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Women's Tennis Assistant Coaches |
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"Dr. Don" Leake starts his sixth year as an assistant coach with the Falcons. He joined the coaching staff in 2001 after serving as a volunteer coach for the Falcons in 2000. A self-taught student of the game, he brings over 30 years of tennis playing experience to the court. Leake began playing tennis in junior high school on the windy plains of Oklahoma. A two-year letter winner at his high school in Columbia, Mo., he qualified for the state tournament his senior year (1970). He honed his tennis skills throughout college and perfected his backcourt game in Africa while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer. Leake joined the math department at UWRF in 1983 and has been a persistent presence on the University courts for 23 years. His association with Head Coach Lee Lueck goes back as a life long friendly opponent on the court, as his assistant coach at River Falls High School, and has been an unwavering member of Lueck's USTA 4.0 league team. Don is married to Ann, has two daughters; Dani is a social worker and Claire is a college student at St. Olaf. He resides in River Falls within sight of the university tennis courts. |
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Tim Thum is in his sixth year as assistant woman's tennis coach. Thum played varsity tennis at South Dakota Technical College where he received a degree in mechanical engineering in 1984. He has worked at UWRF as an engineer in the facilities management department since 1989. He was the Project Manager for the new tennis complex that was completed in August of 2005. He is also the official team stringer and will again string team racquets this year. Thum has been an avid tennis player for the past 28 years, has assisted Head Coach Lee Lueck on a voluntary basis at both the high school and collegiate levels, and been a member of Lueck's USTA 4.0 league tennis team for seven years. He is married to Marilyn and has three children. His oldest daughter Michele, attends UW-Platteville and is majoring in engineering; daughter Kristin is a sophomore at UW-Stout and son Kevin is in middle school. |
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Megan Knobloch is a fifth year senior majoring in elementary education and reading/language arts at UWRF. She joins the talented coaching staff in 2006 as a practicum coach. She played tennis for the Falcons from 2002-2005 and had a 71-66 record. In 2005 she earned the WIAC's highest honor when she was named the tennis Scholar-Athlete. The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is presented to the most outstanding individual from each conference sport that exhibits the greatest combination of performance and achievement in academics, athletics and leadership. She was also named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Knobloch had a great four-year career with the Falcons. She played No. 1 singles and doubles for the Falcons in 2005, where she finished the season with a 12-4 overall record in singles and she placed third at the WIAC Championships. Her hobbies include hanging out with family and friends. Her future goals include earning a masters degree as a reading specialist and coaching middle or high school tennis. She comes to the Falcons from Marshfield, Wis., and is the daughter of Tim and Mary Jo and has one sister. |
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