Saturday, October 18
Freshman Kalla Schaefer (Madison/Madison Memorial) ended her competition at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Small College Championship in Mobile, Alabama with a walkover in Saturday's final round to finish seventh. Schaefer was scheduled to play Lia Weiner of the University of Rochester Saturday morning, but Wiener withdrew. Schaefer is 20-3 this season. She earned a berth in the national meete by winning the ITA Midwest Regional earlier this season, the first time a UW-W player has advanced to the national meet.
Friday, October 17
UW-Whitewater freshman Kalla Schaefer (Madison/Madison Memorial) lost to Lorne McManigle of Emory University (GA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 early Friday morning in the second round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Small College Championship held in Mobile, AL. Schaefer will continue play on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the 7th place match.
The ITA Small College Championship includes only eight singles players from National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III schools. Each of the entrants earned a spot in the ITA meet by winning an ITA regional. Schaefer won the Midwest Regional played at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota and Browne won the New England Regional. Schaefer is the first UW-W tennis player, male or female, to win the ITA regional.
Schaefer, 19-3, will play the loser of Claire Mesnil (4-1) of Hendrix College (AR), the Southwest Women's Regional Champion versus Lia Weiner (9-1) of the University of Rochester (NY), the Wilson ITA Northeast Regional Champion, a match also played Friday, Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, October 16
UW-Whitewater freshman Kalla Schaefer lost to number one seed Julia Browne of Tufts University (MA) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 Thursday in the opening round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Small College Championship. Schaefer will continue play Friday, and the tournament will conclude Saturday.
The ITA Small College Championship includes only eight singles players from National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III schools. Each of the entrants earned a spot in the ITA meet by winning an ITA regional. Schaefer won the Midwest Regional played at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota and Browne won the New England Regional. Schaefer is the first UW-W tennis player, male or female, to win the ITA regional.
After evening the match at 1-1 with the 6-1 victory in the second set, Schaefer was up 4-3 in games, 30-0 in the eighth game with serve, before Browne came back to win. Browne, a sophomore, is 16-6 this season.
Schaefer, 19-2, will play the loser of Lorne McManigle of Emory University (GA) versus third-seeded Jennifer Kung of the University of Chicago, a match also played Thursday, Friday at 8:30 a.m. in Mobile.
For additional information: Frank Barnes, UW-W coach
