USM Competes at State

Girls Tennis State Champions

University School of Milwaukee’s girls’ tennis team won the WIAA Division 2 Team State Tennis Tournament, defeating Edgewood in the semifinals and Francis Xavier in the finals, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. USM swept the singles matches, with Angela Wang ’26 and Aubrey Jayne ’25 earning a pair of victories at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. In No. 3 singles, Wynter Maitland ’26 won 6-1, 6-2, while Lindsey Gardner ’26 won her match 6-2, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.

In doubles, Isabel Werner ’24 and Mia Darr ’25 clinched the title with a 6-1, 6-4 victory. Ella McDonald ’26 and Haley Erlich ’26 won 6-4 in the opening set, and then 6-1 in the second set. At No. 3 doubles, Elise Gozon ’23 and Irene Zheng ’23 were defeated 3-6, 2-6.

In addition, players competed at the WIAA Division 2 Girls Tennis Individual State Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. In the singles tournament, Angela Wang ’26 was defeated in the championship match by the defending champion. In doubles action, Isabel Werner ’24 and Mia 
Darr ’25 placed third in doubles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory in the third-place match. USM’s other individual state competitors were Haley Erlich ’26, Ella McDonald ’26, 
and Aubrey Jayne ’25.

Lucy Art '23 Wins 50-yard Freestyle

Lucy Art ’23 and Maddie Miracle ’23 represented the Brown Deer/University School of Milwaukee Falcats at the WIAA Division 2 State Swim Championship on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 at the Waukesha South High School Natatorium. Art was the 50-yard freestyle state champion, breaking her school record for the third time in a row, with a time of 23.37. She also took 5th place in the 100-yard freestyle. Miracle placed 3rd in the 1-meter dive event.

Cross Country Runners Compete at State

Bella Grenier ’25, Mya Hartjes ’23, and Kiran Siddalingaiah ’25 competed as individuals at the WIAA Division 2 Cross Country State Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Hartjes finished in 10th place with a time of 19:33.6; Grenier finished in 13th with a time of 19:41.6; and Siddalingaiah finished in 94th place in his first-ever appearance at the state championship.