Women’s Tennis

Category: Women’s Tennis

Vikings fall to Wartburg

WAVERLY, Iowa — The Wartburg College women’s tennis team topped Lawrence University 8-1 on Saturday in a nonconference match.

The lone victory on the day for Lawrence (2-4) came at No. 1 doubles where the team of Hannah Geoffrey and Ali Heiring topped Melissa Davis and Liz Rucker 9-7.

Wartburg College 8, Lawrence University 1

 Singles competition
1. Katherine Ross (WART) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-3, 6-0
2. Melissa Davis (WART) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Emily Rasmussen (WART) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Jessica Behrer (WART) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Liz Rucker (WART) def. Allison Juda (LU) 7-6, 6-1
6. Marissa Buresh (WART) def. Brenna Decker (LU) 6-2, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) def. Melissa Davis/Liz Rucker (WART) 9-7
2. Katherine Ross/Jenna Wilkinson (WART) def. Polly Dalton/Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 8-5
3. Jessica Behrer/Marissa Buresh (WART) def. Elana Lambert/Cathryn Wood (LU) 8-1

UWEC shuts out Vikings

WAVERLY, Iowa — The UW-Eau Claire women’s tennis team pitched a shutout on Saturday with a 9-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University.

The Blugolds are a perfect 3-0 on the season.

UW-Eau Claire 9, Lawrence University 0

 Singles competition
1. Katie Gillman (UWEC) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Mary Frassetto (UWEC) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Colleen McCullough (UWEC) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Renee Nelson (UWEC) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Madison Rossebo (UWEC) def. Allison Juda (LU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Paige Kuepers (UWEC) def. Brenna Decker (LU) 6-0, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Katie Gillman/Colleen McCullough (UWEC) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 8-3
2. Mary Frassetto/Madison Rossebo (UWEC) def. Polly Dalton/Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 8-2
3. Paige Kuepers/Renee Nelson (UWEC) def. Allison Juda/Kathleen Frankel (LU) 8-0

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 2-3
UW-Eau Claire 3-0

Vikings double up Cornell

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team topped Cornell College 6-3 on Friday in a nonconference match.

The Vikings started the match by winning at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles and then took four of the six singles matches.

Allison Juda led the way with an impressive 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles and she teamed with Katie Frankel for an 8-4 win at No. 3 doubles. Polly Dalton also picked up a pair of wins as she won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 4 singles and teamed with Gayatri Malhotra for an 8-2 win at No.  2 doubles.

Lawrence University 6, Cornell College 3

 Singles competition
1. Ariana Hudson (CC) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Shashanna Moll (CC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Anne Seng (CC) def. Ali Heiring (LU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
4. Polly Dalton (LU) def. Dana Dowell (CC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Heather Schrauth (CC) 7-5, 6-4
6. Allison Juda (LU) def. Natalie Nish (CC) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition
1. Ariana Hudson/Shashanna Moll (CC) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 8-6
2. Polly Dalton/Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Dana Dowell/Veronika Reidel (CC) 8-2
3. Allison Juda/Kathleen Frankel (LU) def. Heather Schrauth/Anne Seng (CC) 8-4

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 2-2
Cornell College 1-1

Carthage tops Vikings

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College women’s tennis team downed Lawrence University 7-2 in a nonconference match on Tuesday.

The Red Men (1-1) started the day by sweeping the three doubles matches and then took four of the six singles matches.

Lawrence (1-2) got a pair of hard-fought singles victories. Hannah Geoffrey won a pair of tiebreakers for a victory over Haleigh McPeek at No. 2. Melissa Heeren dropped the first set at No. 4 but rallied to win the second set and then took the super tiebreaker 10-3 for the victory. 

Carthage College 7, Lawrence University 2

 Singles competition
1. Reynolds, Bari (CARTHAGE) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. McPeek, Haleigh (CARTHAGE) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5)
3. Howell, Abbi (CARTHAGE) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Barter, Eliza (CARTHAGE) 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)
5. Weber, Holly (CARTHAGE) def. Elena Watson (LU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Bowen, Kelsey (CARTHAGE) def. Allison Juda (LU) 6-0, 6-1

 Doubles competition
1. Reynolds, Bari/McPeek, Haleigh (CARTHAGE) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 8-5
2. Howell, Abbi/Barter, Eliza (CARTHAGE) def. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) 8-2
3. Weber, Holly/Kalinka, Kristen (CARTHAGE) def. Melissa Heeren/Elena Watson (LU) 8-4

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 1-2
Carthage College 1-1

Lawrence shuts out Wisconsin Lutheran; Francour picks up first win

WAUWATOSA, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team shut out Wisconsin Lutheran College 9-0 in a nonconference match on Monday at Hart Park.

It also marked the first win for new Lawrence head coach Steve Francour.

Lawrence (1-1) rolled through the doubles competition, dropping only six games total in the three matches. Hannah Geoffrey and Ali Heiring won at No. 1, with Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton winning at No. 2 and Cathryn Wood and Elana Lambert winning at No. 3. It was the first collegiate wins for Wood and Lambert, both first-year players.

In the singles play, all six Lawrence players won in straight sets, and two of them didn’t drop a game. Elena Watson at No. 3 and Brenna Decker at No. 6 both posted 6-0, 6-0 victories.

Lawrence University 9, Wisconsin Lutheran College 0

 Singles competition
1. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Bonnin, Kendall (WLC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Polly Dalton (LU) def. Krause, Petra (WLC) 6-3, 6-1
3. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Geddes, Kalyn (WLC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Elena Watson (LU) def. Harbach, Susanna (WLC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Allison Juda (LU) def. Soderlund, Bethany (WLC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Brenna Decker (LU) def. Leistekow, Emily (WLC) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition
1. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) def. Bonnin, Kendall/Geddes, Kalyn (WLC) 8-2
2. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) def. Krause, Petra/Harbach, Susanna (WLC) 8-3
3. Cathryn Wood/Elana Lambert (LU) def. Soderlund, Bethany/Leistekow, Emily (WLC) 8-1

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 1-1
Wisconsin Lutheran College 0-2
T-3:00  A-25

UWSP tops Vikings 8-1

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The UW-Stevens Point women’s tennis team downed Lawrence University 8-1 in the season opener on Sunday.

Lawrence’s lone victory came at No. 2 doubles, where Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton posted an 8-2 win.

The match marked the debut of new Lawrence head coach Steve Francour.

UW-Stevens Point 8, Lawrence University 1

 Singles competition
1. Rachel Brown (UWSP) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Katelyn Asfeld (UWSP) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Taylor Weuve (UWSP) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Hayley Schlueter (UWSP) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Ali Bichler (UWSP) def. Elena Watson (LU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Kayla Fuller (UWSP) def. Allison Juda (LU) 6-3, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Rachel Brown/Taylor Weuve (UWSP) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 8-3
2. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) def. Katelyn Asfeld/Hayley Schlueter (UWSP) 8-2
3. Ali Bichler/Kayla Fuller (UWSP) def. Elena Watson/Allison Juda (LU) 8-2

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 0-1
UW-Stevens Point 1-0
T-3:00  A-40

Francour to lead Lawrence tennis programs

APPLETON, Wis. — Steve Francour has been named the new men’s and women’s tennis coach at Lawrence University,

Steve Francour

Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski announced Tuesday.

Francour comes to Lawrence from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where he has been the men’s and women’s tennis coach for 23 seasons.

“We are tremendously excited to announce the hiring of Steve,” Szkodzinski said. “During the interview process and after speaking with a number of people who know Steve well, it was clear that Steve would be the right person to lead our men’s and women’s tennis programs. His vast experience will benefit not only our scholar-athletes, but our staff as well. We look forward to watching Steve lead us toward a Midwest Conference title in the near future.”

A native of South Milwaukee, Wis., Francour brings experience and nearly 400 dual match victories to Lawrence.

“Fate had a bit of a hand in leading me to this new opportunity,” Francour said. “The timing is just right with respect to my career, and I am very much looking forward to refreshing the challenge of building a successful program. I am grateful to the Lawrence administration and the athletic department for giving me the chance.

“I’m very excited to meet the women’s team and get started with our season. I’m confident this first group will help me get off in a positive direction, and I know we will both be learning what it takes for Lawrence to succeed.”

During his 23 seasons at UW-Oshkosh, Francour’s men’s teams posted a 240-239 record. Despite the fact that the UW-Oshkosh men’s program competed as an independent, Francour guided the Titans to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1996, 1997 and 2001.

UW-Oshkosh posted double-digit victories 14 times under Francour, including 10 consecutive winning seasons from 1994-2003. Francour also had 30 of his players selected for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team.

On the women’s side, Francour has a record of 156-150 in 23 seasons. Francour has guided the Titans to three runner-up finishes and two third places in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He received the league’s Coach of the Year honor in 2011 after UW-Oshkosh compiled a 9-8 record.

Francour’s 2000 team set the UW-Oshkosh season record with 14 wins, and Jennifer Pekulik represented the Titans at the NCAA Division III Championships after going 16-3 at No. 1 singles. Francour has coached seven conference singles champions, four doubles champions and three WIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners. The Titans also have had 35 players named to the ITA All-Academic Team.

“I completed my undergraduate degree at UW-Oshkosh in 1988 and was part of the tennis program all four years. After graduate school at Baylor University, I was fortunate to be considered for the head coaching position at my alma mater,” Francour said. “Twenty-three years later, I can say it has been quite the honor to have developed great relationships with my colleagues and student-athletes. I leave UW-Oshkosh with countless fond memories and friendships that will hopefully continue into my new chapter at Lawrence.”

Francour earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management from UW-Oshkosh in 1988 and his master’s degree in sports administration from Baylor University in 1989.

Francour has been the head tennis professional at the Oshkosh Country Club since 1993 and at the Butte des Morts Country Club since 2008. He also has been the director of tennis at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center since 1998.

Francour is a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association and was the USTA Specialist in Competitive Player Development during 2002.

Francour and his wife, Patty, have a son, Cade, and live in Oshkosh, Wis.

Francour succeeds Kevin Girard, who coached the Lawrence men’s and women’s teams for six seasons.

Weather forces changes to men’s, women’s tennis schedules

APPLETON, Wis. — The poor weather forecast for later this week has forced a pair of changes to the Lawrence University tennis schedules.

The Lawrence men’s match vs. Ripon will be played on Wednesday but the site and time has changed. The match will now be played at the Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center at 8:30 p.m.

The Lawrence women’s match, which was scheduled for Thursday at the Lawrence Courts, has been moved to April 25 at 3:30 p.m. at the same site.

Vikings shut out Concordia 9-0

JACKSON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 nonconference victory over Concordia University of Wisconsin on Sunday at the Pleasant Valley Tennis Center.

The Vikings started the day by winning all three doubles matches without dropping more than three games in any of the matches.

Christina Schaupp (No. 1), Jenni Roesch (No. 2), Gayatri Malhotra (No. 3), Hannah Geoffrey (No. 4), Ali Heiring (No. 5) and Melissa Heeren (No. 6) all won in singles for the Vikings. Geoffrey had the most dominating win of the day as she posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Ashley Knoll at No. 4.

Lawrence University 9, Concordia Wisconsin 0

Singles competition
1. Christina Schaupp (LU) def. Spransy, Julie (CUW) 7-5, 6-2
2. Jennifer Roesch (LU) def. Ward, Jaclyn (CUW) 6-3, 6-3
3. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Reinke, Callie (CUW) 6-7 (0-7), 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Knoll, Ashley (CUW) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ali Heiring (LU) def. McCormick, Emily (CUW) 6-4, 7-5
6. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Schotte, Catherine (CUW) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Christina Schaupp/Jennifer Roesch (LU) def. Spransy, Julie/Ward, Jaclyn (CUW) 8-3
2. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) def. Reinke, Callie/Knoll, Ashley (CUW) 8-2
3. Gayatri Malhotra/Tess Vogel (LU) def. McCormick, Emily/Schotte, Catherine (CUW) 8-3

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 10-10
Concordia Wisconsin 9-9
T-3:00  A-25

Vikings double up Nichols 6-3

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team wrapped up its spring break trip to Florida with a 6-3 nonconference win over Nichols College on Friday.

Lawrence pulled out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play as Ali Heiring and Tess Vogel won at No. 2 and Brenna Decker and Allison Juda were victorious at No. 3.

The Vikings then won four of the six singles matches. Christina Schaupp (No. 1), Tess Vogel (No. 4), Melissa Heeren (No. 5) and Decker (No. 6) all picked up victories. Heeren didn’t drop a game en route to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Kasie Chapin at No. 5, and Vogel was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Michelle Keklik at No. 4.

Nichols College vs Lawrence University
3/22/2013 at Orlando, Fla.

Lawrence University 6, Nichols College 3

Singles competition
1. Christina Schaupp (LU) def. Anna Dyakiv (NC) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-1)
2. Lindsay Benoit (NC) def. Jennifer Roesch (LU) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4)
3. Alex Cifone (NC) def. Ali Heiring (LU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
4. Tess Vogel (LU) def. Michelle Keklik (NC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Kasie Chapin (NC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Brenna Decker (LU) def. Amber McCarthy (NC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Anna Dyakiv/Lindsay Benoit (NC) def. Christina Schaupp/Jennifer Roesch (LU) 8-5
2. Ali Heiring/Tess Vogel (LU) def. Alex Cifone/Michelle Keklik (NC) 8-4
3. Brenna Decker/Allison Juda (LU) def. Kasie Chapin/Amber McCarthy (NC) 8-2

Match Notes:
Nichols College 14-6
Lawrence University 9-10
T-3:00  A-25