Player of the Week

Oct. 6, 2008

Singles
Mindy Rudiger (Sr., Menomonie, Wis.) had some strong play in four matches last week. Rudiger finished 2-2 for the week. Her two wins both came in straight sets, the first against UW-Eau Claire, 6-4, 6-1, and second against St. Olaf, 6-2, 6-1. Rudiger lost a close match against Central, 6-7, 6-2, 10-6. Rudiger is 4-2 in the No. 6 spot this year, 1-0 in the fourth spot, and 0-1 in the fifth spot. “Mindy played against some very good competition and finished 2-2,” said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck.

Doubles
The No. 1 team of Katie Ostrowski (Jr., Wells, Minn. United South Central) and Mindy Rudiger (Sr., Menomonie, Wis.) had a tough week finishing 0-4, but Coach Lee Lueck was pleased with their play. "They always face the toughest competition," said Lueck. “They are showing vast improvement and are getting closer to tallying a victory in that No. 1 doubles spot.”

Sept. 29, 2008

Singles
Cassie Wood (Jr., Wells, Minn., United South Central HS) won all three singles matches at the No. 2 spot for the Falcons last week. She earned a big point in the team’s 5-4 WIAC win over UW-Stout on Friday. She won 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. Against Hamline she came back to win, 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 and against Ripon she played nearly an errorless match with a 6-0, 6-0 win. She has a 6-2 record this season in singles play. “Cassie lost to the same Stout player in straight sets last spring, but beat her Friday night in two very tight straight sets. Cassie also won against Hamline in a third set tie-breaker,” said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck.

Doubles
The No. 2 team of Katie Lynn Anderson (Sr., Forest Lake, Minn.) and Naomi Wolff (Fr., Middleton, Wis.) combined for two wins last week. They defeated their Hamline opponents, 8-6, and their Ripon opponents, 8-1. “This was the first time I paired these two with each other and they seemed to both play and communicate well,” said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck.

Sept. 22, 2008

Singles
Katie Ostrowski (Jr., Wells, Minn. United South Central HS) played very well despite finishing with an 0-3 record at No. 1 singles. “The competition is unbelievably tough,” said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck. “I give her credit for wanting to be the No. 1 player and having to face that caliber of player in every match. Her game is rising to her opponents’ level as she continues to improve, train, condition and fight for every game.”

Doubles
The team of Brittany Bonine (So., Delano, Minn.) and Naomi Wolff (Fr., Middleton, Wis.) finished the week with two wins. They had wins at No. 3 at UW-Stevens Point and at No. 2 against Concordia. “Brittney supplies the consistency and leadership, while Wolff supplies the firepower,” said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck. “For such a young team they have both the confidence and skill needed to win. As they continue to improve and bond as a pair they can be a force at the No. 3 spot.”

Sept. 8, 2008

Singles
Lindsay Gillman (Jr., Red Wing, Minn.) and Brittany Bonine (So., Delano, Minn.) both finished undefeated in three Falcon wins last week. The Falcons opened their season with a 6-3 win at St. Norbert on Friday and then beat Lawrence and Edgewood, 5-4, on Saturday. Gillman, playing at No. 4 singles, beat her St. Norbert opponent, 6-2, 6-3 and her Lawrence opponent, 0-6, 6-2, 10-4. Bonine, playing at No. 5 singles, beat her St. Norbert opponent, 6-1, 6-3 and her Lawrence opponent, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6.

Doubles
Lindsay Gillman (Jr., Red Wing, Minn.) and Brittany Bonine (So., Delano, Minn.) both finished undefeated in three Falcon wins last week. The Falcons opened their season with a 6-3 win at St. Norbert on Friday and then beat Lawrence and Edgewood, 5-4, on Saturday. They teamed at No, 3 to win three times. They beat their St. Norbert opponents, 8-2 their Edgewood opponents, 8-2 and their Lawrence opponents, 8-2. “Lindsay and Brittany both have the ability to keep the ball in play (consistency), move their opponents around the court waiting for an "opportunity ball" and then they attack,” said Falcon Coach Lee Lueck. “Most of all, they both have the ability to think through or construct a point. This takes patience, consistency and confidence.”