Katie Lynn Anderson
5-9, Freshman
Forest Lake, Minn.
Forest Lake High School

Katie Lynn Anderson is in her first year with the Falcons. She played at Forest Lake High School where she was the team's captain for two seasons. Her most memorable tennis moment was in her senior season when the team set high goals and worked very hard as a team to do the best the girls team has done in almost six years. Another memorable moment was making varsity as a freshman. She prefers to play singles and her best stroke is her forehand. Her tennis goals are to make the team, improve her backhand, meet new people (friends), win matches, be successful, have great memories, and learn to help through life. Anderson also wants to contribute to the team as much as possible. Her favorite tennis player is Maria Sharapova. Her hobbies include reading, shopping, hanging out with friend at the lake and playing basketball. He favorite musical group is Taking Back Sunday. Her future goals are to be very successful, help others set goals and succeed, help out in a church and eventually have a family and live happily ever after. She is the daughter of Carroll and Julie and has two brothers. Anderson is majoring in education and psychology with a minor in coaching.

Leah Baron
5-3, Senior
Hermantown, Minn.
Hermantown High School

Leah Baron is one of two seniors on the Falcon roster. She had a great season in 2004 when she finished 10-5 at No. 2 singles and 7-7 at No. 1 doubles. At the WIAC Meet she placed third at No. 2 singles and fifth at No. 1 doubles. Baron was named the WIAC singles Player of the Week on Oct. 4. She was named the team's singles Player of the Week three times (Oct. 4, Sept. 27, Sept. 20). She was named a part of a doubles Team of the Week twice (Sept. 13, Oct. 4).    Baron finished with a 9-3 record at No. 4 singles in 2003. She placed fourth in the 2003 WIAC meet in that flight. She had a 4-5 record at No. 2 doubles in 2003. Her most memorable tennis experience was when Coach tried to save a few dollars by making the team stay at a "ghetto hotel". There were bugs in the sheets and weird smells. He'll never live that one down! She prefers to play singles and lists her best stroke as her backhand. Her tennis goals include keeping her No. 2 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot.   Baron also wants to place third or higher at the WIAC meet and help the team to also place third or higher. She has also been a member of the Falcon hockey team the past three seasons. She has been named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll in 2003 and 2004. Her favorite tennis player is Andy Roddick. She enjoys several Christian musical groups. Her hobbies include r ollerblading, snowboarding, listening to music, eating at Subway, and watching movies. Her future goals include becoming a certified personal trainer and to coach figure skating full time. She also wants to have a family. She is the daughter of Mark and Laura and has four siblings. Baron is majoring in health & human performance with an art minor.

Becky Briese
5-9, Junior
Roseau, Minn.
Roseau High School

Becky Briese returns for her third season with the Falcons. She had an outstanding sophomore year for the Falcons finishing 10-6 in singles play. She played most of the year at the No. 5 spot. She also finished 9-8 in doubles play spending most of her playing time at the No. 2 position. At the WIAC Meet Briese placed fifth at No. 5 singles and fourth at No. 2 doubles. She was a part of the team's Doubles Team of the Week on Sept. 27. In 2003 she had a 10-1 record at No. 6 singles and was 4-2 at No. 5. She placed fifth in the WIAC meet at No. 6. At No. 3 doubles she had a 10-7 record. She placed sixth in the doubles flight at the WIAC meet. Her most memorable tennis experiences are high school van trips her junior and senior year and writing messages to the van behind us our freshman year at UW-RF. She lists her best stroke as her forehand. Her goals including graduating from River Falls within a reasonable amount of time and starting a career. Her favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. Her favorite musicians include Jack Johnson, Rod Stewart and Joe Adams. Briese was named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll in 2004. Her hobbies include kayaking, fishing, welding, making the rice crispy bars. Her future goals include getting a good job, getting married and starting a family. Briese also wants to stay involved with tennis either playing or coaching. She is the daughter of Bruce and Gail and she has two brothers. Briese is majoring in agricultural engineering.

Danielle Huper
5-6, Freshman
Alden, Minn.
United South Central High School

Danielle Huper joins the Falcons for her first season of collegiate tennis after playing at United South Central High School. Her most memorable tennis moment was beating St. James to go to state as a team and as an individual in her senior season. Huper prefers playing doubles and lists her best stroke as her backhand. Her favorite tennis player is Andy Roddick. Her tennis goals are to work on her serve and other tennis skills and strengthen her mental toughness. Her hobbies include playing tennis, basketball, softball, and hanging out with friends. Her favorite musician is Kenny Chesney. Huper's future goals include having a family and coach a high school tennis, basketball or softball team. She is the daughter of Dave and Marlene and she has two siblings. Huper is majoring in landscape design.

Molly Keifenheim
5-5, Freshman
Buffalo, Minn.
Buffalo High School

Molly Keifenheim is in her first season with the Falcon tennis team. She competed at Buffalo High School. Her most memorable tennis experience is g oing to the Carlson Tennis Camps with her teammates. Her tennis goals are to b ring her game to a higher level. Keifenheim prefers to play doubles and lists her best stroke as her forehand. Her favorite tennis player is Patrick Rafter. Her hobbies include camping, playing disc golf, painting, sleeping and shopping at thrift stores. Her favorite musical group is the Beatles. Her future goals are not to grow up and become boring. She is the daughter of Dana and Charley and she has one sibling. Keifenheim is majoring in art education.

Megan Knobloch
5-4, Senior
Marshfield, Wis.
Columbus High School

Megan Knobloch is one of two seniors on the Falcon roster. In 2004 she finished 8-7 at No. 1 singles and was 8-8 in doubles play. She played most of her doubles matches at No. 1. She placed fifth at the WIAC Meet at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. Knobloch was named the team's singles Player of the Week on Sept. 13 and was a member of the doubles Team of the Week on Sept. 13 and Oct. 4. She finished the 2003 season with a 10-8 record at No. 3 singles and she placed third at that spot at the WIAC Meet. In doubles play she had a 6-11 record at No. 2 and her team placed fourth at the WIAC Meet. She has been named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She enjoys playing both singles and doubles and lists her best stroke as her forehand. Her favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. Her most memorable tennis moment was placing eighth at state at No. 1 singles in her junior year of high school and competing in the 2003 WIAC Championships. Knobloch's tennis goals this year including finishing in the top tier at the WIAC Meet. 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 is the daughter of Tim and Mary Jo and has one sister. Knobloch is majoring in elementary education and reading/language arts.

Mindy Rudiger
5-7, Freshman
Menomonie, Wis.
Menomonie High School

Mindy Rudiger joins the Falcons and is in her first season with the team after playing at Menomonie High School. Her most memorable tennis moment was playing in the WIAA State tennis tournament in her senior year. She prefers to play singles and lists her best stroke as her backhand. Her favorite tennis player is Andy Roddick. Rudiger's tennis goals include having a winning record at the end of the season and to contribute to the team. Her hobbies include watching and playing athletics, camping and spending time with my family and friends. Her favorite musician is Tim McGraw. Her future goals include being an elementary school teacher and a high school varsity tennis or softball coach. She is the daughter of Steve and DiAnn and she has two siblings. Rudiger is majoring in elementary education with a coaching minor.

Kaylei Sorensen
5-10, Freshman
Plover, Wis.
Stevens Point High School

Kaylei Sorensen joins the Falcons for her first year of collegiate tennis. She had an excellent prep career at Stevens Point High School. Her most memorable tennis moments are having an undefeated 2004 season and playing in the WIAA State semifinals two years in a row.   She enjoys playing both singles and doubles and lists her best stroke as her forehand. Her favorite tennis player is Maria Sharapova. Her tennis goals are to improve her speed and agility. Sorensen's hobbies include water skiing, tubing, running, scrap booking and reading. Her favorite musician is Joss Stone. Her future goals include being rich and famous. She is the daughter of Don and Steve and has one sibling. Sorensen is majoring in communicative disorders.