Lee Lueck - Head Women's Tennis Coach

Dec. 23, 2004

This year marked the fifth season for Lee Lueck as women’s head tennis coach at UW-River Falls.

In 2004 the Falcons finished 12-4 in dual meets and 3-3 in WIAC meets. The Falcons placed fifth in the overall final WIAC standings, bringing home six individual medals. In 2003 the Falcons finished 11-3 in dual meets, 3-3 in WIAC meets, and placed fourth in the overall final WIAC standings.

Coach Lueck has extensive coaching background at the high school level. He coached the River Falls High School girls for 17 years and the boy’s team for five years. His teams won eight WIAA Sectional titles and finished second three times. He coached 11 teams to either Big Rivers or Middle Border Conference titles. Four times he led teams to the state tournament. He coached two state individual champions and was named the Wisconsin State Coach of the Year in 1997. In 2003 he was selected Coach of the Year in the WIAC. He has also coached a USTA men’s 4.0 team for the past six years and in 2002 qualified that team to the Nationals in Tucson, Ariz.

He had taught in the River Falls School system since 1969, but retired in June 2001. He had been a River Falls senior and junior high teacher/coach since 1969. Besides tennis, he coached junior high football for eight years and junior and senior high wrestling for 17 years. He now works full time in the UW-RF teacher education department.

He graduated from Osceola High School in 1965 and earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from UW-River Falls.

His wife’s name is Lu and they have two children. His daughter, Larissa, is a teacher at Wisconsin Rapids and Landon, his son, is a current cast member of Real World Philly. Lueck coached his daughter to No. 4 in state tennis and his son to No. 2 and state tennis champion.

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