2024 WIAC Women's Tennis Championship Preview

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will strive for an 18th consecutive title at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Tennis Championship (presented by Culver’s) that will be conducted Oct. 26-27, at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison.
 
The Warhawks secured their conference-high 24th championship in program history a year ago with 21 overall points to exceed UW-Eau Claire’s second-place total of 18 points. UW-La Crosse placed third with 15 points, UW-Oshkosh fourth with 12, UW-Stevens Point fifth with nine, UW-River Falls sixth with five and UW-Stout seventh with four. UW-La Crosse ranks second all-time with 15 WIAC championships, while UW-Eau Claire possesses 12 first-place finishes. Former member Marquette University collected five titles.
 
This year’s team title will be determined by using a combination of the regular-season dual-meet standings and the WIAC championship results. The finish in the regular-season standings accounts for one-third of the criteria, while the conference championship accounts for the remaining two-thirds.
 
Point distribution following the dual-meet rotation includes: UW-Eau Claire (5-1) (6 points); UW-La Crosse (5-1) (6 points); UW-Whitewater (5-1) (6 points); UW-Oshkosh (3-3) (4 points); UW-Stevens Point (2-4) (3 points); UW-River Falls (1-5) (2 points); and UW-Stout (0-6) (1 point).
 
The initial day of competition at the conference event, which begins at 1 p.m., will consist of the first two rounds of doubles matches followed by the first round of singles matches. The second day of the championship commences at 9 a.m., and will feature the final two rounds of singles contests followed by the last round of doubles matches.
 
The top four teams (following the conclusion of the WIAC championship) will advance to a team tournament that will determine the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship. The team tournament will be held at the site of the overall conference champion on April 26, 2025.
 
UW-Whitewater’s lineup features a trio of individuals that claimed singles titles last season. Gracie Ha was victories at No. 2 singles, while Molly Asfeld claimed No. 4 singles and Alex Repplier won No. 5 singles. Ha and Asfeld also finished first at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 doubles, respectively.
 
UW-Eau Claire’s Anna Lee claimed the No. 3 singles crown a year ago after winning the No. 4 title in 2022. She teamed with Liv Herzog to secure the No. 3 doubles championship last season. In 2022, Lee was tabbed the WIAC Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year. The Blugolds’ Samantha Fuchs was victorious at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles in 2021.
 
UW-La Crosse’s Tasha Bailey secured the No. 2 singles title at the 2021 championship, while Lauren Lindow was selected the Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year last season.
 
Additional top performers this fall from remaining conference teams include: UW-Oshkosh’s Olivia Pethan; UW-River Falls’ Alexis Budzinski; UW-Stevens Point’s Brooklynn Steier; and UW-Stout’s Lindsay Leuzinger.
 

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