MADISON, Wis. — The UW-River Falls tennis team wrapped up its 2024 fall campaign on Sunday afternoon during the second and final day of competition on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the WIAC Championship from Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis.

The Falcons finished in sixth place with 18 points at the WIAC Championship, while UW-Whitewater brought home the team title with 60 points. In the overall 2024 standings, UWRF compiled six points (4 Tournament points, 2 conference standing points), the program's most points since 2022.

UWRF totaled a trio of consolation titles at No. 1 doubles, No. 2 doubles, and No. 5 singles.

During the first day of competition on Saturday, the No. 1 doubles team of Alexis Budzinski & Chloe Struss earned a consolation title, bouncing back after a first-round loss to win in the second round and take the fifth-place match by injury default. At No. 2 doubles, Sydney Wiener & Sarah Baker lost their first round matchup against UW-Oshkosh before defeating pairs from UW-Stout and Kunze-Steier of UW-Stevens Point 8-6 to earn fifth place.

In Saturday's first round of singles competition, each of the Falcons lost their first matches. On Sunday, UWRF combined for four singles win, headlined by Grace Aerts earning the consolation crown at No. 5 singles. Aerts defeated UW-Stout's Leuzinger 6-2, 6-2 and followed up with a 6-3, 6-4 win over UW-Oshkosh's Dao to place fifth. 

Alexis Budzinski at No. 2 singles Sarah Baker at No. 4 singles both won their second round matchups before falling in the consolation final to place sixth, respectively. 

Alicia Langbehn was named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team.

UWRF RESULTS
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 def. Kunze/Steier (UW-Stevens Point) 8-6
 Carpenter/Owens (UW-Oshkosh) def. Hailey Reuvers/Mykela Hanson 8-2
 
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) def. Wiener (RF) 6-1, 6-1
 
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) def. Johnson (ST) 6-1, 6-2
Fifth Place
Pattee (OSH) def. Budzinski (RF) 6-3, 6-4 

No. 3 Singles
First Round
Morgan Dekan (UW-Eau Claire) (#3) def. Chloe Struss (UW-River Falls) (#6) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round
Lamppa (ST) def. Struss (RF) 6-3, 6-3
 
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) def. Barreyro (ST) 7-6 (2), 3-6 (10-3)
Fifth Place
Scharf (STP) def. Baker (RF) 6-4, 6-3 

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) def. Leuzinger (ST) 6-2, 6-2
Fifth Place
Aerts (RF) def. Dao (OSH) 6-3, 6-4
 
No. 6 Singles
First Round
Tea Armstrong (UW-Eau Claire) (#3) def. Alicia Langbehn (UW-River Falls) (#6) 6-2, 6-2
Second Round
Stein (ST) def. Langbehn (RF) 6-1, 3-6 (10-1)