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2007-08: Totaled 19 singles wins and 20 doubles victories ... captured a win over Jackie Tabb of Cleveland State Sept. 9 at the Bradley Invitational ... defeated Cassie Wood of River Falls and Kara Amundson of Whitewater in dual-match action Sept. 15 ... downed Kellaina Grote of Dayton at the Ball State Invitational Sept. 29 ... also teamed with Kelly Drvaric to capture a pair of doubles wins at Ball State ... captured two wins at the Western Illinois Invitational Oct. 5, beating Jill Haas of Olivet Nazarene and Carli Connors of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville ... went 2-1 in doubles play with Drvaric at the same event ... also teamed with Drvaric at the ITA Regionals, spitting two doubles matches ... win came over a tandem from league-rival Detroit ... had a solid weekend to open the spring season, capturing a straight-sets win over a player from South Dakota State Jan. 19 before knocking off Danielle Mousseau of Minnesota in three sets Jan. 20 ... teamed with Drvaric for a 9-7 win over Wright State that helped the Panthers claim the doubles point in their victory Feb. 23 ... snapped a five-match losing streak in singles play with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Vanessa Carna of IUPUI Feb. 24 ... that win sparked a seven-match winning streak ... captured a 6-4, 6-0 win over Erin Weldon of Detroit March 1 ... tallied a three-set win over Jennifer Pollack of Ball State March 7 ... also had straight-sets wins in contests with Upper Iowa, Southeast Missouri State and Valpo during her winning streak ... captured a 6-3, 6-0 win over Emily Thayer of Youngstown State April 13 ... teamed with Sammi Schoen for a doubles win against the Penguins ... claimed a key three-set win over Karina Presti of Wright State in the first round of the league championships ... joined Drvaric for a doubles win over the Raiders ... also beat Lauryn Grimando of Green Bay in the league tourney. 2006-07: Finished 12-19 in singles play and 9-25 in doubles play ... did win a pair of league singles matches and one league doubles contest ... split time between #1 and #2 singles while also playing mainly at #1 doubles ... defeated players from UW-Whitewater and UW-La Crosse at #1 singles Oct. 7 ... qualified for the ITA Midwest Regional Tournament in both singles and doubles ... claimed a win at #2 singles over Coe College Feb. 11 ... helped UWM to a league victory over Wright State March 2 with wins at #2 singles and #1 doubles ... also won at #2 singles against both Western Illinois and Bradley later that same weekend ... was named Horizon League Player of the Week after those performances ... claimed a victory at #2 singles against South Dakota State March 31 ... also won at #1 doubles in that match ... helped UWM to a 4-3 win over IPFW April 5 with wins at #2 singles and #2 doubles ... captured a win at #2 singles against league foe Detroit April 6 ... had a win at #1 doubles during a league tournament win over Wright State April 28. The Prairie School: Four-time state qualifier ... finished fourth in the state in 2004 ... jumped to second place in 2005 ... earned all-state honors both years ... was ranked as high as #59 in the USTA Midwest Section ... also played soccer for The Prairie School. Personal: Born Kari Kathleen Kastenholz on November 24, 1987 ... daughter of Jim and Deborah Kastenholz ... has one brother, Kurt (21) ... has shown off her talents in music and the theater, where she was cast in lead roles in numerous productions in high school ... majoring in journalism and mass communication. |
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