Allison Kowalke ‘21 Recruiting Profile

Events

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• Springfield Invite
• 9/2/17 to 9/2/17
• We went 3-1 to finish in 3rd place. Our only loss came against a strong Bloomington team in a Supertiebreaker. Otherwise the other 3 matches we only lost 3 games total.
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• The State Tournament
• 10/19/17 to 10/21/17
• We were excited going into the State tournament having won the Sectionals. We have played 1/3 of the other Sectional Champions and won 4 times (albeit one close and the other at the beginning of the season) and losing to one other team twice (both being in Supertiebreakers). We were seeded in the top 16. We had a slow start in first match after coach got a little lost and got there shortly before match but won 6-3, 6-1. We then won 6-2, 6-0. Friday started off with a win over a team seeded higher than us, but we won 6-2, 6-4. This guaranteed us a spot Saturday but our 2nd and last match was up against the #1 seed and we lost 6-0, 6-1. We then won 6-4, 6-3 to have a rematch with the team we beat Friday only to lose 6-3, 6-4 to finish in a tie for 7th place. Our team in scoring finished 6th after being as high as tied for 2nd after winning the first match Friday. So very excited to go 4-2 and a great team finish as a Freshman, although I am sad to be losing my partner.
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• Sectionals
• 10/13/17 to 10/14/17
• We went 4-0 only losing 4 games total in the final to a good Teutopolis team to win the Sectional doubles title and help the team to win the Team Title as well. We are anxious to see what State has in store for us as we have played 1/3 of the doubles champions from the various sectionals and have beaten 4 of them. The only one we have lost to we played twice and lost in Supertiebreakers both times. Anything can happen come State time, but we want to finish strong and send my partner out in style.
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• Bloomington Invite
• 9/29/17 to 9/30/17
• Played #1 doubles on Friday and went 3-1 with our only loss coming in a Super Tiebreaker to a team from class AA by Chicago. On Saturday I played #3 singles and also went 3-1 to finish in 3rd place. There were 15 teams with about half of them from the larger class in State.
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• Centennial Chargers Doubles Invite
• 9/23/17 to 9/23/17
• What a great tournament to help prepare us for hopefully a deep run at State. It was an 8 team tournament that was tough from top to bottom and filled with lots of AA teams. Our first opponent was AA Centennial and we won in a Super tiebreaker 6-4, 6-7, 10-6. We then took on sisters from AA Naperville Central with lots of long games but fell 3-6, 3-6. Final match came against a tough Bloomington Catholic team that we lost before in a Supertiebreaker and that was the case again today as lost first set 5-7 but then came back to win 6-4 but lost 10-6 in the tiebreaker. So 3 matches that took between 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours each on a very hot day.
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• St. Anthony Invite
• 8/26/17 to 8/26/17
• Went 3-0 at the #1 Doubles slot to win the championship
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• Centennial Invite
• 8/19/17 to 8/19/17
• Went 3-1 in the top doubles flight which included some Chicagoland schools. Only loss came in a Supertiebreaker 6-7 (9-11), 6-3, 8-10 against Wheaton Warrenville South (a Class AA school). Then beat Warren 6-4, 6-2 and then beat Chicago Latin 6-4, 6-4. In the final match beat Teutopolis 6-0, 6-4 to tie for 5th place out of 16 schools. Teutopolis will be one of our bigger challenges for Sectionals, so we need to keep improving to stay ahead of them. For the tournament, had several aces and a bunch more that were basically unreturnable, so serve was working for most of the tournament.
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• Effingham Junior Open
• 7/7/18 to 7/7/18
• I am continuing my progress towards the High School Season. I had a bye the first round and then won 6-0, 6-0, setting up a very closely contested match with someone who I needed to play better against. She finished as runner up at Sectionals last year and I have faced her when way too tired etc like at Qualifier after 2 super tiebreaker matches. I still have work to do to improve my overall game, but I lost the first set 6-4 and then won the next 6-4 and won the supertiebreaker 10-7.
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• MSITA Competive Training
• 12/3/17 to 2/4/18
• This competitive training is once a month for 4 hours against some of the best 18 & under boys and girls in the southern half of the state. Not only was I invited as a 14 year old, but I gave them a fight as I beat a girl in a shortened match that I never have beaten before (haven't won that many games since I was 10 against her) and also won both of my doubles matches that included some 18 year old decent players. Lots of good drill work to help improve what I already do.
• Camp/Event
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• Bloomington Purple Invite
• 9/9/17 to 9/9/17
• Played with someone from our #2 Doubles team this time and went 1-2. Lost 6-1, 6-3 to a Class 2A school by Chicago and then lost in a supertiebreaker 6-1, 3-6 8-10 against a team that is pushing top 16 in the State for Class A. So pleased with play overall, but more work to do.
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• State Tournament
• 10/24/19 to 10/26/19
• We finished 4-2 to earn First Team All State, but was really hoping to medal as we had a chance. We started off with a somewhat tough draw, but still came out ahead. We won 6-3, 6-2 over Quincy Notre Dame and then beat Uhigh of Normal's #2 team 6-3, 6-2. This set up a 3rd round match against Lisle Benet's #2 team and we played our best match together. My partner was off to a slow start for the first few games, but we came roaring out where serves, basically all hitting and net play was working as we won 6-2, 6-0. This set up the quarterfinals against Chicago Latin. We lost the first set 6-2, but started off up 3-0 in the 2nd. Everything fell apart and lost that one 6-3. We then had a rematch with Uhigh's #2 team where we struggled in the first set losing 6-4, but came roaring back to win 6-2 and win the Supertiebreaker. We then played Teutopolis and my serve and overall game was working, but unfortunately my partner struggled. We lost 6-3, 6-2
• Camp/Event
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• Sectionals
• 10/18/19 to 10/19/19
• We did enough to finish in second at Sectionals, but not our best tennis. We started with a win of 6-0, 6-2 over Casey Westfield and then 6-2, 6-1 over Robinson. Semifinals was against Mattoon and won 6-2, 6-1. In the final we faced Teutopolis where we lost 6-3, 6-2.
• Camp/Event
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• Bloomington Purple/ Gold Invite
• 10/4/19 to 10/5/19
• This 2 day event started off with doubles first day and singles the second day. 4th place in doubles and 2nd in #2 singles. We started off with a 6-2, 6-1 win over a Springfield team. Then beat Hersey with another slow start losing first set 7-5, but then storming back to win 6-1 and beating them in the Supertiebreaker. This set up a semifinal match against Uhigh of normal girls that I have lost to in singles. My serve was working, but unfortunately my partner was struggling with their strong play. We lost 6-3, 6-2. This set up a match for Normal west where my partner was worn out and setting up the other team with easy shots that hit me multiple times. We somehow still managed to only lose 6-4, 6-4. Started off with a 6-0, 6-0 win over a Hersey girl, then won 6-1, 6-0 over Agnes cross of Springfield. In the semifinal played Emily Kettering where again a slow start by winning 6-4, but then turning it on to win 6-1. In the final faced a strong Maggie Forkner of Libertyville and should have won at least a couple of games, but was clearly overmatched there.
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• Bloomington Purple Invite
• 9/14/19 to 9/14/19
• This tournament played with one of our lower varsity players that normally plays singles because my main partner was taking the ACT. We finished in 5th place still, but started off against very strong Normal West team as lost first set 6-0, but started to figure some things out but still lost 6-3. We then beat Champaign team 6-0, 6-0. We then faced Uhigh of Normal and won 6-2, 6-1. Our final match was against Alton that again slow start as won 7-5, but then figured things out to win 6-1.
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• Sacred Heart Griffin Invite
• 9/7/19 to 9/7/19
• We dug deep enough to win this tournament even though not playing our best. We started off with a 6-1, 6-1 against Niles North. This set up a semifinal match against Rochester. We started off very slow and lost 6-2, but came storming back with some good serving to win 6-4 and then dominate the Supertiebreaker. This set up a final with Quincy Notre Dame. First set everything clicked for us as we won 6-0, but unfortunately they stepped up and we struggled, but still won 7-6.
• Camp/Event
F
• St. Anthony Tennis Invite
• 8/31/19 to 8/31/19
• We went 3-1 to finish in 2nd place. We started off with 2 easier matches winning 6-0, 6-1 over Charleston and 6-0, 6-1 over a Decatur team. This set up a semifinal against a Bloomington Central Catholic Team that has been tough over the past couple of years. We took control and won that 6-1, 6-2. This set up a final against Chicago Lab where unfortunately my good serve wasn't working the way wanted it to. We still managed to only lose 6-4, 6-2, but plenty to build off of.
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F
• Centennial Invite
• 8/24/19 to 8/24/19
• My partner and I went 3-1 to finish in 3rd place to start off the season. We won 6-1, 6-1 vs Lincoln Way East and then beat Chicago Latin 6-4, 6-0. This set up a match against a strong AA Ofallon Team. We lost 6-2, 6-2, but started figuring a few things out just not enough. This set up a match against Teutopolis where my partner was exhausted. We lost 6-4 first set, but we found a way to win 6-1 and force a Supertiebreaker that ended up winning.
• Camp/Event
F
• Midwest Outdoor Championships
• 6/22/19 to 6/23/19
• Outdoor Championships showed me that I am getting closer to another big leap. I started off against a top 25 seed (UTR of 9) out of the 128 person field and was only down 3-2 and lost 6-2, 6-1, but every time I was serving came close to winning the game so easily could have been like 6-4, 6-4 loss. Then played doubles and lost 9-8 and battled some wrist soreness and short rain delays but we were on the verge of taking a match vs superior opponents. Then the last match lost against a girl that score doesn't show it, but I was in each and every single game close to deuce but couldn't close any of them out.
• Camp/Event
F
• Marian Baird Team Cup
• 6/14/19 to 6/16/19
• I wasn't one of the top players on the team, but rain prevented me from doing more matches as they shortened things up. First day played #6 singles and lost 6-0, 6-0 and then played #3 doubles and won 6-0 against a decent Ohio team, but couldn't continue the luck in #6 singles there as lost 6-1, 6-2. I was in most games, but couldn't capitalize. I wasn't able to play anything on Saturday, but played 1 more doubles match on Sunday against same 2nd Ohio team. They rearranged the doubles team and we lost 6-2, but each game was in it just couldn't put it away.
• Camp/Event
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• Bloomington Purple Gold Invite
• 9/28/18 to 9/29/18
• Doubles on Friday and Singles on Saturday made for a long weekend with cold windy conditions. Doubles we won against AA Bloomington 6-3, 6-1. Then we won against one of the top A teams of Bloomington Central Catholic 2-6, 7-6, 10-6. Set up a semifinal against AA Danville, but lost in a supertiebreaker 6-4, 2-6, 10-8. Playing for 3rd place had yet another supertiebreaker where we lost 5-7, 7-6, 10-8 against AA Normal team. Although was exhausted had to come back for singles on Saturday. I won first match 6-3, 6-1 against a girl from AA Centennial to lose to AA girl from outside of Chicago 6-3, 6-4. Then beat AA girl from Normal 6-0, 6-1 and then another AA from a different Normal school 6-1, 6-3 to finish in 5th place.
• Camp/Event
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• Chargers Doubles Invite
• 9/22/18 to 9/22/18
• Another one of those tournaments heavily loaded with schools from AA. We started off with Bloomington Central Catholic and lost 7-6 (11-9), 7-6 (7-5). They ended up winning the championship in a Super Tiebreaker. We however went to consolation and beat AA school from Champaign 6-1, 6-2. We then proceeded to beat another AA school from Normal 6-4, 6-4.
• Camp/Event
F
• Alton Invite
• 9/15/18 to 9/15/18
• We won the Alton tournament being after a bye won 6-0, 6-1 against Collinsville, 6-4, 6-2 against Triad and 6-2, 6-0 against Bethalto in the final. We still have some work to do to be in top form, but still showing flashes of it.
• Camp/Event
F
• Sacred Heart Griffin Invite
• 9/1/18 to 9/1/18
• We are improving as the season is going along as we finished in 2nd place. We won 6-0, 6-0 against Lincoln and 6-2, 6-1 vs Alton. Then came our best match together where we rose to the challenge to beat Niles North 6-1, 6-3 a school outside Chicago and AA school. Unfortunately we lost the final 6-2, 6-2 after losing our momentum. As year goes along we will look to shore up our weaknesses and push for another deep run at State.
• Camp/Event
F
• St. Anthony Invite
• 8/25/18 to 8/25/18
• My partner and I went 2-1 to finish in 3rd place. Only loss came in a Supertiebreaker in the semifinals, but hoping to get our revenge as will face them a couple more times this year.
• Camp/Event
F
• Centennial Invite
• 8/18/18 to 8/18/18
• Went 3-1 in the top doubles flight which included some Chicagoland schools. This year I have a new partner and we did not have a good first match where we lost 6-2, 6-2. Then beat Peoria Notre Dame 6-1, 6-1 and then beat Champaign Central 6-2, 6-2. In the final match beat a school near Chicago 6-4, 6-0 to tie for 5th place out of 16 schools. So although we have a lot of work to still do, I like how we started out the season.
• Camp/Event
F
• Outdoor Championship Qualifier
• 6/1/18 to 6/3/18
• For 16's I finished 3-2 for the tournament. First match I was overmatched and then I was too strong for the next opponent. 3rd and 4th matches were more of a challenge as 3rd match came back from behind from 6-3, 5-1 to win the next 6 games to force supertiebreaker and fell behind 9-5 to then win the next 6 points. 4th match came back from losing first set 6-4 to win 6-3 and then win supertiebreaker 10-6. Unfortunately I was gassed for the final match as won the first 2 games but had nothing left. So although I have improved my endurance and all of that, there is room for improvement.
• Camp/Event
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• State Tournament
• 10/18/18 to 10/20/18
• There was a lot of tough competition, long rain delays, strong winds etc. We finished in 8th place as a team and tied for 9th for Doubles. The good news is that the 3 of us will be back again next year. Chicago schools can't overlook us as we will fight to the end. We won 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 over a good Chicago team (Lemont). Then we beat Flora 6-1, 6-1. This set up a match against another Chicago team -Chicago University (whose tuition is about $40,000 a year) which we lost 6-1, 6-3. Rain delays of stop and go multiple times messed up Friday with a match against Rochester to end the day 5-5 down 30-love (to continue Saturday), but Saturday came roaring out of the gates to win 7-5, 6-1. After that match they shortened matches to try to catch up. We had a rematch with that first Chicago team (Lemont) to win 8-3 making sure they had no chance at revenge. This set up a very close match with a West Chicago (Wheaton) team where they lost 8-5, but was back and forth til the end.
• Camp/Event
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• Mid South Qualifier for Midwest Outdoor Championship
• 5/31/19 to 6/2/19
• Went 4-1 to finish in 5th place and qualify for the Midwest Outdoor Championship. First 4 girls that I faced were all from Bloomington. First match won 6-3, 6-0, then lost 6-2, 6-2. Next day came back with wins of 6-3, 6-3 and 6-2, 6-3. Then on the 3rd and final day beat a girl from Dunlap by the score of 6-1, 6-2 to take 5th place.
• Camp/Event
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• Sectionals
• 10/13/18 to 10/13/18
• Well due to the rain on Friday everything was played on Saturday. We didn't get started until some teams finished their second match due to first opponent match having to get on court due to some still wet. So it meant 4 matches basically in just the afternoon/evening. We won 6-1, 6-1 first match and then in the quarterfinal won 6-4, 6-0. This set up a tough semifinal with Teutopolis, but both sets after being down 3-0 came back to win 6-4, 6-4. This set up the epic final that even after a long day ended up lasting 3 hours! We ended up losing 7-6 (7-0), 6-7 (7-4), 5-7. So now onto State for hopefully another deep run.
• Camp/Event
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• 97th Central Illinois Tournament Open
• 6/23/18 to 6/23/18
• I am continuing on my path to improving my overall game by using all of my strengths. I played 3 matches where the first one won 6-0, 6-1 and then 6-1, 6-2 to set up a rematch against a girl I won in a supertiebreaker at the Qualifier. I got off to a slow start losing the first 3 games, but then took control to win 7-5, 6-2.
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• Ed Yarborough Memorial
• 6/15/18 to 6/16/18
• First match won 6-0, 6-0 and then won 6-4, 6-3 to make it to the semifinal against a girl with a UTR of 7 (2 points higher). Although the score doesn't quite show it, I was right there for most of the match with lots of games going to deuce. I lost 6-2, 6-0 but did believe that I am on the right path as Indiana has their season is in the Spring so still strong where I am getting ready for my season. Lots of positives to build off of.