3.
The Continentals
prevailed in all three doubles contests. Arenson and Meg Lee squeaked by Bostwick and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) by a 9-7 score in the first flight, while Khanna and Uhlein edged Counts and Nolte by an 8-6 tally in the second. Shaughnessy and Liz Detwiler completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win over Laveau and Van Riper.
UW-Oshkosh (7-5) meets NCAA Division II Augustana College (S.D.) on Monday (March 19) in Orlando. |
Titans Post Best WIAC Finish Since 1998
   Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay), Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc) each contributed a second-place result as UW-Oshkosh grabbed third place at the WIAC Women’s Tennis Championship on Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 22-23) in Madison.
The Titans, who last finished third in 1998, posted at least one victory in all nine flights. UW-Whitewater (21 points) earned the team title by winning all six singles brackets and the three doubles competitions. UW-Eau Claire (17) followed in second place, along with UW-Oshkosh (15), UW-La Crosse in fourth (13), UW-Stevens Point fifth (8), UW-River Falls sixth (7) and UW-Stout seventh (3).
Bostwick won her first two matches at No. 1 singles with a 6-0, 6-3 decision over Jenny Paxton (UW-River Falls) and a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 triumph over Taylor Heltne (UW-Eau Claire). In the championship round, UW-Whitewater’s Kalla Schaefer topped Bostwick by a 6-2, 6-1 tally.
At No. 3 doubles, Counts and Theobald got their run started with an 8-1 win over Michelle Counsell and Elizabeth Lehnertz (UW-Stout). The Titan duo then knocked off UW-Eau Claire’s Mary Frassetto and Lexi DeMario, 8-3. The final featured a challenge against Megan Kasten and Jackie Vitale (UW-Whitewater), who prevailed by an 8-4 figure.
UW-Oshkosh had a trio of third-place finishes to bolster its scoring total. Counts and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) each went 2-1 to place third in the No. 2 and No. 3 flights, respectively. At No. 1 doubles, Bostwick teamed up with Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) to go 2-1, including a 9-7 victory vs. Olivia Hartwick and Andrea Vivian (UW-La Crosse) in the third-place showdown.
The Titans’ results concluded with 1-2 records and fourth-place standings by Theobald at No. 4 singles, Piotrowski at No. 5 singles and Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) at No. 6 singles. Nolte and Megan Etten (So. • Howard) also came in fourth place at No. 2 doubles.
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Titans To Compete At WIAC Championship
UW-Whitewater aims for a fifth straight title at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Tennis Championship this Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 22-23) at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. The 40th gathering of league adversaries will also decide six singles champions and three sets of doubles winners.
The team title will be determined by using a combination of the regular-season dual meet standings and the WIAC Championship results. The finish in the regular-season standings accounts for one-third of the criteria, while the conference championship accounts for the remaining two-thirds.
Point distribution following the dual meet rotation featured UW-Whitewater (6-0) with seven points, UW-Eau Claire (4-2), UW-La Crosse (4-2) and UW-Oshkosh (4-2) with five each, UW-River Falls (2-4) with three, UW-Stevens Point (1-5) with two and UW-Stout (0-6) with one. The Titans have an opportunity to finish second overall, a standing they haven’t achieved since 1997.
The top four teams (following the conclusion of the WIAC Championship) will advance to a tournament that determines the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship. The team tournament will be held at the site of the overall WIAC champion the weekend prior to the national championship next spring.
UW-Oshkosh will have Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) start the tournament against Jenny Paxton of UW-River Falls in the top singles flight. At No. 2 singles, the Titans' Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) faces Amanda Drangeid of UW-River Falls. The third flight features UW-Oshkosh's Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) battling Jodi VanDeRiet of UW-River Falls.
The No. 4 singles match-ups include second-seed Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc) of UW-Oshkosh against Kasey Noll of UW-River Falls. At No. 5 singles, UW-Oshkosh’s Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) challenges Maggie Kregness of UW-River Falls. In the sixth flight, the Titans' Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) takes on UW-Stout’s Elizabeth Lehnertz.
The Titans will send Bostwick and Piotrowski against Rachel Brown and Taylor Weuve (UW-Stevens Point) in the top doubles bracket. At No. 2 doubles, Nolte and Megan Etten (So. • Howard) battle the Pointers’ Monica Preisig and Allison Fortier. The third doubles flight pits Counts and Theobald, a second seed, against UW-Stout’s Lehnertz and Michelle Counsell.
Individually, UW-Whitewater's Kalla Schaefer has won two doubles crowns and one singles title in her career. She could become the third individual in WIAC history to win three No. 1 doubles championships. Schaefer has claimed doubles titles in 2008 and 2009 and secured the No. 1 singles crown in 2008. The Warhawks' Annie Smith is also a three-time champion at the league tournament, winning at No. 3 singles in 2008, No. 2 singles in 2010 and No. 2 doubles in 2009.
Additional returning champions are UW-Eau Claire’s Taylor Heltne (No. 6 singles - 2009), UW-La Crosse’s Jenny Maruyama (No. 2 doubles - 2010) and Abby Tresedder (No. 2 doubles - 2010) and UW-Whitewater’s Megan Kasten (No. 3 singles - 2010, No. 3 doubles - 2010), Sydney Divelbiss (No. 4 singles - 2010), Alexandra Bayliss (No. 5 singles - 2010) and Lauren Aguilar (No. 6 singles - 2010, No. 3 doubles - 2010).
The initial day of competition at the event will consist of the first two rounds of doubles matches followed by the first round of singles play. The second day features the final two rounds of singles matches and the last round of doubles.
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Titans Silence Pointers
 UW-Oshkosh got back on the winning track in a big way as it posted a 9-0 victory over the UW-Stevens Point women's tennis team on Thursday (Oct. 13) at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center.
UW-Oshkosh (7-4/4-2 WIAC), which had lost its previous three dual meets, overwhelmed UW-Stevens Point (2-9/1-5 WIAC) early by capturing all three doubles contests with little difficulty.
The Titans recorded a pair of 8-3 victories in doubles action as Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) defeated Rachel Brown and Taylor Weuve in the first flight and Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Brianna Theobald (So, • Manitowoc) ousted Molly Hendries and Katelyn Presti in the third.
At No. 2 doubles, UW-Oshkosh's Megan Etten (So. • Howard) and Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) marked an 8-2 triumph over Allison Fortier and Monica Preisig.
UW-Oshkosh had five very decisive wins in singles play, including Piotrowski's 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Preisig in the fourth flight. The Titans also received 6-1, 6-1 victories from Counts over Weuve in the second flight and Langkau over Fortier in the fifth.
Other singles winners for UW-Oshkosh were Bostwick in the first flight, Theobald in the third and Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha) in the sixth. Bostwick registered a 6-2, 6-1 win over Brown, while Van Riper tallied a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kristen Finstad. Theobald went overtime to grab a 1-6, 6-3 (10-6) triumph over Presti.
UW-Oshkosh heads to the WIAC Champonship on Oct. 22-23 at the Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison. |
Blugolds Knock Down Titans
 UW-Eau Claire won all six singles contests to pull away and defeat the UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team, 8-1, on Saturday (Oct. 8) at the Kolf Sports Center Complex.
UW-Oshkosh (6-4/3-2 WIAC) earned its lone team point on a 9-7 win by Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Brianna Theobald (So, • Manitowoc) over Lexi DeMario and Mary Frassetto at No. 3 doubles.
UW-Eau Claire (8-2/4-0 WIAC) took the remaining two doubles competitions to build a 2-1 lead in the match. The Blugolds picked up an 8-3 win from Katie Gillman and Taylor Heltne over Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) in the first flight and an 8-5 triumph from Gretchen Bachmeier and Maddie Johnson over Megan Etten (So. • Howard) and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) in the second.
UW-Eau Claire then coasted to the win by capturing five of its six singles challenges in straight sets, including DeMario's 6-2, 6-2 victory over Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) in the sixth flight and Johnson's 6-1, 6-3 conquest of Theobald in the fourth.
UW-Oshkosh's best fight came at No. 5 singles, where Piotrowski dropped a 3-6, 6-1 (10-8) decision to Renee Nelson.
The Blugolds concluded their list of singles winners with Taylor Heltne's 7-6, 7-5 result over Bostwick in the first flight, Bachmeier's 6-3, 6-2 verdict over Nolte in the second and Gillman's 6-4, 6-2 ruling over Counts in the third.
UW-Oshkosh concludes its dual meet schedule for the 2011 season against UW-Stevens Point on Thursday (Oct. 13) at the Kolf Sports Center Complex.
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Warhawks Overpower Titans
 UW-Oshkosh's first WIAC loss of the season was a convincing one as four-time defending league champion UW-Whitewater handed the Titans a 9-0 women's tennis setback on Wednesday (Oct. 5) in Whitewater.
UW-Whitewater (7-0/4-0 WIAC), which hasn't lost to a WIAC opponent since the 2006 season, won every singles and doubles contest against UW-Oshkosh (6-3/3-1 WIAC) in straight sets.
UW-Oshkosh's best fight came at No. 1 doubles, where Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) dropped an 8-5 decision to Alexandra Bayliss and Kalla Schaefer.
UW-Whitewater took the other two doubles results on wins from Sydney Divelbiss and Annie Smith and Lauren Aguilar and Megan Kasten. Divelbiss and Smith defeated Megan Etten (So. • Howard) and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J), 8-1, in the second flight, while Aguilar and Kasten ousted Morgan Counts(So. • Oshkosh) and Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc), 8-3, in the third.
In singles play, UW-Oshkosh won six games in the first, third and sixth flights. Bostwick dropped a 6-2, 6-4 decision to Schaefer in the first flight, while Counts and Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) lost 6-4, 6-2 results to Divelbiss and Jackie Vitale in the third and sixth flights, respectively.
UW-Whitewater collected its remaining singles wins from Smith in the second flight. Bayliss in the fourth and Kasten in the fifth. Smith beat Nolte, 6-3, 6-1, while Kasten topped Piotrowski, 6-2, 6-1. Bayliss won on a second-set default over Theobald.
UW-Oshkosh hosts UW-Eau Claire on Saturday (Oct. 8) at the Kolf Sports Center Complex. |
Bostwick Named WIAC Singles Player Of The Week
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has named UW-Oshkosh's Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) as its Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week for matches held Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
Bostwick won two of her three contests at No. 1 singles to help UW-Oshkosh post a 2-1 record in dual meets against UW-River Falls, UW-La Crosse and Winona State University (Minn.).
Bostwick defeated both of her WIAC opponents, ousting Jenny Paxton of UW-River Falls by a 2-6, 6-2 (11-9) score on Sept. 30 and Jenny Maruyama of UW-La Crosse by a 6-2, 5-0 result on Oct. 1. Her efforts helped UW-Oshkosh beat UW-River Falls, 8-1, and UW-La Crosse, 6-3.
In UW-Oshkosh’s 6-3 loss to Winona State University on Oct. 1, Bostwick dropped a 4-6, 6-4 (10-8) decision to Leah Daul.
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Bostwick, Piotrowski Selected Top WIAC Doubles Team Of Week
 UW-Oshkosh women's tennis players Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) defeated all three of their opponents to earn the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Doubles Team of the Week award for matches held Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
In UW-Oshkosh’s 8-1 win over UW-River Falls on Sept. 30, Bostwick and Piotrowski defeated Amanda Drangeid and Jenny Paxton by an 8-5 score.
Bostwick and Piotrowski battled opponents from both UW-La Crosse and Winona State University (Minn.) on Oct. 1. The UW-Oshkosh tandem defeated Olivia Hartwick and Jenny Maruyama of UW-La Crosse, 8-5, and Leah Daul and Leah Koehler of Winona State University, 8-4.
UW-Oshkosh beat UW-La Crosse by a 6-3 team score before suffering a 6-3 loss to Winona State University.
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Titans Split Matches With Eagles, Warriors
 UW-Oshkosh remained undefeated in league play as it topped UW-La Crosse and fell to the Winona State University (Minn.) women’s tennis team on Saturday (Oct. 1) in La Crosse.
The Titans (6-2/3-0 WIAC) prevailed over the Eagles, 6-3, to begin the day. Winona State (1-0) then captured 5-of-6 singles contests to defeat UW-Oshkosh, 6-3.
Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay), Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) and Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc) each contributed a pair of wins against UW-La Crosse (5-1/1-1 WIAC). Bostwick knocked off Jenny Maruyama, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and teamed with Piotrowski to top Maruyama and Olivia Hartwick, 8-5, in the first doubles flight. Piotrowski tacked on a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Andrea Vivian at No. 5 singles.
In the fourth flight, Theobald hung on for a 7-5, 5-7 (10-6) win over Abby Tresedder. Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) joined Theobald at No. 3 doubles to post an 8-4 triumph over Megan Fallon and Mara Weiner.
The Titans’ final point came from Preslee Nolte’s (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) 6-3, 6-2 decision over Weiner at No. 2. UW-La Crosse closed out singles play with wins from #3 Hartwick by a 6-2, 7-6 margin over Counts and #6 Karie Williams by a 4-6, 6-1 (10-6) final over Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh).
In the second doubles flight, Vivian and Tresedder notched an 8-2 victory over Nolte and Megan Etten (So. • Howard).
UW-Oshkosh managed to take the doubles portion of its match with the Warriors. Bostwick and Piotrowski again succeeded in the first flight by topping Leah Dahl and Leah Koehler, 8-4. Counts and Langkau then booked an 8-2 triumph over Kelsey Rice and Laura Roesslein.
Three singles matches went to a tiebreaker, including Dahl’s 4-6, 6-4 (10-8) nail-biter over Emily Bostwick. Addison Adler defeated Hanna Bostwick (Fr. • Whitefish Bay) at #6 by a similar 1-6, 6-1 (10-8) tally. UW-Oshkosh received its lone singles victory from Karlie Laveau (Fr. • Waukesha), who totaled a 6-1, 1-6 (10-5) win over Andrea Krueger.
Jessica Urban and Laura Lindstrand combined for an 8-1 decision vs. Etten and Nolte in the second doubles flight. They also came out on top in singles, with #2 Urban defeating Counts, 7-5, 7-6, and #3 Lindstrand besting Langkau, 6-0, 6-1. Koehler finished individual play with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against Etten.
The Titans venture to UW-Whitewater on Wednesday (Oct. 5).
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Titans Cage Falcons For Third Straight Win
 UW-Oshkosh extended its winning streak to three matches with an 8-1 victory over the UW-River Falls women's tennis team on Friday (Sept. 30) in River Falls.
UW-Oshkosh (5-1/2-0 WIAC) earned its eight team points on three wins in doubles play and five in singles action. UW-River Falls (2-5/1-3 WIAC) tallied its lone team point on Amanda Drangeid's 6-4, 4-6 (10-8) triumph over Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) at No. 2 singles.
Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) was victorious at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for UW-Oshkosh. She teamed with Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) to post an 8-5 win over Drangeid and Jenny Paxton before battling to edge Paxton by a 2-6, 6-2 (11-9) result in singles action. Piotrowski also won a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Maggie Kregness at No. 5 singles.
Other double winners for the Titans were Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc). The UW-Oshkosh tandem recorded an 8-4 win over Hannah Klimek and Makayla Newberry at No. 3 doubles before breaking off into singles play. Counts then marked a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Jodi VanDeReit at No. 3 singles and Theobald a 6-1, 6-2 win over Kasey Noll at No. 4 singles.
UW-Oshkosh won at No. 2 doubles as Nolte and Megan Etten (So. • Howard) registered an 8-1 triumph over VanDeRiet and Brittany Mohn.
The Titans' remaining victory came on Valerie Langkau's (So. • Oshkosh) 6-3, 6-0 win over Klimek at No. 6 singles.
UW-Oshkosh travels to La Crosse on Saturday (Oct. 1) for contests against UW-La Crosse and Winona State University (Minn.). |
Titans Bash Blue Devils In WIAC Opener
 Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc) won all 20 games that she played in as UW-Oshkosh opened its WIAC women's tennis schedule with a 9-0 victory over UW-Stout on Sunday (Sept. 18) at the Kolf Sports Center Complex.
Theobald teamed with Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) to post an 8-0 win over Michelle Counsell and Callie Mikolajczyk at No. 3 doubles. She then swept Sammie Swanson in scores of 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.
Counts and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) added impressive singles wins by marking 6-0, 6-1 victories over Stephanie Schick in the third flight and Katie Sorensen in the second, respectively. Nolte also paired with Megan Etten (So. • Howard) to notch an 8-1 triumph over Swanson and Emily Grossen at No. 2 doubles.
UW-Oshkosh (4-1/1-0 WIAC) completed doubles play with an 8-2 victory by Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) over Sorensen and Abby Werwie in the first flight.
Other singles winners for the Titans were Bostwick in the first flight, Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) in the fifth and Etten in the sixth. Bostwick tallied a 6-2 6-2 win over Werwie, while Langkau registered a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Grossen. Etten won on a 7-6, 6-1 result over Elizabeth Lehnertz.
UW-Oshkosh, which defeated UW-Stout (1-6/0-4 WIAC) for the 13th time in 18 matches, is off until it plays at UW-River Falls on Sept. 30. |
Titans Pull Out Win Over Pioneers
 Megan Etten (So. • Howard) won the ninth and deciding contest as the UW-Oshkosh women's tennis team edged Carroll University, 5-4, on Saturday (Sept. 17) at the Kolf Sports Center Complex.
Etten broke a 4-4 deadlock by recording a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Kate Wiseman at No. 6 singles. Etten's victory helped UW-Oshkosh (3-1) defeat Carroll University (3-1) for the fourth time in five meetings.
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took an early 2-1 lead on wins by Erin Bowman and Kara Paroubek at No. 2 doubles and Abigail Pellett and Megan Rosenberg at No. 3 doubles. Bowman and Paroubek beat Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.), 8-4, while Pellett and Rosenberg ousted Karlie Laveau (Fr. • Waukesha) and Erica Van Riper (Fr. • Waukesha), 8-1.
UW-Oshkosh's lone doubles victory came in the first flight, where Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) topped Alyssa Larson and Kate Rasmussen, 8-3.
In addition to Etten, the Titans also received singles wins from Bostwick, Nolte and Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc). Bostwick won on a 6-0, 6-3 result over Pellett in the first flight, Nolte on a 6-2, 6-2 decision over Larson in the second and Theobald on a 6-3, 6-2 verdict over Paroubek.
Carroll University earned a pair of wins in singles play as Rasmussen defeated Counts, 6-3, 6-2, in the third flight and Bowman topped Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh), 6-3, 6-0, in the fifth.
UW-Oshkosh hosts UW-Stout at the Kolf Sports Center Complex on Sunday (Sept. 18) in its WIAC opener.
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Vikings Conquer Titans
 Elizabeth Larson, Jennifer Roesch and Christina Schaupp were victorious in both singles and doubles play as the Lawrence University women's tennis team defeated UW-Oshkosh, 6-3, on Wednesday (Sept. 14) in Appleton.
Larson recorded a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win over Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) at No. 1 singles and teamed with Roesch to post an 8-5 triumph over Bostwick and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) at No. 1 doubles. Roesch added a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) at No. 2 singles.
Schaupp earned her two victories by defeating Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc), 6-4, 7-5, at No. 4 singles and uniting with Hannah Geoffrey to oust Theobald and Megan Etten (So. • Howard), 8-6, at No. 3 doubles.
UW-Oshkosh (2-1) picked up two of its three victories in singles play as Piotrowski tallied a 6-3, 6-3 win over Geoffrey in the fifth flight and Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) marked a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Polly Dalton in the sixth.
The Titans' remaining victory came at No. 2 doubles, where Nolte and Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) edged Dalton and Carla Schmidt, 8-6.
Lawrence University (7-0), which defeated UW-Oshkosh for just the third time in 18 matches, also had Gayatri Malhotra notch a 6-4, 7-5 win over Theobald at No. 4 singles.
UW-Oshkosh kicks off its home schedule with a match against Carroll University on Saturday (Sept. 17) at the Kolf Sports Complex.
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Titans Smother Red Hawks
 UW-Oshkosh recorded a pair of shutouts in both singles and doubles play as it coasted to a 9-0 victory over the Ripon College women's tennis team on Saturday (Sept. 10) in Ripon.
The Titans (2-0) set the tempo early by winning all three doubles contests by a combined score of 24-1. UW-Oshkosh collected 8-0 triumphs from Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) and Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) over Brittany Sullivan and Josie Ullsperger in the first flight and Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) and Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) over Ellie Hedberg and Katie Majerowski in the third.
UW-Oshkosh also had Megan Etten (So. • Howard) and Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) post an 8-1 victory over Alison Thies and Oliva Wetzel at No. 3 doubles.
In singles action, UW-Oshkosh received 6-0, 6-0 wins from Counts over Majerowski in the third flight and Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc) over Chloe Piepho in the fourth.
The Titans lost only two games at No. 1 and No. 5 singles. Bostwick won by a 6-2, 6-0 result over Ullsperger in the first flight, while Langkau won by a 6-0, 6-2 decision over Elizabeth Ake in the fifth.
UW-Oshkosh wrapped up its 10th straight win over Ripon College (0-2) on victories by Etten and Nolte. Etten marked a 6-3, 6-4 outcome over Wetzel at No. 6 singles, while Nolte tallied a 6-3, 6-2 ruling over Sullivan at No. 2 singles.
UW-Oshkosh travels to Appleton on Wednesday (Sept. 14) to battle Lawrence University.
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Titans Control Green Knights In Season Opener
 UW-Oshkosh opened its 2011 women's tennis season with a 9-0 victory over St. Norbert College on Friday (Sept. 9) in Ashwaubenon.
UW-Oshkosh, which defeated St. Norbert College for the 14th time in 18 meetings, won four of its six singles contests in straight sets and two of its three doubles bouts in convincing fashion. The victory marked the Titans' 10th straight season-opening dual win.
Emily Bostwick (Sr. • Whitefish Bay) earned a pair of victories for the Titans in the top singles and doubles flights. She ousted Kelly Van Handel by a 6-2, 6-2 score at No. 1 singles and then teamed with Lauren Piotrowski (So. • Greendale) to defeat Nancy Chybowski and Van Handel by an 8-3 result at No. 1 doubles.
Other UW-Oshkosh singles winners in straight sets were Preslee Nolte (Fr. • Warren, N.J.) in the second flight, Brianna Theobald (So. • Manitowoc) in the fourth and Piotrowski in the fifth. Nolte beat Chybowski, 6-4, 6-4, while Theobald trounced Anna Reardon, 6-0, 6-1. Piotrowski posted a 6-1, 6-3 win over Maria Slusarek.
Also winning singles contests for the Titans were Morgan Counts (So. • Oshkosh) in the third flight and Valerie Langkau (So. • Oshkosh) in the sixth. Counts went overtime to edge Callie Schroeder, 6-0, 0-6 (10-8), while Langkau worked extra to slip past Ariel Bioniarz, 7-5, 1-6 (10-8).
Remaining doubles winners for UW-Oshkosh were Counts and Preslee in the second flight and Theobald and Megan Etten (So. • Howard) in the third. Counts and Preslee clobbered Slusarek and Laura Michel, 8-2, while Etten and Theobald trimmed Schroeder and Emily Rasmussen, 9-7.
UW-Oshkosh visits Ripon College on Saturday (Sept. 10). |
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