MADISON, Wis. — The UW-River Falls tennis team competed at day one of the WIAC Championships in Madison, Wis. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Despite losses in each of UWRF's day one's singles rounds, the Falcons earned a consolation title from the pair of
Alexis Budzinski &
Chloe Struss at No. 1 doubles. Budzinski and Struss bounced back after a first-round loss to win in the second round and take the fifth-place match by injury default.
At No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, the pairs of
Sydney Wiener/
Sarah Baker and
Hailey Reuvers/
Mykela Hanson both lost their first-round matchups before advancing to the consolation finals, which will take place tomorrow.
Doubles First Round
Tasha Bailey/Shelby Roth (UW-La Crosse) def.
Alexis Budzinski/
Chloe Struss (UW-River Falls) 8-2
Kayla Gibbs/Mana Usui (UW-Oshkosh) def.
Sydney Wiener/
Sarah Baker (UW-River Falls) 8-3
Ava Andrae/Crystina Lee (UW-Whitewater) def.
Hailey Reuvers/
Mykela Hanson (UW-River Falls) 8-1
Doubles Second Round
Alexis Budzinski/
Chloe Struss (UW-River Falls) def. Molly Garber/Ella Lamppa (UW-Stout) 8-4
Sydney Wiener/
Sarah Baker (UW-River Falls) def. Aspen Johnson/Odessa Barreyro (UW-Stout) 8-2
Hailey Reuvers/
Mykela Hanson (UW-River Falls) def. Lexie Stein/Lindsay Leuzinger (UW-Stout) 8-3
Fifth Place
Alexis Budzinski/
Chloe Struss (UW-River Falls) def. Olivia Pethan/Alysa Pattee (UW-Oshkosh) Injury Default
Sydney Wiener/
Sarah Baker vs. Kunze/Steier (UW-Stevens Point)
Hailey Reuvers/
Mykela Hanson vs. Carpenter/Owens (UW-Oshkosh)
No. 1 Singles
First Round
Samantha Fuchs (UW-Eau Claire) (#2) def.
Sydney Wiener (UW-River Falls) (#7) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round
Garber (ST) vs. Wiener (RF)
No. 2 Singles
First Round
Molly Asfeld (UW-Whitewater) (#3) def.
Alexis Budzinski (UW-River Falls) (#6) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round
Budzinski (RF) vs. Johnson (ST)
No. 3 Singles
First Round
Morgan Dekan (UW-Eau Claire) (#3) def.
Chloe Struss (UW-River Falls) (#6) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round
Struss (RF) vs. Lamppa (ST)
No. 4 Singles
First Round
Liv Herzog (UW-Eau Claire) (#3) def.
Sarah Baker (UW-River Falls) (#6) 6-1, 6-1
Second Round
Baker (RF) vs. Barreyro (ST)
No. 5 Singles
First Round
Emma Heinert (UW-La Crosse) (#3) def.
Grace Aerts (UW-River Falls) (#6) 6-1, 6-0
Second Round
Aerts (RF) vs. Leuzinger (ST)
No. 6 Singles
First Round
Tea Armstrong (UW-Eau Claire) (#3) def.
Alicia Langbehn (UW-River Falls) (#6) 6-2, 6-2
Second Round
Langbehn (RF) vs. Stein (ST)
Tomorrow, the WIAC Championship will conclude, with action scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
